equal-access-payment-rates

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency’s payment rates for preschoolers in center-based care are not sufficient to ensure equal access, as required by 98.45(a). (Plan Question 4.3.2a) Overall Target Completion Date: 06/01/2026 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 Determine rates at 5% increments up to 50th percentile of the payment rate for center based preschool care 03/30/2025 2 Review of most recent Market Rate Survey to determine if all current regions represent the current market rate 07/30/2025 3 Develop and submit budget estimates for multiple scenarios. 09/30/2025 4 Leadership approval 12/31/2026 5 Revise policy and forms 03/01/2026 6 Program, test, and launch eligibility system changes 05/31/2026 7 Train case managers of new policy and procedures 06/01/2026