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Appendix D. Child Care Program Cost Code Descriptions

Cost Code 87101 VIEW Working Child Care is mandated in the Code of Virginia and all justifiable requests for supplemental funding will be approved. TANF recipients enrolled in VIEW are eligible for child care to support an assigned activity. For VIEW Working Child Care there is no copayment.

Cost Code 87102 Parents may receive up to 12 months of child care subsidy to support employment (or training when approved by VIEW for Transitional Employment and Training) if they have received TANF (former VIEW case), the TANF case is closed, and they are found to be income eligible. This includes needed child care for children who are not on the assistance unit, but dependent on the parent. For Transitional Child Care there is a copayment for families with household incomes over 100% of the federal poverty guidelines (FPG). Cost Code 87103 Parents may receive up to 12 months of Transitional Child Care subsidy to support employment if they have received TANF (not a former VIEW case), the TANF case is closed, and they are found to be income eligible. This includes needed child care for children who are not on the assistance unit, but dependent on the parent. For Transitional Child Care there is a copayment for families with household incomes over 100% of the federal poverty guidelines (FPG).

Cost Code 87104 TANF Working Child Care subsidy assists (VIEW exempt) working families receiving TANF benefits. If there is a need for child care and all eligibility requirements are met, recipients of TANF are eligible for needed child care to support employment. For TANF Working Child Care there is no copayment.

Cost Code 87105 Learnfare Child Care is for children of a minor/teen parent in a TANF public assistance unit to enable them to attend school and comply with compulsory school attendance laws. Priority will be given for child care subsidy to teen parents engaged in completing high school. This assumes the parent of the minor teen cannot provide care because of work, education/training, disability, or another hardship exemption. For Learnfare Child Care there is no copayment.

Cost Code 87106 SNAP Child Care is considered a federally mandated service. This type of child care subsidy is available for children of recipients of Virginia’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program while participating in an activity approved by a SNAP E&T worker. For SNAP E&T Child Care, there is no copayment if the family’s income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty guidelines.

Cost Code 87107 Former VIEW participants may receive up to 12 months of Transitional Child Care services immediately following TANF case closure to support parents enrolled in an accredited public institution of higher education or other postsecondary school licensed or certified by the Board of Education or the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Transitional child care services include needed child care for children who were not part of the TANF assistance unit, but who are dependent on