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Child Care Subsidy Policy October 1, 2024 39 4.8. Interim Care. For periods in which the client is unable to participate in their qualifying activity for any of the reasons listed in 4.10.1, interim child care may be approved and paid under the guidelines in this section. 4.8.1. Reasons for Interim Care: 4.8.1.1. Temporary employment shut downs (less than 90 days). Example: A factory shuts down every July for two weeks to do maintenance. The client is unable to attend work because the factory is closed, and the period of temporary shutdown (less than 90 days) is too short to warrant participation in a different qualifying activity. 4.8.1.2. Breaks of no more than 90 days between training courses or school sessions. Examples: A. Spring Break. B. Semester Breaks between terms, i.e., between winter and spring terms or between spring and summer terms. C. Breaks between different sessions of trade instruction. D. Jury Duty: Parents must submit documentation of jury summons. E. Maternity Leave: Parent will use the current certificate. Should maternity fall at the end of the client’s eligibility period, client must indicate an expected return to work date by submitting a New Employment Form or letter from the employer. 4.8.2. Interim care cannot be approved for: 4.8.2.1. Illness 4.8.2.2. Extended absences that do not coincide with breaks in school or employment. 4.8.2.3. Absences due to extreme weather conditions. 4.8.2.4. Breaks of more than 90 days. For example, interim care cannot be approved for the summer break spring and fall sessions. Clients wishing to use care between breaks of more than 90 days must participate in a qualifying activity. (See Chapter 3 for examples of a qualifying activity.)

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Child Care Subsidy Policy October 1, 2024 39 4.8. Interim Care. For periods in which the client is unable to participate in their qualifying activity for any of the reasons listed in 4.10.1, interim child care may be approved and paid under the guidelines in this section. 4.8.1. Reasons for Interim Care: 4.8.1.1. Temporary employment shut downs (less than 90 days). Example: A factory shuts down every July for two weeks to do maintenance. The client is unable to attend work because the factory is closed, and the period of temporary shutdown (less than 90 days) is too short to warrant participation in a different qualifying activity. 4.8.1.2. Breaks of no more than 90 days between training courses or school sessions. Examples: A. Spring Break. B. Semester Breaks between terms, i.e., between winter and spring terms or between spring and summer terms. C. Breaks between different sessions of trade instruction. D. Jury Duty: Parents must submit documentation of jury summons. E. Maternity Leave: Parent will use the current certificate. Should maternity fall at the end of the client’s eligibility period, client must indicate an expected return to work date by submitting a New Employment Form or letter from the employer. 4.8.2. Interim care cannot be approved for: 4.8.2.1. Illness 4.8.2.2. Extended absences that do not coincide with breaks in school or employment. 4.8.2.3. Absences due to extreme weather conditions. 4.8.2.4. Breaks of more than 90 days. For example, interim care cannot be approved for the summer break spring and fall sessions. Clients wishing to use care between breaks of more than 90 days must participate in a qualifying activity. (See Chapter 3 for examples of a qualifying activity.)