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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 101 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Authorizing Services Revised June 14, 2024 Unit of Service

1. Mr. J is employed full time and requires care for his two children, ages 4 years and 16 months. He works from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. He has arranged for care for both children with a registered child development home provider. He also wants to enroll his 4-year-old in preschool three mornings a week from 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The worker uses Mr. J’s work schedule plus actual travel time to determine the units of service and approves two half-day units per child per workday. The worker is not able to approve a third half-day unit for the 4-year-old to attend preschool, because the third unit is not required for Mr. J to remain employed. Also, approving a third unit would mean payment would be made to two providers for the same period of time. 2. Ms. K is employed full time and works 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. She has 2 children, ages 2 years and 4 years. Ms. K requests child care to allow her to sleep during the daytime hours after returning home from work. Ms. K is not charged for child care during the time she is employed. Ms. K is approved for two half-day units for each day after she works a night shift (Tuesday through Saturday) to allow her to sleep. 3. Mr. B is employed and works 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and Mrs. B is employed 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. They have one child, age 2. There is no need for child care while Mr. B works because Mrs. B is home with the child. The family is approved for two half-day units Tuesday through Friday to allow Mr. B to sleep after he works a night shift and to allow Mrs. B to work. There is not a need for units on Saturday because Mrs. B is home with the child. 4. Mr. C is employed and works 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. Mr. C has three children, ages 1, 3, and 4. Mr. C needs child care for both work time and sleep time. Mr. C is approved for two half-day units for the time he is employed and one half- day unit to allow him to sleep after returning home from work. When before- and after-school care is required for a school-aged child, count the total number of hours needed in the 24-hour period and then convert the total hours to the number of half-day units needed.