Policy Effective: July 1, 2021
A teen parent is defined as a person under age 18 and having at least one qualifying child. Teen parents may be emancipated or unemancipated. A teen parent may or may not reside with their parent(s). The following apply for teen parent child care:
All ESCC eligibility criteria must be met.
Teen parents, who are attending school to obtain their high school diploma or GED, are not required to meet the ESCC minimum work requirements.
Teen parents must apply for child care on their own case.
Parents and siblings of the teen parent are not part of the filing unit.
The parent’s income of the teen parent is exempt.
Parents of an unemancipated teen parent cannot be a provider.