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• Must be working, in school, in training or actively searching for work. A grace period of 90 days may be given to allow the parent the time to obtain documentation of employment, school or training. During the grace period, the children are allowed to enroll with a child care provider. • If working, the most recent 30 days of pay stubs is preferred or a letter from the employer indicating the number of hours worked per week and the rate and frequency of pay. • If in school, a copy of the current school schedule and proof of paid registration. • If in a job search component, it should be indicated at the time the application is submitted. The applicant will be given 12 full months of eligibility. • If in a current drug and/or alcohol or mental health treatment program, it should be indicated at the time the application is submitted. The applicant will be given 12 full months of eligibility. If the family becomes employed after the 12 weeks of presumptive child care, eligibility will be extended, and a full 12 months of eligibility will be given. • Must have a child under the age of 13 in need of child care services.
A family that is homeless may receive a maximum of 2 consecutive years of funding at the same address. Exceptions to policy may be made on a case by case basis with approval from the Program Manager. If an applicant has an open SNAP case with the same address listed on the child care application, child care staff will use the homeless indicator in CHIP to confirm or deny homeless status. If the client has selected they are not homeless in an open CHIP case, the case will be denied. Clients that apply and are denied for not meeting the McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness or has exceeded the two consecutive years of funding at the same address and immediately reapply with a different address will be denied and will be subject to investigation of submitting fraudulent information for the purpose of obtaining child care services. NOTE: A child who turns age 13 during their child care eligibility period will continue to receive services through the end of the current eligibility period.