Applicability:
All families must share in the cost of child care as illustrated in Section 50.320, except the following criteria:
relatives (other than parents) who receive a child-only TANF benefit for children needing care due to the relatives' employment:
families approved for the following CCAP Protective Child Care services: Families Experiencing Homelessness (See 01.03.10.a); Families Transitioning from IDCFS Intact Family Services (See 01.03.10.b); Deployed Military Families (See 01.03.10.c Parenting Youth in Care (See 01.03.10.d) Extended Family Support Program Services (See01.03.10.e)
Families that meet the following criteria will have their copayments assessed at $1.00 per month: CCAP-eligible families with a parent or guardian working in child care, as defined by the Department (See section VI below). Families with income at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) .
If all of the children in care are of school age and are approved for part-time (less than 5 hours per day) day care for any month September through May, the parent share is 50% of the amount shown in Section 50.320. A school age child is a child whose age is 5 to 13 years and is enrolled in school.