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Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not provide grants or contracts for direct services for infants and toddlers, for children in underserved geographic areas, and for children with disabilities, as required by 98.30(b)(1). (Plan Questions 4.1.1c and 4.5.1i). Please note the Lead Agency has an approved waiver for this requirement through November 30, 2025. • The Lead Agency has until February 6, 2025, to submit general action steps and estimated timeline related to providing grants or contracts for direct services for infants and toddlers and for children with disabilities using Appendix I of the 2025-2027 CCDF Plan. Overall Target Completion Date: 11/30/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 The lead agency has requested a waiver regarding this provision of the New Rule. 12/30/2024 2 Delaware will fund contracts for child care programs in underserved geographic areas called Delaware’s promise communities in the state fiscal year 2026. Contracts will be funded for seats that do not supplant Purchase of Care subsidy for enrolled CCDF-eligible infants and toddlers and children with disabilities. Delaware will negotiate contracts with programs in underserved geographic areas for infant and toddler seats and children with disabilities (infant to age five) seats for State Fiscal Year 2026. 06/30/2025 3 Delaware will change its State-funded Early Care and Education policies and procedure manual for State Fiscal Year 2026. This version of the manual will be used to implement the program using braided funding. 06/30/2025 4 Delaware will verify enrollment of CCDF-eligible children in underserved geographic areas through monitoring within the month of October 2025, 30 calendar days after the start of each contracted program’s academic year. 10/31/2025 5 Delaware will pay invoices for direct services that do not supplant Purchase of Care starting in the State Fiscal Year 2026 month that aligns with Federal Fiscal Year 2026. Therefore, the first payment to meet this requirement will occur for the October 2025 month by November 30, 2025. 11/30/2025 6 Delaware will amend its plan to document compliance. 11/30/2025