HomeMy WebLinkAbout20070555.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE REVISIONS TO OPERATIONS MANUAL, SECTION 6.000, COLORADO
WORKS IN WELD COUNTY AND CHILD CARE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with Revisions to Section 6.000, Colorado
Works in Weld County and Child Care Policies and Procedures, for the Department of Social
Services Operations Manual, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said revisions, a copy
of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, ex-officio Board of Social Services, that the Revisions to Section 6.000,
Colorado Works in Weld County and Child Care Policies and Procedures for the Department of
Social Services Operations Manual, be, and hereby are, approved.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 5th day of March, A.D., 2007.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELQCOUNTY, COLORADO
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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
P.O. BOX A
I GREELEY, CO. 80632
Website:www.co.weld.co.us
Administration and Public Assistance(970)352-1551
OFax Number(970)353-5215
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COLORADO MEMORANDUM
TO: David E. Long, Chair Date: February 28, 2007
Board of County Commissioners
FR: Judy A. Griego, Director, Social Services 4u ti. (4 (,1,,t<tfry
RE: Revisions to Section 6.000, Colorado Workdand hild Care
Policies and Procedures, Weld County Department of Social
Services Operations Manual
Enclosed for Board approval are revisions Section 6.000, Colorado Works and Child Care
Policies and Procedures, Weld County Department of Social Services Operations Manual. This
revision was reviewed at the Board's Work Session held on February 7, 2007.
The purposes of the revisions are to
1. Provide a cost of living increase to child care providers of 3% effective April I, 2007.
Total anticipated expenditures are $94,500 per year.
2. Expand the eligibility level from 150% of poverty level to 185% of the poverty level
effective March 1, 2007. Total anticipated expenditures are $252,000 per year.
The source of funding is the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP).
Section Citation Title of Section.
6.014.1 Client Eligibility
6.014.2 Child Care Provider Rates
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Colorado Works in Weld County and Child Care Policies and Procedures
6.014.2 Child Care Provider Rates
Revised 5/02
Revised 7/06 Effective July 1, 2002, Child Care Provider daily rates will be as follows:
Revised 2/07
Children under Children over
the age of two the age of two
Full-Time Part-Time Full-Time Part-Time
Licensed Centers $28.34 $15.59 $23.14 $13.52
Licensed Homes 18.98 10.44 17.42 9.58
Exempt/Unlicensed care: 11.44 6.29 10.14 5.58
Effective April 1, 2007, Child Care Provider daily rates will be as follows:
Children under eighteen
months old
Full-time Part-time
Licensed Centers $33.37 $18.35
Licensed Homes 22.76 12.52
Exempt/Unlicensed care: 14.46 7.95
Children eighteen months and over
but under thirty-six months
Full-time Part-time
Licensed Centers $30.21 $16.62
Licensed Homes 20.23 11.13
Exempt/Unlicensed care: 12.20 6.71
Children thirty-six
months old and over
Full-time Part-time
Licensed Centers $24.67 $14.41
Licensed Homes 18.57 10.21
Exempt/Unlicensed care: 10.81 5.95
6.014.3 Registration,Activity and Transportation
Added 3/98
Revised 7/1/03 A. Activity and Transportation
The Department pays activity and transportation fees to licensed child care
providers only. Payment will be made only for days that the child is actually in
care and not for those days that the child is absent from care. Providers must also
charge private-pay families these same fees if they are going to charge the
Department.
B. Registration
Effective July 1, 2003, the Department will not pay registration fees for care.
Colorado Works in Weld County and Child Care Policies and Procedures
6.014 Child Care
Effective 9/10/97
Revised 3/01 A. Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP):A program of the State
Division of Child Care which provides child care subsidies to families in the
following programs: LowIncome, Colorado Works and Special Circumstance.
B. Low-Income Program: A child care component within the Colorado Child Care
Assistance Program that targets parents who are working and not participants in
the Colorado Works Program.
C. County Diversion Child Care Assistance for Working Families as outlined under
Section 6.009.2: A child care component for working families who may be
eligible for child care assistance funds through the County Diversion Program of
the Colorado Works Program.
6.014.1 Client Eligibility
Revised 9/99
Revised 3/01 A. Effective March I, 2007, families whose income does not exceed 185% of
Revised 11/02 poverty level will be eligible for child care under the Colorado Works in Weld
Revised 3/07 County Program.
B. Families who meet eligibility requirements of Section 3.904 of thColorado
Department of Human Services, Staff Manual Volume 3.
C. Families who meet eligibility under the Low Income Program under the Colorado
Child Care Assistance Program and are authorized to receive Colorado Works
Program funds under Section 6.009.2 of the Colorado Works in Weld County
Operations Manual.
6.014.11 Eligibility Determination Tor Child Care under the Low Income Program Under
Added 3/01 the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program and the Colorado Works County
Diversion Program.
A. Each applicant and recipient will complete the necessary State applications to
determine eligibility for the Low Income Program and the County Diversion
Program.
B. Each applicant and recipient will complete an additional Individual Assessment
(Exhibit L)and an Individual Responsibility Contract(Exhibit M)for the Low
Income Child Care Program in order to be in compliance with Colorado Works
eligibility requirements.
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