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1.1.5 BASIC SERVICE PHILOSOPHY Since the passage of the South Carolina Family Independence Act in 1995 and the related federal Welfare Reform Law of 1996, funding priority for the Child Care Scholarship Program is given to parents participating in the State’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program. Child care is essential to parents who are: • Participating in a training program • Securing employment • Pursuing educational opportunities • Participating in TANF 1.1.6 USE OF POLICY MANUAL The Child Care Scholarship Program Policy Manual, as well as any applicable procedural manuals and attachments, will be used by SCDSS staff to determine eligibility for child care assistance in a fair, consistent, and timely manner. All SCDSS staff are responsible for exercising prudent and reasonable judgment when applying policy. If a child care worker is unable to reach a decision about a specific situation that is not addressed in the manual, the child care worker will contact the Child Care Scholarship Program Control Center Supervisor or other identified supervisors for a decision. If a decision is still unable to be made, the Program Manager or Director will be consulted. It is the responsibility of all SCDSS child care staff carrying out policies and procedures of the program in a timely, accurate, courteous, and non- discriminatory manner. SCDSS child care staff will be held accountable for ensuring proper application of policy.

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Child Care Scholarship Policy Manual 21

1.1.5 BASIC SERVICE PHILOSOPHY Since the passage of the South Carolina Family Independence Act in 1995 and the related federal Welfare Reform Law of 1996, funding priority for the Child Care Scholarship Program is given to parents participating in the State’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program. Child care is essential to parents who are: • Participating in a training program • Securing employment • Pursuing educational opportunities • Participating in TANF 1.1.6 USE OF POLICY MANUAL The Child Care Scholarship Program Policy Manual, as well as any applicable procedural manuals and attachments, will be used by SCDSS staff to determine eligibility for child care assistance in a fair, consistent, and timely manner. All SCDSS staff are responsible for exercising prudent and reasonable judgment when applying policy. If a child care worker is unable to reach a decision about a specific situation that is not addressed in the manual, the child care worker will contact the Child Care Scholarship Program Control Center Supervisor or other identified supervisors for a decision. If a decision is still unable to be made, the Program Manager or Director will be consulted. It is the responsibility of all SCDSS child care staff carrying out policies and procedures of the program in a timely, accurate, courteous, and non- discriminatory manner. SCDSS child care staff will be held accountable for ensuring proper application of policy.