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Child Care Subsidy website that lists provider specific information. The website above will allow the provider to search the Lead Agency's Child Care Main Page, which provides information on how to obtain specific provider information such as inspection and violation reports; state subsidy and licensing regulations; parent and community resources for quality, development, and other supports; and information specific to the CCDF program.

b) What is included in the statement, including when the consumer statement is provided to families. The following statement is provided to families via an electronic link in their child care subsidy approval notice and provides the consumer with access to obtain provider specific information.

"Our website offers important information to help parents make informed decisions about their child's care and providers tools and resources for providers to help prepare and increase quality within their program." http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Search-for-Child-Care- Providers.aspx

c) Provide a link to a sample consumer statement or a description if a link is not available. The follow statement will be on all child care authorizations: "Our website offers important information to help parents make informed decisions about their child's care and provider tools and resources for providers to help prepare and increase quality within their program. http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Search-for-Child-Care-Providers.aspx

3 Provide Stable Child Care Financial Assistance to Families

In providing child care assistance to families, Lead Agencies are required to implement these policies and procedures: a minimum 12-month eligibility and redetermination periods, a process to account for irregular fluctuations in earnings, a policy ensuring that families' work schedules are not disrupted by program requirements, policies to provide for a job search of not fewer than 3 months if the Lead Agency exercises the option to discontinue assistance, and policies for the Nebraska Page 69 of 314