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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 1 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Overview Revised June 14, 2024 Legal Basis Overview Child Care Assistance (CCA) is funded with state child care and protective funds and the federal Child Care and Development Fund. All requirements, policies, and procedures found in this manual apply, regardless of the funding source. CCA is provided to people participating in activities approved under the PROMISE JOBS program and people who are recipients of the Family Investment Program (FIP) without regard to CCA financial eligibility requirements if there is a need for child care services. PROMISE JOBS staff administer CCA for child care needed to participate in PROMISE JOBS activities. CCA may be provided to the children of income-eligible parents who are absent for a portion of the day due to employment or participation in academic or vocational training or PROMISE JOBS activities. Assistance may also be available for a limited period of time when: ▪ A parent is looking for employment, or ▪ The parent who normally cares for the child is absent from the home due to hospitalization or outpatient treatment for physical or mental illness, or ▪ The parent who normally cares for the child is present in the home but unable to care for children, as verified by a physician. Child care services for a child with protective needs are provided without regard to income. To receive protective child care services, the family must meet specific requirements, and child care must be identified in the child’s case plan as a necessary service. Child care may be provided in a licensed child care center, a registered child development home, a nonregistered child care home, or the child’s own home. Legal Basis Iowa Code Chapter 217 governs the establishment, purpose, and general duties of the Department of Health and Human Services. The authority of the Department to regulate child care providers is found in Iowa Code Chapter 237A. Departmental rules concerning Child Care Assistance are found in 441 Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 170, “Child Care Services.”