9 Families Participating in the QIN

The QIN provides comprehensive and continuous early childhood development services to infants, toddlers, and their families with low incomes and those who meet other Early Head Start categorical eligibility and priority populations criteria. This section outlines child care subsidy policies unique to subsidy-eligible children and their families participating in the QIN. • Qualifying Need: Qualifying work activity requirements are waived for families with children participating in the QIN. • Family Co-payment: Co-payment requirements are waived for families with a child participating in the QIN, including for children receiving subsidized child care who do not participate in the QIN. • Citizenship/Immigration Status: Citizenship/immigration status requirements are waived for children participating in the QIN. • Eligibility Period: Once deemed eligible for subsidized child care, a child participating in the QIN remains eligible for up to 36 months or until Sept. 30 of the year when the child turns 3 years old. If the family has additional children participating in the Child Care Subsidy Program, the other children’s eligibility period will be extended to align with the child who is participating in the QIN and their eligibility period. • Termination of Services Due to Absences: A child may be terminated from services following 60 consecutive days of absences. The QIN will make multiple attempts to contact the family before taking this step. • Termination of Services Due to Non-temporary Changes: Families must report if the child is no longer a DC resident or if the child’s family income exceeds 85 percent of the SMI for more than 90 calendar days. A termination notice will be issued, effective immediately.