(ii) Participants providing subsidized child care supported by municipalities, colleges or universities, local school districts, or federally recognized tribal organizations must present DCYF with information indicating that services were provided under these programs.
(b) Percent subsidy calculations are derived from a monthly average of the number of children receiving qualifying subsidy divided by the monthly average licensed capacity of a specific provider over a 12-month period.
(i) The 12-month period utilized for the above calculation will include the 12 months prior to the formal release of a facility's early achievers rating.
(ii) Facilities must have provided care at least one day in a given month for that month to be utilized in the above calculation.
(3) Eligible providers may receive a dual language enhancement.
(a) For purposes of this subsection, "eligible providers" means providers who:
(i) Accept WCCC, SCC, or CWCC payments;
(ii) Are enrolled in the early achievers program; and
(iii) Meet the requirements for the dual language designation standard described in the Early Achievers Operating Guidelines , available on DCYF's website.
(b) Dual language enhancements must be spent on professional development training, the purchase of dual language and culturally appropriate curricula and accompanying training programs, instructional materials, increased wages for individual staff who provide bilingual instruction, or other related expenses.
