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Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Chapter 4. Application, Eligibility Determination & Documentation

REVISED 04/27/2026

28 iii. Because a foster parent is not included on the application for foster care, the system cannot track the 20-month time limit when the Education need type is selected.

If the need type is Education in a foster care case, select Developmental Needs as the need type and keep track of the 20-month time clock outside of NC FAST.

Each responsible adult in the household can receive 20 months of SCCA to support education for foster care cases.

Refer to Chapter 5: Establishing Need and a Plan of Care & DCDEE-0465 Sample Foster Care, CPS, CWS Referral for additional information regarding FC.

NOTE: DCDEE-0465 is optional and may be used as a guide. Use of DCDEE-0465 does not eliminate the requirement for workers to enter and complete referral evidence in NCFAST.

XIII. AUTHORIZING CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE

A. Determining a Plan of Care

When an applicant/recipient has been determined to meet all eligibility criteria, the child care worker must then work with the applicant/recipient to determine what type of child care arrangement best meets the needs of the child and family. The circumstances that justify the need for child care assistance and the Plan of Care must be documented in the case record.

NOTE: Every child in the same assistance unit must have the same need type in their Plan of Care.

Refer to Chapter 5 Establishing Need and Plan of Care for additional information regarding Plan of Care.