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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 100 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Authorizing Services Revised June 14, 2024 Unit of Service

3. Mr. B is employed full time and requires care for his eight-year-old child. He normally works 40 hours per week and the days he works vary. He tells his worker that he usually works the day shift six days each week and each shift is normally six or seven hours long. He typically works one weekend day. The worker uses Mr. B’s weekly/daily work schedule plus actual travel time to determine Mr. J will need seven to eight hours of care on days he works. Because the child is school age, the worker approves a variable non-school day schedule for 2 half-day units per workday for a maximum of 12 units per week and a school-day schedule for after school care allowing for 1 unit per school day or 7 units maximum per week.

4. Mr. C is employed 40 hours per week and works third shift from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Days vary but he always works five days and has two days off each week. Mr. C has three children, aged one, three, and four. Mr. C needs child care for both work time and sleep time. Mr. C is approved for a variable schedule, 2 half-day units for the time he is employed and 1 half-day unit to allow him to sleep after returning home from work for a daily authorization of 3 units and weekly maximum of 15.

When a change in schedule occurs that does not affect the number of half-day units already approved, it is not necessary to amend the Notice of Decision: Child Care to reflect the new work or school schedule.