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CCDF POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL Effective 10/14/24. 19

CHILD CARE SELF-EMPLOYMENT (OWNER/LICENSEE) POLICY: In situations where the Applicant and/or Co-Applicant is also a child care owner/licensee, and child care is requested outside of their facility or home, the Applicant/Co-Applicant’s child care program must be licensed, regulated, or a legally operating child care serving five (5) or fewer unrelated children.

PLEASE NOTE: An Applicant or Co-Applicant cannot be paid to watch their own children. This is inclusive of Licensed Foster Parents.

Service Need-Education or Training Programs Type of Education or Training Programs Any of the following may be appropriate training and education activities: ➢ Secondary Education (High School) including distance learning.  Secondary School Enrollment Verification form (56896) ➢ Accredited Post Secondary Education or Training Program  Associate degree  Bachelor’s degree ➢ Applicant or Co-Applicant who has received one 4-year degree or 2 associate degrees and who is working towards a master's degree. ➢ Adult Basic Education or GED ➢ Clinical, Internship, Externship or Practicum ➢ English as a Second Language (ESL) ➢ Vocational Training

Documentation must include the Applicant or Co-Applicants name, the name of the program, and enrollment start date, which must be within 13 weeks of authorization for child care services.

PLEASE NOTE: No limitations on education or the number of degrees, and no limit to the amount of time used to attain an educational goal, up to earning a master’s degree. Anything beyond the master’s degree would not be acceptable unless there was another service need.