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58 3.3. Non-Financial Eligibility Requirements

Child care services are provided to children residing with an eligible family that meets the following criteria:

A. Need for Child Care/Good Cause

Families served must have an established need for child care subsidy to support employment, job- searching activities, education/training, an approved or assigned VIEW or SNAP E&T activity, or receipt of CPS.

Parents who work from home shall be considered employed and shall meet the need for child care requirement. Parents who can verify they are on temporary leave (parental leave, FMLA, etc.) from their approved activity shall meet the need for child care requirement.

In two-parent households, there must be good cause why either parent cannot provide the needed child care before authorization for child care will be initiated. This documentation must be recorded in VaCMS.

B. Identity of Applicant

The applicant must provide verification of their identity at the time of application. The applicant’s identity may be verified through readily available documentary evidence, including DMV inquiries through SPIDeR, or through a collateral contact, if no other source is available. Acceptable verification includes, but is not limited to, a driver’s license, work or school ID, ID for health benefits/ assistance or social services program, a voter registration card, wage stubs, a Social Security card issued by the Social Security Administration (SSA), or a birth certificate. The Child Care Worker must accept any document that reasonably establishes the applicant’s identity. The source of verification used must be documented in VaCMS and shall be scanned into DMIS under permanent verifications, with the exception of verification obtained from DMV inquiries through SPIDeR. Verification obtained through DMV must be recorded in VaCMS in the case page level comments.

C. Citizen/Qualified Immigrants

Children served must be citizens of the United States or qualified immigrants. The Child Care Worker must deny child care subsidy if the child’s citizenship or immigration status cannot be verified. The legal basis for these procedures is set forth in Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193, as amended. The procedures are found in Federal Register notice 62 FR 61344 (November 17, 1997). NOTE: The following requirements do not apply to current TANF recipients. Their citizenship or alien status has been determined in order for them to receive TANF. If it is indicated in VaCMS that the child is a current or former TANF recipient, there is no need to view proof of citizenship. Former TANF recipients must have their alien/immigration status verified at each redetermination. The case file must contain documentation