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f <br /> 2 <br /> welfare, and at risk of being on welfare. Therefore, our priorities for the child care subsidy <br /> program are as follows: <br /> 1. Child Protective Services <br /> 2. Child Welfare Services <br /> 3. Employment <br /> a. Child Protective Services(employed after one year) <br /> b. Foster children <br /> c. Work First participants <br /> d. Other AFDC clients who are employed <br /> e. Clients leaving AFDC who need child care in order to work(Former Transitional clients). <br /> E Low Income working famililes(30 hours per week minimum) <br /> 4. Training <br /> a. High School students <br /> b. Students in technical/skill development programs of less than two years in duration <br /> c. University or college students who are AFDC recipients <br /> 5. Children with development delays <br /> NOTE: Children with special needs have state priority up to 4%of our allocation. <br /> PARENT FEES AND INCOME ELIGIBILITY LIMITS, <br /> Recent state legislation has changed the income eligibility limits and parent fees for <br /> subsidized child care. The maximum income eligibility limits for families have been raised <br /> to 75% of the state median income. While this measure extends a family's eligibility for <br /> subsidy, parent fees will be assessed at higher rates: 7%, 8%, or 9%. As such, low-income <br /> families who may not have shared in the cost of child care under the previous policies may <br /> find it difficult to pay up to 9% of their gross income for child care. However, the revised <br /> system does require that most families pay some share of the cost of their child's care and <br /> increased parent fees .will reduce the DSS share for each family which will result in more <br /> families being served for the same government dollars. Please see established limits for <br /> child day care services listed below: <br /> ESTABLISHED INCOME LIMITS FOR CHILD DAY CARE SERVICES <br /> Income Unit Size 1 2 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 <br /> Maximum Gross <br /> Monthly Income $1,449 $1,895 $2,341 $2,786 $3,232 $3,678 <br /> Income Unit Size 7 8 9 10 11 12 <br /> Maximum Gross <br /> Monthly Income $3,762 $3,845 $3,929 $4,012 $4,096 $4,180 <br /> MARKET RATES <br /> New policies regarding market rates will change the rate structure that we have in Orange <br /> County. Counties are now required to pay child care providers either their charge for child <br /> care or the county market rate. Previously in Orange County, a rate less than market had <br />