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A1-1 Appendix A Child Care, Purchase of Services Chapter One Sliding Fee Scale Step1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Maximum Income Eligibility Level as a Percent of the Federal Poverty Level 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 225% The Sliding Fee Scale is used to determine the income eligibility levels of the households and to establish the household’s co-payment. The Sliding Fee Scale maximum income eligibility level is a percentage of the Federal Poverty Level for the size of household. Section 658P(4) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, as amended, provides that the maximum income eligibility level cannot exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of the Wyoming Median Income based on family size. The scale shall be adjusted annually no later than April 1st when the Federal Poverty Level is made available for DFS. The parental obligation (also known as co-pay) shall be determined based on the calculation set forth in W.S. § 42-2-103 (f) and published in the Wyoming Child Care and Development State Plan.