7.3 Unexcused Absence

An unexcused absence is any day(s) that a child is enrolled but not in attendance at the facility on a day that it is open, and the family does not provide documentation of an excused absence. Following 30 consecutive unexcused absent days, a child’s subsidy eligibility will be terminated. The child care provider must make at least two attempts during the 30 days of unexcused absences to contact the family of a non-attending child to inform them that their child care subsidy may be terminated. Following 30 consecutive unexcused absences, the provider is required to report to OSSE and the child’s subsidy will be terminated.