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Child Care Subsidy Policy October 1, 2024 21 B. Foster Care Plan and Placement Agreement. (FSC-0031 or SS-FC-6a) (NOTE: CCR&R Case manager will accept these forms with or without notary seal.) C. A written statement of custody and/or child placement from an approved WV Child Placement Agency. D. Kinship/Relative parent(s) will not be approved without receipt of verification of child’s legal status. 3.2.5.2. If the Kinship/Relative parent presents with alternate verification of child status the CCR&R case manager will contact a Policy Specialist at the Division of Early Care and Education for approval of the document. 3.2.5.3. In PATH, each Kinship/Relative child or sibling group is a separate family within the household and financial eligibility is based on the Kinship/Relative child’s income. Child income, such as child support, shall be entered in PATH with any fees for service waived. Boarding care payments are not considered income for a child. 3.2.5.4. The CCR&R case manager shall designate one of the Kinship/Relative parents as head of household but exclude Kinship/Relative family income in determining eligibility. Kinship/Relative parents must verify employment or attendance in an education or job training program. 3.2.5.5. Kinship/Relative parents cannot receive child care subsidy payments or place the child in any child care center, family child care facility, or family child care home of any type in which they own all or part of the care facility. 3.3. Child’s Citizenship Requirement The child must be a US citizen or a “qualified alien” as defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act. Only the citizenship and immigration status of the child, who is the primary beneficiary of the child care benefit, is relevant for eligibility purposes. The child must be a U.S. citizen or a qualified alien. All new and renewal child care applicants, including foster care, Kinship/Relative caretaker, and TANF Caretaker Relative parents, must verify that children receiving child care services are either a U.S. Citizen or a qualified alien. Applicants who cannot provide verification of citizenship within 13 days of application are not eligible to receive child care services. 3.3.1. U. S. Citizenship: A U.S. Citizen is either: 3.3.1.1. A person born in the territory of the United States under the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution; OR 3.3.1.2. A person who has undergone naturalization. Naturalization is the process by which a citizen of a foreign country becomes a United States citizen.