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Child Care Subsidy Policy October 1, 2024 72 7.2.6.4. Eligibility for employees of the provider in other business endeavors or any of the provider’s household members’ business endeavors: Children of persons employed by the provider or any of the provider’s household members, except for child care center employees meeting the criteria in 7.3.6.3, may not select said provider as their child care provider. 7.2.7. Certificate System Payment Rates. Payment for child care is based on the type of care, age of child, special needs of individual children, hours of care, nontraditional hours, and accreditation status of the provider. 7.2.7.1. Base rates are broken into four age categories: A. Infants – children aged birth to 24 months. B. Toddlers – children aged 25 – 36 months. C. Preschoolers – children aged 37 – 59 months. D. School Age – children aged 60 months and over. 7.2.7.2. In addition to the base rate, providers may be eligible to receive three types of rate supplements: A. The Special needs supplement for children with documented special needs and children receiving services based on a CPS safety or treatment plan of $3 extra per day per child. B. The Tiered Reimbursement supplement, which is based the level of quality in a child care program. Registered family homes, child care facilities and child care centers may volunteer to document that they either meet higher quality standards or are nationally accredited. Programs that meet licensing standards are Tier 1 and receive base payment rates. Programs that meet Tier II standards receive $3 extra daily and programs that are accredited receive $6.00 per full day per child. Part days are converted to full days before the supplement is calculated. This amount is added for actual days of care only. Monthly rates do not apply to rate supplements. C. The shift differential rate supplement, which is based on the family’s need for care during non-traditional work hours, is $6.00 daily per child and is available for all types of providers for any days of care that meet the following definitions. Parents shall supply documentation for the need for non-traditional child care hours at the time of application and each status check. D. Non-traditional child care hours are defined as: