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Child Care Subsidy Policy October 1, 2024 41 4.10.4. It is a violation of Federal Regulations to pay for child care during the time that a child could attend public school. However, payments can be made for children who are unable to attend school for short periods of time due to illness or suspension, or children who have been deemed unready for kindergarten. Parents of children deemed unready for kindergarten should be encouraged to seek placement in Pre-K if room is available. The parent must provide documentation from the school board that their child has been deemed unready for kindergarten. The CCR&R case manager shall file this in the Correspondence Section of the Client file and document in PATH contacts. 4.11. AmeriCorps and Vista: Applicants who are AmeriCorps or Vista participants are not eligible for WV child care assistance. Participants in these programs have their own child care assistance fund, administered by GAP Solutions Inc. Please refer these applicants to the website: https://www.americorpschildcare.com/ “AmeriCorps Child Care Benefits Program The AmeriCorps Child Care Benefit Program is available for qualified, active, full-time AmeriCorps State and National, VISTA, NCCC, and FEMA Corps Members who need the benefit to serve; eligibility requirements are listed below for each AmeriCorps program. Child care benefits are paid directly to qualified child care providers for all or of part of the member’s child care costs during their active time of service with AmeriCorps; child care benefit payments cannot be paid directly to AmeriCorps members. Child care benefits may not exceed applicable payment rates as established in the state in which the child care is provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(4)(A)).”