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Child Care Subsidy Policy October 1, 2024 18 CHAPTER 3: DETERMINATION OF FAMILY ELIGIBILITY 3.0. Family Eligibility To be eligible for child care services, the family must verify the identity of the head of household, meet WV residency requirements, income requirements, and activity requirements. A child must meet age and WV residency requirements, need child care for a portion of the day, and reside with the head of household applying for services. 3.1. Child Age Requirement 3.1.1. Be under 13 years of age, or 3.1.2. May be 13 years through 17 years of age if: 3.1.2.1. Under court supervision. The family must provide documentation. Once documentation is received, the CCR&R case manager shall enable the “Under court supervision” box on the child’s General Information Screen in PATH. Or 3.1.2.2. Meet the definition of special needs child. (See Chapter 1, Section 2). Children presenting a significant delay of at least 25% in one or more areas of development, or a six (6) month delay in two or more areas as determined by an early intervention program, special education program or other multi-disciplinary team shall be eligible for the Special Needs status. The family must provide the CCR&R with a copy of the child’s assessment verifying the special needs status. The determination of special needs status may be made at the CCR&R Agency level. Once documentation is received, the CCR&R case manager shall enable the special needs box on the child screen in the Child Care Assessment. 3.1.2.3. In the case where Special Needs status is unlikely to change. After the initial determination of Special Needs status, the CCR&R case manager is not required to obtain further verifications for the special needs child over the life of the child care case. 3.2. Family Criteria The child must reside or live at the same address, with a family meeting the following criteria: the family(’s): 3.2.1. Eligibility Guidelines: Monthly gross income, by family size, falls within the eligibility guidelines in Appendix A, OR Receives TANF benefits (not including TANF benefits received for children only- see 3.2.3.) and is participating in: 3.2.1.1. WV Works approved training and education activities.