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______________________________________________________________________________ DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Child Care Policy Manual Reimbursement for the month of services is authorized when a child is eligible for the entire service month and attends at least one day during the service month; reimbursement for services is based upon a maximum of five days per week. Wraparound Services cannot be used in conjunction with the Certificate Program for the same child. Child Care funds cannot be used for children enrolled in grades 1 through 12 for the following purposes: • Any service provided during the regular school day; or • Any service for which children receive academic credit toward graduation; or • Any instructional services that supplant or duplicate the academic program of any public or private school (e.g. virtual school). When health or environmental emergencies cause school closures, and virtual education is initiated as a response by the school district(s), then the child can participate in virtual learning in the child care setting to allow parents to work for as long as the school closure exists. All other eligibility criteria must be met by the household. The hours the child is attending child care for this purpose will be counted towards the hours of attendance for billing purposes per MS 641 Hours in Attendance. 103 Availability of Child Care Subsidy Benefits No person will be discriminated against for any reason such as race, age, color, religion, sex, disability (including AIDS and AIDS related conditions), handicap, political belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin in any program funded by DWSS. In the event of identified program funding shortfalls, the priority populations listed below will be prioritized in the following order: 1. NEON 2. Child Protective Services (CPS)/ Foster Care 3. Homeless 4. Wraparound 5. Persons who are attending an approved substance use disorder (SUD) treatment or recovery program through the Nevada of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) 103.1 Priority Populations Homeless households are defined in section 218.3. Households who qualify for subsidy assistance under the CPS and Foster Care Group Sets include those participating in a “Voluntary” or “Reunification Plan” with their local CPS agency. A “Voluntary” or “Non-Legal Plan” is defined as an agreement made between a client or household and their local CPS agency detailing a plan for necessary improvement to avoid the formal intervention of the CPS agency. Placement may be out-of-home with a relative/ fictive kin or in-home with a safety plan in place. A “Reunification Plan” is defined as a legal agreement made between a client or household and their local CPS agency detailing the necessary requirements for the parent(s) and the child to be reunified following 100-Program Overview [2] MTL 01/24 July 1, 2024