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1115 Chapter 7:Worker guides • Section 4: Child Care worker guides (07/2026) • Provide consultations and referrals to child care for parents and caretakers. Parents get verbal and written material on how to select quality child care; • Offer parent information about DELC subsidies. ERDC eligibility guide It is a best practice to collect all countable earned and unearned income received in the last 30 days. If the caretaker has a new job and no pay stubs are available, an employer statement showing anticipated hours, pay dates, and rate of pay is acceptable verification. Eligibility requirements: • Residency • Immunizations for children needing care • Parent or caretaker and eligible dependent child (no relationship to child required) • Child care need • Age to receive care • No unpaid copays without satisfactory copay arrangement. This does not apply to Categorical ERDC or Expanded Child Welfare (EXP-CW) • The provider must:
Not be in the ERDC EDG
Not be the parent or caretaker of any child in the EDG
Meet all DELC requirements • Income limit:
At initial certification, the income limit is 200% FPL
During the certification and at renewal, the income limit is 250% of FPL or 85% SMI, whichever is higher (see DHS 5530)
Copay must also be less than the ERDC payment amount. If the copay is equal to or higher than what ERDC would pay, the caretaker is not eligible Verification requirements At initial application: • All countable earned and unearned income
When possible, request a month’s worth of recent, representative income verification. If the most recent income is not used, a clear case note must explain why. Less than a month’s worth of income can be used if it is representative of what the caretaker expects for ongoing.
If the income is from a new job and no pay has been received yet, an employer statement including anticipated hours, pay dates and rate of pay is required. • Child care hours. Hours are usually included on the pay verification; if not, additional verification will be