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6. Other than as provided in Section 9(A), “Termination of Child Care Services by a Parent,” the Parent must leave the Child Care Provider in Good Standing to maintain eligibility for CCAP for their Child with a new Child Care Provider. 7. A twelve (12) calendar day Notification of Termination may be waived when mutually-agreed upon between Parent and Child Care Provider. 8. Notification of Termination to the Child Care Affordability Program by phone, mail, or email, will constitute the beginning of the twelve (12) calendar day Notification of Termination. SECTION 10: BILLING AND PAYMENTS A. Payments 1. The Department pays providers prospectively based on enrollment. 2. The Market Rate is set by the Department based on a survey of Child Care Providers or a statistically valid and reliable alternative methodology approved by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and is evaluated every three (3) years to ensure adequacy of rates for the purpose of demonstrating equal access to Child Care Services for families with low- income. 3. Starting on the closest Saturday to September 1, the Department will apply the School Age rate to CCAP Payments on behalf of Children who will turn five (5) years of age on or prior to October 15th, unless the Parent notifies the Department by August 1st that the School Age Child will not be starting full day schooling that year; 4. To maintain continuity of Child Care Services, in a twelve (12) month period (January to January), the Department will make CCAP Payments to a Child Care Provider for the following: a. State holidays, b. up to forty (40) training hours, and c. up to two (2) weeks (Saturday through Friday) of Child Care Provider vacation time. The Child Care Provider may not charge CCAP families for additional vacation time beyond two (2) weeks nor may a Child Care Provider collect the Parent Fee for vacation time beyond two (2) weeks. 5. School Age Children: the Department will pay an increased market rate amount for the Part Time Care of School Age Children during 38 weeks per year based on the Children’s enrollment, as determined pursuant to Section 6 of this Rule. This is to take into account the cost of both part-time care and