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a. Does your Lead Agency serve the full federally allowable age range of children through age 12? [x] Yes. [ ] No. If no, describe the age range of children served and the reason why you made that decision to serve less than the full range of allowable children. Note: Do not include children incapable of self-care or under court supervision, who are reported below in 2.2.1b and 2.2.1c. b. Does the Lead Agency extend eligibility for CCDF-funded child care to children ages 13 and older but below age 19 who are physically and/or mentally incapable of self-care? [ ] No. [x] Yes. i. If yes, the upper age is (may not equal or exceed age 19): 18.00 ii. If yes, provide the Lead Agency definition of physical and/or mental incapacity: A child that has a disability or developmental delay that impacts their learning, as measured and documented by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures by a licensed medical specialist. The disability or delay must be in one of the following areas: physical development, cognitive development, communication development, social development, emotional development, or adaptive development as referenced in section 300.8 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Children with disabilities may include: a child who is eligible for early intervention services under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.); a child who is eligible for services under part B, section 619, of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419); a child who is eligible for services under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); a child with a Medicaid waiver for persons with disabilities (i.e., Katie Beckett, NOW, or COMP); and a child receiving Supplemental Security Income for blindness or a disability. c. Does the Lead Agency extend eligibility for CCDF-funded child care to children ages 13 and older but below age 19 who are under court supervision? [ ] No. [x] Yes. If yes, and the upper age is (may not equal or exceed age 19): 18.00 d. How does the Lead Agency define the following eligibility terms? i. “residing with”: The Lead Agency defines residing with as all children included in the family unit. CAPS Policy Manual 5.3 defines a family unit as a parent with legal, biological, or day-to-day responsibility for children in the home and all those for whom the parent is responsible. This policy also notes that multiple family units may reside in the same house. CAPS Policy Manual 5.4 states that the following individuals living in the household shall be included in the family unit: Biological, adopted, or step-children under the age of 18; children under legal or physical guardianship of the parent; spouse/parent residing in the home; unmarried adults living together with a mutual biological or legal child residing in the same household; spouse of the parent temporarily absent from the household due to