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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 35 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Determining Eligiblity Revised June 14, 2024 Need for Service Any training program that will lead to a degree higher than an associate of arts or baccalaureate degree is not approvable training for CCA purposes. This includes all training programs leading to professional, graduate, or doctoral degrees. See Nonapprovable Training for reasons why training will not be approved. Limit on Assistance Legal reference: 441 IAC 170.2(2)“b” Policy: Child care provided while the parent participates in postsecondary education or vocational training has a 24-month lifetime limit. Any assistance issued within a fiscal-month period counts as a month toward the 24-month limit. Procedure: Communicate with PROMISE JOBS staff to determine whether the client has used any months of child care for education. Designate the first “fiscal month” as beginning on the first day of training and continuing to the same calendar day of the next month. Example: August 28 through September 27 = 1 fiscal month. Continue to count fiscal months using these dates for the remainder of the training term. Redefine the fiscal month period at the beginning of each training term. 1. One semester scheduled from August 26 through December 20 is counted as a total of four fiscal months: August 26 through September 25 = 1 fiscal month September 26 through October 25 = 1 fiscal month October 26 through November 25 = 1 fiscal month November 26 through December 25 = 1 fiscal month

Total = 4 fiscal months 2. Two semesters that are scheduled from August 26 through December 20 and from January 13 through May 9 total eight fiscal months. If the parent does not attend summer school, count no additional fiscal months until the fall semester begins. Comment: Time spent in high school completion, adult basic education, high school equivalency, or English as a second language does not count toward the 24-month limit.