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VOLUME 039 – Revision Date 2/9/2026

Change Section Title/Number Change 1. Title Page Updated volume and revision date. 2.

Entire Document Reformatted sections and made grammatical, punctuation and formatting changes. 3.

General Information Page Added effective 12/1/2025, the Child Care Scholarship placed a pause on accepting any new applications unless the families fall within a protected category.

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Table of Contents • Reformatted entire Table of Contents • Removed 6.10 -Desk Reviews -moved to Program Integrity • Removed 6.11 – Monthly Child Care Caseload **Moved to Program Integrity section • Renumbered 6.12 to 6.10 Termination of services. • Renumbered 6.12.1 to 6.10.1 – Termination of a client and written notification. • Renumbered 6.12.2 to 6.10.2 Termination of a client and written notification. • Renumbered 6.12.3 to 6.10.3 Notifying client and provider of termination. • Renumbered 6.13 Client Complaints to 6.11 • Renumbered 6.14 to 6.12 End of Service Notification • Renumbered 6.15 to 6.13 Close Outs • Renumbered 6.16 to 6.14 System Generated Letters • Created Chapter 9 •

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Updated Chapter 9 Updated Chapter 9 in Table of Contents from Fraud/Improper Payments to Program Integrity 6.

§1.7 Child Care Payables Added personal or business account language. And added “valid” checking account. 7.

§1.9 Child Care Scholarship Benefits Portal Adjusted language to indicate the portal is used for the majority of the child care applications submissions. Removed the reference of it being primarily for CCDF 85% and Strong Start – 85%. 8. §2.1.1 Residency Added current copy to the proof of residency. 9. §2.1.2 Age Added “both” parents of the minor must sign an emancipation statement. 10. §2.1.3 Citizenship Added clarification that being a legal resident of the United States and is not the same as being a citizen or qualified non-citizen. 11. §2.1.3 Citizenship Added “Qualified” 12. §2.1.4 Establishing Need Added note “This means a parent may be working 10 hours, adding 5 hours of travel, equals 15 hours which What’s New (Revisions)