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Child Care Subsidy Policy October 1, 2024 69 parent fee (if any) is part of the rate for which the provider is reimbursed and remains the responsibility of the parent to pay. 6. The CCR&R staff must inform parents and providers of these requirements. However, they are not tax experts or agents, and should not attempt to answer specific questions. The Resource and Referral agency shall direct the parent and provider to the proper agency for information they may need. 7. After the parent and provider have completed the application and the provider has attended provider enrollment, the CCR&R case manager does the intake in PATH under the provider’s name. 8. The CCR&R agency will then forward the necessary information to the child care regulatory specialist for approval. B. Child Care Regulatory Specialist’s Responsibilities 1. In-home care situations in which the home fails to meet health and safety standards or in which the provider cannot comply with health and safety standards or background checks, shall be denied approval. 2. If failure to comply is after the issuance of approval, then the child care regulatory specialist shall send a denial notice using the Notification of Provider Approval Status (DAY-0618), and CCR&R staff shall send a 13-day notice terminating the Provider Services Agreement. C. Renewal Procedures: Approved In-Home Family Child Care Providers must renew their approvals at least every two years. The CCR&R case manager in charge of the parent’s case is responsible for sending the renewal packet to the parent. CCR&R case managers should follow the process outlined in A. The child care regulatory specialist should follow the procedure outlined in B. 7.1.3. Family Child Care Homes Care may be provided in the caregiver’s own home in one of three different types of home- based care. 7.1.3.1. Family Child Care Providers caring for four (4) to six (6) children must be registered. 7.1.3.2. Informal Family Child Care Providers who voluntarily register with the DoHS to care for three (3) or fewer children, at least one of whom is not related. 7.1.3.3. Relative Family Child Care Providers who voluntarily register with the DoHS and provide care only to children related to the caregiver. The caregiver must be a grandparent, great grandparent, aunt, uncle, great-aunt, great-uncle, or adult sibling.