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Effective Date: 09/10/2019

4.2.4 Describe how the market rate survey or alternative methodology reflects variations in the price or cost of child care services by: Effective Date: 0

a) Geographic area (e.g., statewide or local markets). Describe: The MRS included two geographic categories, urban and rural. The urban group included four counties: Dakota, Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy. All remaining counties in Nebraska were included in the rural geographic group.

b) Type of provider. Describe: The MRS includes all licensed child care providers types; Child Care Centers, Family Child Care Home I, and Family Child Care Home II.

c) Age of child. Describe: Age of the children were broken into the following four categories for analysis: infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age.

d) Describe any other key variations examined by the market rate survey or alternative methodology, such as quality level. In addition, the MRS looked at accredited child care providers.

4.2.5 After conducting the market rate survey or alternative methodology, the Lead Agency must prepare a detailed report containing the results of the MRS or alternative methodology. The detailed report must also include the estimated cost of care (including any relevant variation by geographic location, category of provider, or age of child) necessary to support (1) child care providers' implementation of the health, safety, Nebraska Page 114 of 314