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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 99 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Authorizing Services Revised June 14, 2024 Unit of Service Variable schedule examples:

1. Mr. J is employed full time and requires care for his four-year-old child. He normally works 35 hours per week and the days he works vary. He tells his worker that he usually works five days each week. The worker uses Mr. J’s weekly/daily work schedule plus actual travel time to determine Mr. J will need eight hours of care on days he works and approves a variable schedule for two half-day units per child per workday for a maximum of ten units per week.

2. Ms. K is a FIP recipient who is employed part time and works 16 to 20 hours per week. She has two children, aged two years and four years. After talking with Ms. K, the worker finds that she normally works three days per week on varying days, usually in six- to seven-hour shifts. Therefore, Ms. K is approved for a variable schedule, two half-day units for each day for a weekly maximum of six units.