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Level of Service (LOS): Category determined based on the child care need which does not exceed the maximum level of service – Limited Time, Part Time, and Full Time. LOS is determined per child and per provider.

M:

Maximum Level of Service (Max LOS): Level of service determined based on the total Work/School Supplemented Hours-Limited Time, Part Time, and Full Time. Maximum level of Service is determined at a household level.

O:

OLA: Office of Licensing and Accreditation

P:

Primary Applicant: This person’s role on the Application Case and Income Support Case is Primary. This person will typically be the biological parent, stepparent, adoptive parents, or non-parent caretaker of the child(ren) on the application.

Primary Partner: this person is a household member on the case who meets one of the following: ▪ Primary Applicant’s Spouse ▪ The other parent of a child of the primary applicant.

Prior Week: If a roster pertains to the week immediately preceding the current system week, it will be considered a Prior Week Roster. For example, If the current system week spans from June 9, 2024, to June 15, 2024, then the week that runs from June 2, 2024, to June 8, 2024, is considered as Prior week. The week commences on Sunday and concludes on Saturday.

Prospective Week: If a roster pertains to a week following the current system week, it will be considered a Prospective Week Roster. For example, if the Current system week spans from June 9, 2024, to June 15, 2024, then the week that runs from June 16, 2024, to June 22, 2024, is considered Prospective week. The week commences on Sunday and concludes on Saturday.

Protective Service Child: A child in the household who meets any of the following: • In Foster Care, in State or Tribal CPS custody • Placed through a Long-Term Safety Plan facilitated by CPS • Living with a Harbor Family • Placed through a Present Danger Plan facilitated by CPS

Provider: the child care provider having the highest calculated cost of child care a month for a family.

Provisional Provider Type: Written in providers where the system calculated the type of provider based on the information entered on the child care needs evidence.

Provider Overpayment: a payment received by a provider to which the provider was not entitled, or a payment received under contract provisions that were not fulfilled by the provider.

Prudent Worker Judgment: The policies and procedures used throughout this manual are designed as a guide for EABS. EABS are expected to use prudent worker judgment when making decisions necessary to administer the program fairly and consistently within the program’s intent. EABS must be prudent when