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shall include: a. Operations; b. Referrals; c. Parent Fee Collection; d. Reimbursement; e. Reporting; f. Record Keeping; g. Site Visits; h. Health and Safety Requirements; i. Department’s Responsibilities; j. Child Care Market Rates; and k. Child Care Hours of Operations. 3. The Provider Agreement will be executed on forms authorized by the Department. 4. The agreed upon maximum payment to the Child Care Provider for the Child Care Affordability Program will: a. Be the total of the Child Care Affordability Program payment and the Parent Fee; b. Will not exceed the Department established Market Rate and 5. The Department will pay the Child Care Provider the agreed upon weekly rate. 6. The Child Care Provider will collect the Parent Fee portion of the payment from the Parent on a weekly basis as agreed to in the Provider Agreement. 7. Enrollment standards must be followed. 8. All Child Care Affordability Program payments to Child Care Providers will be for services provided between the beginning date and the ending date of the Award Letter. 9. Payments outside of the Provider Agreement dates are not allowed. 10. A Parent cannot receive Child Care Affordability Program Payments for providing Child Care Services to their own Child.