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118 • Children who are truant • Children between the ages of 6 and 18 who are required to be enrolled in school per the Department of Public Instruction and are not enrolled (excluding expelled children while the parent searches for a new education arrangement) • Children who are suspended from school
Expelled children who are considered disenrolled may be eligible to receive an authorization during the typical school day while the parent searches for a new education arrangement. The parent will have been notified by the school if the child is expelled and disenrolled. If a child’s enrollment status is questionable, the parent must provide verification of the child’s school enrollment status.
This section last updated 7/1/2026
Section 16.1.1.4.1 Zero Hour Authorizations If a school-aged child only needs child care on days of school closure and does not need child care before and/or after school on a regular basis, a zero hour authorization can be written to a child care provider during school closures. These authorizations won't have weekly/monthly hours calculated in CSAW. Instead, the agency worker will add school closed hours upon the parent’s request for each day that school is closed, and the parent expects to be engaged in their approved activity.
This section last updated 12/1/2022
Section 16.1.1.4.2 School Closed Hours Parents with children who are enrolled in school may request authorized hours when they need child care to participate in their approved activity and school is closed due to: • Planned closures, according to the school calendar (i.e., teacher conferences, teacher in-service days, etc.) • Unplanned closures (i.e., inclement weather, emergency maintenance, etc.)
Parents can also request additional hours if an in-person school changes from an in- person day to a virtual school day due to inclement weather or another emergency and they need to participate in their approved activity.
Example 1: Keith has a part-time after school authorization for eight (8) hours per week. On March 29, an ice storm hits and the school changes to a virtual school day instead of cancelling school for the day. Keith’s dad Aaron contacts the local agency and requests school closed hours for the day at Keith’s after school provider so that he can participate in his approved activity. Since Keith has a part-time authorization, the agency worker adds school closed hours for March 29.