Title
Mecklenburg County Child Care Subsidy Waiting List Local Policy
Action
ACTION:
Approve and sign the state-approved child care subsidy Waiting List Local Policy for Mecklenburg County.
Staff Contact: Letecia Loadholt, Interim Director, Child, Family and Adult Services
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Mecklenburg County contracts with Child Care Resources, Inc. (CCRI) for the administration of both State and County-funded child care subsidy programs. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) sets the guidelines and rules for administering State subsidy, which includes a program policy manual. Part of the policy manual covers how to manage a waiting list for State subsidy funding and requires maintaining a Waiting List Local Policy. The purpose of this policy is to specify how a waitlist will be managed should the need arise, as well as to clarify which populations will be prioritized for subsidized child care services.
While CCRI has maintained a consistent Waiting List Policy for years, this policy must be reviewed and approved on an ongoing basis. The first step in the process is a State review, where Mecklenburg County’s Waiting List Policy was approved by the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). The final step is approval and sign-off by the local governing board per the regulations in the State policy manual.
The four-page Waiting List Local Policy document is included here as an attachment. The State requires the signature of the Local Governing Board Chair, which in this case would be the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
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POLICY IMPACT:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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