16 Del. Admin. Code § 11000-11001
The purpose of this manual is to outline the policies governing the Division of Social Services (DSS) Child Care Subsidy Program. This program is a collection of multiple federal and State grants, which the Division chooses to combine into one seamless Child Care Subsidy Program. Therefore, except where specific differences are noted, the policies contained in these pages apply as one uniform standard to all individual child care funding sources.
The Division created a seamless Child Care Subsidy Program to ease the decisions child care staff make and to make it possible for families to continue receiving subsidized care as long as they remain eligible. The heart of the seamless system is a common fee scale, a standard set of payment rates, and a funds account management system all built around a sophisticated information system. The Child Care Management Information System (CCMIS) is an important part of the Division's Child Care Subsidy Program. It not only supports the information needs of staff, but also manages their major policy concerns. Therefore, staff should use this Policy Manual in conjunction with the CCMIS User Manual to both understand and operate the Division's Child Care Subsidy Program.
The Child Care Subsidy Program Policy Manual is arranged much like the TANF Public Assistance Manual. The first section covers administrative functions, such as the purpose and goals of the program. The next section covers technical and financial eligibility for child care assistance. The third section covers application processing and the fourth section covers various items from parental rights and responsibilities to overpayments. The last section covers provider issues.
Each section is numbered in succeeding order, beginning with the 11001 series, e.g. 11001, 11002, 11003, etc. Policies which have more than one reference are numbered as follows: 11003 is the policy reference defining eligibility requirements, while 11003.1 refers to technical requirements, further defining eligibility requirements.
16 Del. Admin. Code § 11000-11001