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Child Care Subsidy Policy October 1, 2024 36 home of the parent for whom the plan is written and placed in foster care, Kinship/Relative care, TANF Caretaker Relative or other guardianship are not eligible for CPS related child care. 4.6.1. Child care services shall not be viewed as an entitlement for recipients of child protective services. Rather, it is a supportive service for recipients of child protective services to be used in conjunction with other needed services, such as parent education or counseling. 4.6.2. Child protective services recipients shall be allowed to exercise their choice of child care providers, unless the CPS or the child care case manager determines it is not in the best interests of the child. 4.6.3. Since the provision of child care in this circumstance shall be coordinated with protective services staff to ensure that care is necessary and appropriate, it must be component of the CPS Safety Plan (DDE CPS-0149), CPS Treatment Plan (DDE CPS-0154) or the WV Safety First Plan. 4.6.4. For documentation, the CPS worker must supply the CCR&R child care case manager with the safety or treatment plan that contains the goal associated with the need for child care before the CCR&R case manager issues a Certificate. The safety plan must document the days and hours that child care is needed. 4.6.5. The CCR&R case manager must receive a copy of the safety plan prior to issuing a Child Care Certificate when completing twelve (12) month status checks. 4.6.6. For families whose income falls within the income eligibility guidelines, the applicable fee shall be charged unless waived in the Safety or Treatment Plan. The plan shall state the reason for including the waiver. 4.6.7. For families whose income exceeds the eligibility guidelines, income and fees may be waived only if child care is a component of the Safety Plan designed to prevent a child’s removal from the biological/adoptive parent’s home. If the child has already been placed outside the biological/adoptive parent’s home (i.e., caretaker relative’s home), this waiver is not applicable. 4.7. Exceptions to Eligibility: Policy Exceptions Policy exceptions shall be reviewed by the CCR&R supervisor for approval and then forwarded to the Division of Early Care and Education via PATH. (See Chapter 6, Section 5, Exception to Eligibility Policy for further exception requirements). 4.7.1. Family exceeds income guidelines at the end of a Job Search period: Although the situation does not occur frequently, there may be occasions when a family will submit verification of household income, after a change in qualifying activity, such as the end of a Job Search period, that exceeds income guidelines based upon the current Sliding Fee Scale. However, when the family’s household income exceeds the State’s current