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Example 2 (Meets criteria): Dara attends a 4K community approach program that is located at the licensed child care center where she is enrolled. Dara’s parent, Savannah, needs full-time child care during her work hours. The 4K community approach program is provided at Dara’s licensed child care center for three (3) hours per day, and Savannah indicates that the three (3) hours are entirely within her work day. Dara’s authorization may be written to include the education hours because all requirements are met.

Example 3 (Head Start greater than four (4) hours): Cary attends a Head Start program that is overseen by the local public school board, and that is located at the licensed child care center where she is enrolled. Cary’s parent, Victoria, needs child care 40 hours per week while she works, plus travel time. The agency worker asks follow-up questions to determine if the criteria for including Head Start education hours in the authorized hours are met. Victoria states that the Head Start program is six (6) hours per day. Cary’s authorization may only include the hours that Cary attends the licensed child care program and not the school program hours because the Head Start program hours are more than four (4) hours per day.

Example 4 (No overlapping schedule): Melissa attends a Head Start program that is overseen by the local public school board and is located at the licensed child care center where she is enrolled. The Head Start program hours are during the morning and Melissa’s parent works in the afternoon. She leaves Melissa at the center after the Head Start program ends through the end of her shift. Because Melissa’s parent is not engaged in her approved activity during any part of the school program hours, those hours would not be included in Melissa’s authorization.

Example 5 (Sleep hours do not count): Josh attends a 4K community approach program that is located at the licensed child care center where he is enrolled. Josh’s parent works third shift and is only requesting an authorization for daytime sleep hours. The authorized hours can only include the child care hours plus travel time, not the school program hours, because Josh’s parent is not in an approved activity during any part of the school program hours.

Example 6 (Partial overlapping schedule): Melvin attends a Head Start program that is located at his licensed child care provider. Melvin’s parent, Raquel, works 12 weekly hours. Raquel requests 25 weekly hours for Melvin’s authorization. The agency worker asks about this difference between her self-declared child care need and her verified work hours. Raquel explains that she needs child care in the morning, and then the school program starts while she is working and ends two (2) hours after she is done working. She leaves Melvin at the child care provider until the end of the program. Because Raquel works during at least some of the school program hours, the agency worker determines that this requirement is met.