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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 07/2023 Holidays 9.15.12 CCAP cannot pay for provider vacation days, provider sick days or any other days that child care is not available, except for holidays. Pay the CCAP maximum rate, not to exceed the provider’s charge, for up to ten federal or state holidays per year if: • The provider is closed and not providing care. AND • The provider charges all families for these days. AND • The holiday falls on a day when the child is authorized and scheduled to be in attendance. Eleven recognized state and federal holidays are: • New Year’s Day (January 1). • Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (third Monday in January). • President’s Day (third Monday in February). • Memorial Day (last Monday in May). • Juneteenth (June 19) • Independence Day (July 4). • Labor Day (first Monday in September). • Indigenous People’s Day or Columbus Day (second Monday in October). • Veterans Day (November 11). • Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November). • Christmas Day (December 25). If the day meets the criteria to be billed as a holiday and falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is used as the holiday. If the day meets the criteria to be billed as a holiday and falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is used as the holiday. Holiday substitutions Allow participants or providers to substitute other cultural or religious holidays for the recognized state and federal holidays when they notify the CCAP agency of the substitution before the holiday or within ten business days after the holiday. CCAP cannot pay for more than 10 total holidays (recognized and/or substituted) per calendar year, per child. If the provider or parent requests a holiday substitution and the total number of holidays charged by the provider or combination of providers could exceed 10 or conflict with other providers payments, the CCAP agency should confirm with the parent which provider and which holidays are to be paid by CCAP. Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, the day after Thanksgiving and Good Friday are some of the days that may be considered cultural or religious holidays and may be substituted for a federal or state recognized holiday. These days are not the only days that may be substituted for the recognized holidays. Providers are not able to use a