Title of Regulation: 22VAC40-665. Child Care Program (amending 22VAC40-665-30).

Statutory Authority: §§ 63.2-217 and 63.2-611 of the Code of Virginia.

Effective Date: October 17, 2019.

Agency Contact: Barbara Newlin, Director, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood, Department of Social Services, 801 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 726-7398, or email barbara.newlin@dss.virginia.gov.

Summary:

The amendments conform the regulation with Chapters 166 and 218 of the 2019 Acts of Assembly to make transitional child care available to former Virginia Initiative for Education and Work program participants enrolled in education and training programs.

22VAC40-665-30. Child care subsidy program categories.

Assistance under the Child Care Subsidy Program is provided through the following program categories, to the extent that funding is available:

1. TANF. Child care subsidy and services are made available to recipients of TANF. TANF child care includes needed child care for:

a. A TANF-capped child;

b. A child who receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI) if the parent is on the TANF grant and if the child would have been in the public assistance unit were it not for the receipt of SSI; and

c. Children who are not in the TANF assistance unit but who are financially dependent upon the parent who is in the TANF assistance unit.

2. Income eligible programs.

a. Transitional child care. Child care subsidy and services are made available to eligible children of former:

(1) Former TANF recipients for up to the 12 months following TANF case closure to support parental employment, if and

(2) Former VIEW participants when the individual is enrolled in an accredited public institution of higher learning or other postsecondary school licensed or certified by the State Board of Education or the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and is taking courses as part of a curriculum that leads to a postsecondary credential, such as a degree or an industry-recognized certification, or license, and

If the family is found income eligible, and there is a need for child care.

b. Head Start wrap-around child care. Head Start wrap-around child care subsidy and services are made available to eligible Head Start enrolled children. The program is for extended day and extended year child care beyond times covered by federally funded Head Start programs.

c. SNAP child care. Child care subsidy and services are made available to children of parents in Virginia's SNAP Education and Training (SNAPET) program to allow participation in an approved activity.

d. Fee Program child care. Fee child care subsidy and services are made available to children in eligible low-income families who are not receiving TANF or SNAPET and who meet the eligibility criteria for child care.