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• Eligibility staff will determine eligibility and key, fund and connect the children to enrolled ABC Quality providers for 12 months of child care. • The funding source will be AdoptCC. • All applications will be tracked on the Foster Care spreadsheet under the tab Adopt Child Care. Adopt CC child care is authorized only for the child who is being adopted. Other children in the home will be approved only if CCDF funding is available and the child care services will be dual funded and services aligned for all children.
2.11.8 SPECIALIZED AND IFCCS FOSTER CARE Child care eligibility for a child in a licensed Specialized and IFCCS foster home may be approved on a case-by-case basis. These cases must be emailed to Shelah Strange, shelah.strange@dss.sc.gov, in Child Care Services. Follow Exception Criteria for CPS and FC Child Care Cases.
Child care can only be considered when the child is placed in a licensed home. The referring Foster Care CM is responsible for:
• Completing the DSS Form 3004, Child Care Referral Form • Completing the DSS Form 3791, Child Care Scholarship Program Application • Obtaining the necessary signatures • Requesting authorization from State Office to approve child care for a child in specialized or intensive foster care AND • Submitting a waiver request, as appropriate, for use of a child care facility that is not licensed. • There is no co-pay for this category of care.
2.11.9 CHILD CARE FOR BABY OF A FOSTER CHILD A foster parent may receive child care assistance for the baby of a foster child when SCDSS does not have custody of the baby. The baby will be eligible as long as the mother (foster child) remains in foster care and the child resides in the care of the mother. The application should be entered in the name of the foster child and all income information will be based on the foster child’s income. The funding category for this type of child care is Foster Care funding. There is no co-pay for this category of care. Children approved under this category will receive 12 months of child care.