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Child Care Revised Plan December 2014 Change Anticipated Impact Current Practice Staff Recommendations Fiscal Impact 2014 -2015 Income Eligibility Although there is Although the state Continue serving families under 200% Obbblifists of $1 Changes minimal impact on policy requires only a FPL, regardless of age, using the new state For any annual children under 6, many ten -day notice, DSS is few schedules. Provide three month notice This cost is based on 100 reviews after October 1, families with part-time giving families three for any families above 200% FPL children receiving costs averaging 2014, income eligibility care now have a fee month notices of this $200 per month The number of changes from 75% higher than the cost of change and utilizing payments per child varies as the median income to 200% the care. county funds to pay for state funds only become Federal Poverty Level that care. This was unavailable at the time of the for children 0 -5 and to based on the discussion review. Of the reviews each 133% for children 6 -12. with the BOCC during month approximately ten will lose This will cause many the budget subsidy due to the eligibility working parents to lose negotiations. changes. child care. Fee Increases and This mostly This change has Implement state policy but note This will have little impact on Change in Part -time impacted large families been implemented for potential impact on summer costs. current fiscal year. Care (whose fees were all cases and was not Families who meet eligibility criteria but Effective October 1, previously a smaller phased in during would be assessed a fee higher than the 2014, regardless of cost percentage of income) reviews. cost of the part-time plan are being placed of care (including part and families with part- in "eligible but suspended status." These time and afterschool), time care (fee is no families will be automatically eligible for parents now pay 10% of longer prorated for full-time care in the summer and should monthly gross income as part-time care) who not be placed on the bottom of the wait their fee. This will must all now pay list. There is a possibility that DSS will not represent a significant higher fees. In some have enough state subsidy funds to cover increase for some cases these two those costs next summer. Not assisting families, particularly changes will cause these families will create significant those with large families families to have a hardship for these working families and and part-time care. higher fee than the DSS would recommend using county actual cost of care. funds for this if state subsidy is not available.