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State of Vermont, Department for Children and Families Child Development Division Act 76 FAQs

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reimbursement rate standard? Licensed FCCHs would use the Licensed Center rates as their new reimbursement rate standard. This is the current policy, and it will not change. 8. Will families that are eligible for Universal Prekindergarten (10 hours of PreK during school year established in Act 166 of 2013) also be eligible for CCFAP at the new rates? Will the CCFAP payment to the programs be reduced by the amount of the Act 166 weekly assistance for the 35 weeks of eligibility of Act 166, or will programs receive the gross amount of the CCFAP plus the Act 166 payment for the same child? There is no change to the interaction between CCFAP payments and Universal Prekindergarten payments in Act 76. Per current policy, if a child is enrolled in an Act 166 program, their 10 hours of PreK are deducted from the CCFAP certificate. For example, if a family is authorized for 40 hours per week of care and their child attends 10 hours of PreK at a full day/full week child care program, a full-time 30-hour certificate is created. If a family is authorized for 25 hours per week of care and their child attends 10 hours of Pre-K at a full day/full week child care program, a part-time 15-hour certificate is created. 9. Does Act 76 change how a program offers discounts, scholarships, etc. (ex. active employee discount) within the rules of creating a Provider Rate Agreement? CDD does not have requirements or guidance related to a program sets its rates or offers discounts or scholarships. Those decisions are at the program’s discretion. For support in structuring a discount policy within your program if you would like to have one, First Children’s Finance is a great resource. They can be reached by completing their Inquiry Form or emailing them directly at InfoVT@firstchidlrensfinance.org. 10. Act 76 requires application and waitlist fees to be waived for families who qualify for CCFAP subsidies. What should I do if I don’t know if the family is qualified for CCFAP? Visit CDD’s Act 76 website to read a memorandum on Act 76 Changes: Tuition Rates and Allowability of Additional Fees. A program or provider may ask a family if they have applied and found eligible for CCFAP even if a CCFAP certificate for a specific program has not been generated. (While an eligibility specialist cannot create a CCFAP certificate to a specific program until they know a child’s start date, that child’s family may have already completed their program application and been determined to be eligible for CCFAP.) If the family is eligible for CCFAP, you should not collect any application or waitlist fees. If the program or provider has already collected these fees from a family that is found to be eligible for CCFAP at the time they were paid, they