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43 Kinship Requirements

No parent or guardian, within the first degree of kinship, who is also a child care owner may provide care for his/her child receiving CCPP assistance in their facility. Family members who meet the definition of other degrees of kinship (grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.) may be approved to receive reimbursement through CCPP, provided the family member meets all other requirements to participate as a CCPP provider. Child care owners may care for their own child provided the child is not receiving CCPP assistance. Furthermore, parents or guardians employed in a child care center receiving assistance from the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP) are not permitted to provide care for their own children under any circumstances.

However, the child may attend the child care center where the parent is employed provided the child is not enrolled in the same classroom where the parent works.

This rule applies to providers who own the child care center, foster parents who are also providers, and situations involving the adoption of children, among others. In addition, parents or foster parents/guardians who receive assistance from the Child Care Payment Program may not provide care for children living in their home, biological children, or relative children, as outlined by the kinship rule, in any setting.

Source: 45 CFR 98.30; 45 CFR 98.40; Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-14 Revised: August 2025

Rule 7.2 CCPP Provider Requirements

Any child care provider regardless of type of program that is interested in participating in the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP) must first become licensed by the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Bureau of Child Care Licensure. Upon receiving a child care license with MSDH, the following steps are required for a child care provider to be eligible to participate in CCPP:

1. Completion of the e-Ledger Training Webinar by Owner and/or Director.

2. DECCD provides e – Ledger training webinars on a regular basis. Applicants must register on the DECCD website or the consumer education website, and the webinar orients providers to participate in the CCPP, including how to receive payment for care. The e-ledger training webinar may be submitted before or after application submission, however the application cannot be approved until the training webinar is successfully completed. Providers may view upcoming training and register for e- ledger training at https://www.mdhs.ms.gov/eccd/providers/e-ledger/.

3. Completion of Health and Safety orientation training (contents discussed in detail below) by the Director and all staff. Prior to approval, new providers must ensure that both the director and owner have completed the Health and Safety training class. Additionally, all staff members are given ninety (90) days from their date of hire to fulfill this requirement.