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1. Work programs, training programs, and other activities approved by DCF’s Economic Services Division as part of the caretaker’s family development plan; 2. Work or training programs approved by the Department of Labor; 3. Work study programs or training programs related to employment; 4. High school, public or private, and high school equivalency programs such as Adult Basic Education (ABE) or General Equivalency Diploma (GED); 5. Post-secondary courses at an accredited or recognized institution of higher education offering certification or associate and bachelor degree course work; 6. Non-traditional and/or on line training approved on an individual basis; and 7. Community service time/training.

Authorization of child care financial assistance is limited to the number of days and hours related to training or education as determined by CDD. Travel time up to two hours per day between the child care facility and place of the training program may be included in the determination.

Volunteer work and post-bachelor education are not eligible activities.

II B 1 f Special Health Need – A (Adult). Established when a primary caretaker is physically, mentally or emotionally incapable of providing all the care and supervision to his/her children, as determined by a licensed medical doctor (MD), nurse practitioner (NP), physician assistant (PA) or licensed psychologist on a form provided by or in the manner prescribed by the Child Development Division. Authorization of child care financial assistance is limited to the number of days and hours per week recommended by the professional making the determination.

II B 1 g Special Health Need – C (Child). Established when the primary caretaker(s) can demonstrate that his/her child has a significant health or specialized developmental need as documented by a licensed physician and/or licensed psychologist or by the assessment determining eligibility for Special Education or Early Intervention Services that includes child care as part of the child’s development plan (IEP or IFSP). Child care hours will be determined based on the days and hours per week documented in an individualized plan for the child. Families accessing the Child Care Financial Assistance Program for a Special Health Need/Child must meet income guidelines on the sliding fee scale.

II B 1 h Parental Leave/Family Leave will be considered for a primary caretaker who has received full time child care services for at least a year, to allow reasonable time off to care for dependent children in instances such as death, illness, birth,