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custody/visitation schedule signed by both Parents. Enrollment hours will be determined by the hours/days the Child(ren) are in care of the Parent participating in CCAP. Each Parent may receive a CCAP award on behalf of the same Child if otherwise eligible under this rule. B. Enrollment Period 1. The enrollment period begins on the initial date that Child Care Services are provided and ends on the last day the Child received Child Care Services and must be within the beginning and ending dates of the Award Letter. C. Child Protective Services (CPS) Case Managed Clients 1. Enrollment hours must correspond to the Caseworker’s case plan for a Child in the Care and Custody of the Department or Federally Recognized Tribe. D. Child Absences 1. When a Child Care Provider reports to the Department that a Child had more than twenty hours (20) of Unacceptable Absences in a month, the Parent will be sent a letter explaining the policy pertaining to Unacceptable Absences. 2. When a Child will be absent from the program beyond two (2) consecutive weeks for Reasonable Cause, the Child Care Provider must obtain prior written approval from the Department to continue to receive Child Care Affordability Program Payments. 3. A Child’s participation in the Child Care Affordability Program will be terminated if the Parent has not requested, and the Department has not approved, an extension beyond two (2) consecutive weeks of being absent for Reasonable Cause. 4. When a Child Care Provider reports to the Department that a Child had two hundred and fifty (250) hours or twenty-five (25) days or more of Unacceptable Absences within the previous twelve (12) months, unless approved by the Department, the Child’s participation in the Child Care Affordability Program will be terminated. SECTION 7: MAINTAINING PARENT ELIGIBILITY A. Reporting Requirements 1. Within ten (10) calendar days of its occurrence, Parents participating in the Child Care Affordability Program must report any Non-Temporary Change and submit Supporting Documentation to the Child Care Affordability Program.