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Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Chapter 8. Parent fee REVISED 04/27/2026 9

2. When the child is enrolled in the same child care arrangement and care averages 1 through 31 hours (3/4 time) per week, the parent fee is 75% of the full-time fee.

For example:

i. Full Time, 100%: 32 – 55 hours per week. Recipients will pay full time parent fee at 100%. ii. Blended Rate: Child attends facility year-round (during the school year as well as summer and school closings). Child attends before and/or after care and full time on school closure days and during summer/track out. Recipients will pay blended rate fee at 83%.

iii. 75% – 18 – 31 hours per week. Recipients will pay a three-quarter time fee at 75%.

iv. 50% 0 – 17 hours per week. Recipients will pay a part- time fee at 75%.

NOTE: Error messages will alert you upon entry of parent fee amounts for part-time care that are not 75% of the full- time parent fee. These are error messages because the Parent fee must be verified. For example, the parent fee is less than 75% of the full-time fee, and the parent fee exceeds 75% of the full-time fee.

B. PARENT FEE WITH GRADUATED PHASEOUT A 12-month Graduated Phase Out period occurs when, at recertification, a family’s gross countable monthly income exceeds Federal Poverty Levels of 133% for school age children or 200% for preschool age children and children with special needs and is at or below the federal income threshold of 85% State Median Income. During the Graduated Phase Out, Parent fee will increase to reflect the family’s new reported income. At recertification, the family’s income shall be compared to 85% State Median Income (SMI). If the income is