8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1403-1-3.120
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025
Section 8 CCR 1403-1-3.120 - CHILD WELFARE CHILD CAREA. Child Welfare Child Care is used as a temporary service to maintain children in their own homes or in the least restrictive out-of-home care setting when there are no other child care options available. This may include parents, non-certified kinship care, kinship foster care homes, and foster care homes.B. Child Welfare Child Care is not twenty-four (24) hour care. C. Child care services for school-age children during regular school hours shall be different from, and cannot be substituted for, educational services that school districts are required to provide under the Colorado Exceptional Children's Educational Act.D. Eligibility for Child Welfare Child Care is determined on a case-by-case basis by the Child Welfare division using the criteria outlined in Colorado Department of Human Services rules at 12 CCR 2509-4, rule section 7.302 (July 31, 2023), herein incorporated by reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations are available at no cost from the Colorado Department of Human Services, 1575 Sherman St., Denver, Colorado 80203, or at https://www.sos.state.co.us/ccr. These regulations are also available for inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, 710 S. Ash Street, Bldg. C, Denver, Colorado 80246, during regular business hours.E. Child Welfare Child Care households are not subject to residency verification requirements. The county with the open child welfare case shall be considered the county of residency.F. The county shall not provide Child Welfare Child Care utilizing the Child Care Development Fund.46 CR 21, November 10, 2023, effective 10/1/2023, exp. 1/27/2024 (Emergency)46 CR 22, November 25, 2023, effective 12/15/202347 CR 13, July 10, 2024, effective 7/30/2024