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Chapter 2 Child Care Assistance

2.1 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 2.1.1 RESIDENCY In order to receive child care services through the Child Care Scholarship Program, the applicant must be a legal resident of South Carolina. When residency is questionable, the applicant may be asked to submit proof of residency. Proof of residency may include a current copy of one of the following: • Lease agreement • Utility bill (water, gas, light, cable, cell phone, etc) • Driver’s license • State identification card • Voter registration • Other documents as approved by the Program Director. NOTE: Notarized statements from friends or relatives are not acceptable methods for verification of residency.

2.1.2 AGE In order to apply for child care assistance through the Child Care Scholarship Program, the applicant must be 18 years old or within six months of turning eighteen at the time of the application. If the applicant does not meet the age requirements to apply for child care assistance, the minor’s parents must apply for child care services in their own name and use their family size and income, or both of the minor’s parents must sign an emancipation statement. NOTE: This does not apply to TANF and TANF/CO eligibility categories. In order to receive child care assistance through the Child Care Scholarship Program, the child in need of care must be within the ages of birth up to age 13, unless the child has special needs, in which services may be approved up to age 19. Some sources of funding have different age requirements. Exceptions to the age requirements for applicants and children will be made on a case-by-case basis and must be approved only by designated Child Care