Tribal Plan Preprint for 10/1/99 — 9/30/01 |
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND
TRIBAL PLAN FOR _______________
FOR THE PERIOD 10/1/99—9/30/01
This Plan describes the program that the Lead Agency will operate on 10/1/99. As provided for in the applicable statutes and regulations, the Lead Agency has the flexibility to modify this program at any time, including changing the options selected or described herein.
The official text of the applicable laws and regulations govern,
and the Lead Agency acknowledges its responsibility to adhere to them
regardless of the fact that, for purposes of simplicity and clarity,
the specific provisions printed herein are sometimes paraphrases of,
or excerpts and incomplete quotations from, the full text.
(Form ACF 118-A Approved OMB Number: 0970-0198, expires
05/31/02
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Amendments Log
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PART 1 ADMINISTRATION
PART 2 DEVELOPING THE CHILD CARE PROGRAM
Section 2.1 - Consultation
Section 2.2 - Coordination of Services
Section 2.3 - Public Hearing Process
Section 2.4 - Public-Private Partnerships
PART 3 CHILD CARE SERVICES OFFERED
Section 3.1 - Description of Child Care Services
Section 3.2 - Payment Rates for the Provision of Child Care
Section 3.3 - Eligibility Criteria for Child Care
Section 3.4 - Priority Rules for Children
Section 3.5 - Sliding Fee Scale for Child Care
Section 3.6 - The Certificate Payment System
PART 4 PROCESSES WITH PARENTS
Section 4.1 - Family Application Process
Section 4.2 - Record of Substantiated Parental Complaints
Section 4.3 - Unlimited Parental Access
Section 4.4 - Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Agency's Criteria/Definitions
- inability to obtain care.
PART 5 ACTIVITIES & SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE
PART 6 HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDERS
Section 6.1 - Health and Safety Requirements for Center-Based providers
Section 6.2 - Health and Safety Requirements for Group Home providers
Section 6.3 - Health and Safety Requirements for Family providers
Section 6.4 - Health and Safety Requirements for In-Home providers
Section 6.5 - Exemptions to Health and Safety Requirements
Section 6.6 - Enforcement of Health and Safety Requirements
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APPENDIX 1 -- ASSURANCES & CERTIFICATIONS
APPENDIX 2 -- ELIGIBILITY AND PRIORITY TERMINOLOGY
APPENDIX 3 -- CHILD COUNT DECLARATION
APPENDIX 4 -- LIST OF CERTIFICATIONS
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REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS
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to average 35 hours per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
AMENDMENTS LOG
Child Care and Development Fund Plan
For the period: 10/1/99 -- 9/30/01
GRANTEE NAME:_________________________________________
Section Amended |
Effective/ Proposed Effective Date |
Grantee Signature and
Date Submitted to ACF |
ACF Approving Official's Signature and Date |
Instructions:
1) Lead Agency completes the first 3 columns and sends a photocopy of this log (showing the latest amendment sent to ACF) and the amended section(s) to the ACF Regional contact. A copy of the log, showing the latest amendment pending in ACF, is retained in the Lead Agency's Plan.
2) ACF completes column 4 and returns a photocopy of the log to the Lead Agency.
3) The Lead Agency replaces this page in the Plan with the copy of the log received from ACF showing the approval date.
Note: This process depends on repeated subsequent use of the same log page over the life of the Plan. At any time the log should reflect all amendments, both approved and pending in ACF. The Lead Agency is advised to retain those "old" plan pages that are superseded by amendments in a separate appendix to its Plan.
PART 1—ADMINISTRATION
The Lead Agency has been designated by the applicant Tribe
or tribal consortium to represent the Tribe or tribal organization
as the Lead Agency. The Lead Agency agrees to administer the program
in accordance with applicable Federal laws, regulations and in accordance
with the provisions of this Plan, including the assurances and certifications
appended hereto. (658D, 658E)
Name of Lead Agency: |
Address of Lead Agency: |
Name and Title of the
Lead Agency's Administrator: |
Phone Number:
Fax Number: E-Mail Address (if applicable): |
1.1) | The Tribal Lead Agency estimates the following amount of funds
to be awarded in fiscal year 2000 (October 1, 1999 through September
30, 2001) based on the estimated CCDF allotment for the
applicant (see funding estimates section in the Program Instruction
and Attachment Allocation chart).
NOTE: estimated allotments are provided for planning purposes and may increase or decrease when updated data becomes available before the final grant awards are issued. |
1.2) | The Tribal Lead Agency estimates that the following amount
of CCDF funds awarded in FY 2000 will be used for construction
or renovation purposes: $_______________________________________________ This Application does not give approval to spend funds
on construction or renovation. Funds for this purpose cannot
be spent until a Tribe has applied for and received approval,
through a separate application process, from the Administration
for Children and Families). As a part of the separate construction/
renovation application process, a Tribe must show that adequate
facilities are not otherwise available to carry out child care
programs, and that the lack of facilities will inhibit future
program operations. Furthermore, a Tribe cannot reduce the level
of child care services, as compared to the preceding fiscal
year, in order to spend funds on construction or renovation.
Procedures regarding the separate construction/renovation application
process are contained in ACYF-PI-CC-05 dated August 18,1997
and ACYF-PI-CC-97-06 dated November 4, 1997 and regulations
at 45 CFR 98.2 and 98.84 |
1.3) | The Lead Agency estimates that the following amount (or percentage) of the CCDF funds awarded in FY 2000 will be used to administer the program ((658E(c)(3)(C)) $_______ . |
1.4) | The Lead Agency estimates that the following amount (or
percentage) of CCDF funds awarded in FY 2000 will be used on quality
activities , as described in Section 5 of the plan (658G, 98.51,
98.83(f)) $__________ . |
1.5) | Will the Lead Agency directly administer and implement
all programs funded under the Child Care and Development
Fund? ((658D(b)(1)(A), 658E(c)(3)(C), 98.11, 98.16(c)(1)) ( ) Yes. Go to 1.8 and/or 1.9 ( ) No, the following entity(ies) is/are responsible to administer/implement all or a part of the:
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1.6) | Is any entity named in response to 1.5 a non-governmental
entity (e.g., an entity outside of the tribal government)?
( ) No. |
1.7) | Describe:
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1.8) | A tribal consortium must provide a list of its participating
members and include demonstrations from these participating members
((98.80(c)(1), 98.81(b)(8)(i)) These demonstrations are provided as Attachment _______. NOTE: For Alaska Native Regional Nonprofit
Corporations, the list and |
1.9) | The Tribal Lead Agency has determined the number of Indian children,
under age 13, as defined in Appendix 2, #2 who reside on or near
the reservation, or service area (defined in Appendix 2,#3) (98.81(a)(4),
98.81(b)(4))
Complete and attach the "Child Count Declaration" at Appendix 3. NOTE: See "Guidance for Completing the Plan" regarding age of children to be counted and time frames for the child count. |
PART 2 -- DEVELOPING THE CHILD CARE PROGRAM
Section 2.1 - Consultation:
Describe when and with whom the Lead Agency consulted in developing
this Plan. At a minimum, the description must state what representatives
of the tribal community (or tribal communities in the case of a consortium)
were consulted. (658D(b)(2), 98.12(b), 98.16(d))
Section 2.2 - Coordination of Services:
2.2.1) | Describe how the Lead Agency is coordinating the delivery of CCDF-funded child care services with other tribal, Federal, State, and local child care, early childhood development programs, and before- and after-school care services. (658D(b)(1)(D), 658O(c)(2)(A), 98.16(d),98.82(b)) |
2.2.2)) | Describe the results of the Tribal Lead Agency's coordination
activities with agencies responsible for health (including the
agency responsible for immunizations), education, employment services
or workforce development, and the State Temporary Assistance to
Needy Families agency and/or tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families agency— if the Tribe is operating its own Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families program (98.14(a), 98.16(d)) |
2.2.3) | A tribal consortium must describe how it is coordinating services
on behalf of its participating members. The description must include
a brief summary of the direct child care services funded by CCDF
for each of its participating members (or "constituent"
members in the case of Alaskan entities) (98.81(b)(8)(ii),98.83(c)(1))
This description may be provided in this space, or as Attachment
_______ . |
Section 2.3 - Public Hearing Process:
Describe the public hearing process held to provide the Tribe (or
member Tribes, in the case of a tribal consortium) an opportunity
to comment on the provision of child care services under the Tribe's
(or tribal consortium's) Plan. The description must include the date(s)
and location(s) of the hearing(s), and how and when the public was
notified of the hearing(s). (658D(b)(1)(C), 98.14(c), 98.16(e))
Section 2.4 - Public-Private Partnerships:
Describe any activities, including planned activities, to encourage
public-private partnerships which promote private-sector involvement
in meeting child care needs. (98.16(d))
PART 3 -- CHILD CARE SERVICES OFFERED
Section 3.1 - Description of Child Care Services:
REMINDER: Non-Exempt Tribes are required to operate certificate programs. Certificates must permit parents to choose from a variety of child care categories including center-based care, group home care, family child care and in-home care.
( 98.30(e))
3.1.1) | Does the Lead Agency offer child care services through:
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3.1.2) | Answer this question only if your Tribe operates a certificate
program. Non-exempt tribal Lead Agencies must answer this
question. The Lead Agency must allow for in-home care, but may
limit its use.
Does the Lead Agency limit the use of in-home care in any way? ( ) Yes, and the limits and the reasons for those limits are:
(98.16(g)(2), 98.30(e)(1)(iv)) |
3.1.3) | Are all of the child care services described in #3.1.1
above available throughout the entire service area? (658E(a),
98.16(g)(3)) ( ) Yes ( ) No, and the following are the areas in which these services
are not offered: |
Section 3.2 - Payment Rates for the Provision of Child Care:
The Statute (at 658E(c)(4)) requires the Lead Agency to establish payment rates for child care services that ensure eligible children equal access to comparable care. The payment rates are provided as Attachment .
The following is a summary of the facts relied on by the Tribal Lead Agency to determine that the attached rates are sufficient to ensure equal access to comparable child care services provided to children whose parents are not eligible to receive child care assistance under the CCDF and other governmental programs. Include, at a minimum: (98.16(l), 98.43)
- The date of the local market rate survey(s):__________
- How the payment rates are adequate to ensure equal access based on the results of the required local market rate survey (i.e., the relationship between the attached payment rates and the market rates observed in the survey). Indicate if the Tribal Lead Agency based its rates on the State survey(s):
- For Non-Exempt Tribes Only—If the payment rates do not reflect individual rates for the full range of providers -- center-based, group home, family and in-home care -- explain how the choice of the full range of providers is made available to parents:
- Additional facts:
Section 3.3 - Eligibility Criteria for Child Care:
By statute, all eligible children must be under the age of 13 and reside with a family whose income does not exceed 85% of the Grantee Median Income (GMI) for a family of the same size and whose parent(s) are working or attending a job training or educational program or who receive or need to receive protective services. (658E(c)(3)(B), 658P(4), 98.20, 98.80(f), 98.81(b)(1))
3.3.1) | Tribal Lead Agencies must select one of the following
two definitions of Grantee Median Income (GMI):
_______Tribal Median Income (TMI) for a family of the same size residing in the area served by the tribal Lead Agency; or _______State Median Income (SMI) for a family of the same size. |
3.3.2) | Complete column (a) of the matrix below based on the definition
of Grantee Median Income (GMI) selected above (TMI or SMI).
Complete column (b) ONLY IF the Lead Agency is using income eligibility limits lower than 85% of the GMI. |
Family Size |
85% of Grantee Median Income (GMI) ($/month) |
Income Level, lower than 85% GMI, if used to limit eligibility ($/month) |
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2 | ||
3 | ||
4 | ||
5 |
3.3.3) | Has the Lead Agency established additional eligibility
criteria, for example higher income limits in one part of the
tribal service area? (658E(c)(3)(B), 98.16(g)(5), 98.20(b))
( ) No ( ) Yes, and the additional eligibility criteria that the
Lead Agency has established are: (Terms must be defined
in Appendix 2) |
3.3.4) | Has the Lead Agency elected to waive, on a case-by-case
basis, the fee and income eligibility requirements for cases
in which children receive or need to receive protective services,
as defined in Appendix 2? (658P(4), 658E(c)(3)(B), 98.20(a)(3)(ii)(A))
( ) No ( ) Yes ( ) Not Applicable |
3.3.5) | Does the Lead Agency allow child care for children
age 13 and above who are physically and/or mentally incapable
of self-care? (Physical and mental incapacity must then be defined
in Appendix 2.) (658P(4), 658E(c)(3)(B), 98.20(a)(1)ii))
( ) No ( ) Yes, and the upper age is______. |
3.3.6) | Does the Lead Agency allow child care for children
age 13 and above who are under court supervision? (658P(4),
658E(c)(3)(B))
( ) No ( ) Yes, and the upper age is_______ . |
3.3.7) | Does the Tribe choose to provide CCDF-funded
child care to children in foster care whose foster care parent(s)
are not working, or who are not in education/training
activities? (98.20, 98.16(f)(7))
( ) Yes. (NOTE: This means that for CCDF purposes the Tribe considers these children to be in protective services.) ( ) No. |
3.3.8) | Does the Tribe choose to provide respite child care to children
in protective services? (98.16(f)(7))
( ) Yes. ( ) No. |
Section 3.4 - Priority Rules for Children:
3.4.1) | Describe how the Lead Agency will give priority for child
care services to children with special needs (as defined
in Appendix 2, # 9) (658E(c)(3)(B), 98.44) |
3.4.2) | Does the Lead Agency have additional priority rules or categories?
(658E(c)(3)(B), 98.16(g)(5), 98.20(b))
( ) No ( ) Yes, and the following are the additional priority rules
or categories. (Terms must also be defined in Appendix 2) |
3.4.3) | Demonstrate the manner in which the Tribe will meet the specific child care needs of families who are receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, families who are attempting through work activities to transition off of such assistance program, and families that are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program. (658E(c)(2)(H)) |
Section 3.5 - Sliding Fee Scale for Child Care Services:
3.5.1) | A sliding fee scale, which is used to determine each family's
contribution to the cost of child care, must vary based on income
and the size of the family (98.42(b))
A copy of the Lead Agency's sliding fee scale for child care services is provided as Attachment_____ . Will the Lead Agency use additional factors to determine each family's contribution to the cost of child care? (658E(c)(3)(B), 98.16(I)) ( ) No ( ) Yes, and the following describes those additional factors,
including how they will be used to determine the family's
contribution: |
3.5.2) | Is the same sliding fee scale provided in the attachment in
response to question 3.5.1 above in use in all parts
of the tribal service area? (658E(c)(3)(B), 98.42)
( ) Yes ( ) No, and other scale(s) are provided as Attachment . |
3.5.3) | The Lead Agency may waive contributions from families whose
incomes are at or below the poverty level for a family of the
same size. (98.42(c)) The poverty level used by a Lead Agency
for a family of 3 is $ .
The Lead Agency must elect ONE of these options: ( ) ALL families with income at or below the poverty level for a family of the same size ARE NOT required to pay a fee. ( ) ALL families, including those with incomes at or below the poverty level for families of the same size, ARE required to pay a fee. ( ) SOME families with income at or below the poverty level for a family of the same size ARE NOT required to pay a fee. A description of these families is: |
3.5.4) | The following is an explanation of how the copayments required by the Tribal Lead Agency's sliding fee scale(s) are affordable:(98.43(b)(3)) |
Section 3.6 - Certificate Payment System:
Complete this section only if your Tribe operates a certificate program. Non-exempt tribal Lead Agencies must complete this section.
A child care certificate means a certificate, check or other disbursement, that is issued by the Lead Agency to a parent who may use it to pay for child care services from a variety of providers (including center-based, group home, family and in-home child care) or as a deposit for services. (658E(c)(2)(A)(iii)), 658P(2), 98.2, 98.30, 98.16(k))
Describe the overall child care certificate payment process, including, at a minimum:
3.6.1) | A description of the form of the certificate (a copy of the
certificate, if applicable, is included as Attachment ); |
3.6.2) | A description of how the certificate program permits parents
to choose from a variety of child care settings by explaining
how a parent moves from receipt of the certificate to choice
of care; and |
3.6.3) | If the Lead Agency is also providing child care services through grants and contracts, explain how it ensures that parents offered child care services are given the option of receiving a child care certificate. |
PART 4 - PROCESSES WITH PARENTS
Section 4.1—Family Application Process
4.1) | Describe the process involved for a family to apply to receive
child care services (658E(c)(2)(D), (658D(b)(1)(A), (658E(c)(3)(B),
98.16(h), 98.30))
The description must include:
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Section 4.2—Record of Substantiated Parental Complaints
4.2) | Provide a detailed description of how the Lead Agency maintains
a record of substantiated parental complaints and how it makes
the information regarding such parental complaints available
to the public on request. (658E(c)(2)(C), 98.32, 98.16(m)) |
Section 4.3—Description of Procedures for Unlimited Parental Access
4.3) | Provide a detailed description of the procedures in effect in the tribal service area for affording parents unlimited access to their children whenever their children are in the care of a provider who receives CCDF funds. (658E(c)(2)(B), 98.31, 98.16(n)) |
Section 4.4—Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Agency's Criteria/Definitions Regarding Inability to Obtain Care
4.4) | The regulations at section 98.33(b) require the Lead Agency
to inform parents who receive Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families benefits about the exception to the individual penalties
associated with the work requirement for any single custodial
parent who has a demonstrated inability to obtain needed child
care for a child under 6 years of age (98.16(p), 98.33(b))
In fulfilling this requirement, the following criteria or definitions are applied by the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency -- which include both the Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency and the State Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency if both provide Temporary Assistance to Needy Families to tribal members -- to determine whether the parent has a demonstrated inability to obtain needed child care. NOTE: The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency, not the CCDF Care Lead Agency, is responsible for establishing the following criteria or definitions. These criteria or definitions are offered in this Plan as a matter of public record. The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency/agencies responsible for these criteria or definitions is/are: ____________________________ __________________________ Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Agency (if applicable) The regulations at section 98.33(b) require the Lead Agency to inform parents who receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families benefits about the exception to the individual penalties associated with the work requirement for any single custodial parent who has a demonstrated inability to obtain needed child care for a child under 6 years of age (98.16(p), 98.33(b)) In fulfilling this requirement, the following criteria or definitions are applied by the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency -- which include both the Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency and the State Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency if both provide Temporary Assistance to Needy Families to tribal members -- to determine whether the parent has a demonstrated inability to obtain needed child care. NOTE: The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency, not the CCDF Care Lead Agency, is responsible for establishing the following criteria or definitions. These criteria or definitions are offered in this Plan as a matter of public record. The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency/agencies
responsible for these criteria or definitions is/are: ____________________________ __________________________ Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Agency (if applicable) State Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Agency (if applicable) Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Agency Definitions (if Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency serves tribal members)
State Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Agency Definitions (if State Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency serves tribal members)
State Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Agency (if applicable) Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Agency Definitions (if Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency serves tribal members)
State Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Agency Definitions (if State Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency serves tribal members)
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PART 5 - ACTIVITIES & SERVICES TO
IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE
5.1) | Check either "Yes" or "No" for each listed
activity indicating which of the following activities the Lead
Agency will undertake to improve the availability and quality
of child care. (658G, 658E(c)(3)(B), 98.16(h), 98.51, 98.83(f))
Yes No ___ ___ resource and referral programs; ___ ___grants or loans to providers to assist in meeting standards; ___ ___monitoring of compliance with licensing and regulatory requirements; ___ ___training and technical assistance; ___ ___compensation for child care providers; ___ ___comprehensive consumer education; ___ ___other quality activities consistent with the purposes
and requirements of the CCDF, including: (list each activity) |
5.2) | Describe each activity that is checked "Yes" above. |
PART 6 - HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDERS
Section 6.1 - Health and Safety Requirements for Center-Based Providers (658E(c)(2)(F), 98.16(j), 98.41)
6.1) | For all Center-Based Child Care Providers, the following health
and safety requirements apply to child care services provided
under the CCDF (98.16(j), 98.41): Prevention and control of infectious disease (including
immunizations) Building and physical premises safety Health and safety training |
Section 6.2 - Health and Safety Requirements for Group Home Providers (658E(c)(2)(F), 98.16(j), 98.41)
6.2) | For all Group Home Child Care Providers, the following health
and safety requirements apply to child care services provided
under the CCDF:
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Section 6.3 - Health and Safety Requirements for Family Providers (658E(c)(2)(F), 98.16(j), 98.41)
6.3) | For all Family Child Care Providers, the following health
and safety requirements apply to child care services provided
under the CCDF:
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Section 6.4 - Health and Safety Requirements for In-Home Providers (658E(c)(2)(F), 98.16(j), 98.41)
6.4) | For all In-Home Child Care Providers, the following health
and safety requirements apply to child care services provided
under the CCDF: Prevention and control of infectious disease (including immunizations) Building and physical premises safety Health and safety training |
Section 6.5 - Exemptions to Health and Safety Requirements
At Grantee option, the following relatives; grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles, or siblings who live in a separate residence from the child in care, may be exempted from health and safety requirements (658P(5)(B), 98.41(g)). Indicate the lead agency policy regarding these relative providers:
() | All relative providers are subject to the same requirements as described in sections 6.1 - 6.4 above, as appropriate; there are no exemptions for relatives or different requirements for them. |
() | All relative providers are exempt from all health and safety requirements. |
() | Some or all relative providers are subject to different health and safety requirements from those described in sections 6.1 - 6.4 and the following describes those different requirements and which relatives they apply to): |
Section 6.6 - Enforcement of Health and Safety Requirements
The following is a description of how health and safety standards
are effectively enforced by the Lead Agency: (658E(c)(2)(E), 98.41(d))
APPENDIX 1 -- ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS
The Tribal Lead Agency, named in Part 1 of this Plan, assures that:
(1) | Upon approval, it will have in effect a program that complies with the provisions of the Plan printed herein, and is administered in accordance with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 as amended, Section 418 of the Social Security Act, and all other applicable Federal laws and regulations. (658D(b), 658E(a), 98.15(a)(1)) |
(2) | The parent(s) of each eligible child within the Tribe or tribal service area who receives or is offered child care services for which financial assistance is provided is given the option either to enroll such child with a child care provider that has a grant or contract for the provision of the service or to receive a child care certificate. (658E(c)(2)(A)(i), 98.2, 98.30, 98.15(a)(2)) [Exempt Tribal Lead Agencies are not required to operate certificate programs.] |
(3) | In cases in which the parent(s) elect(s) to enroll the child with a provider that has a grant or contract with the Tribal Lead Agency, the child will be enrolled with the eligible provider selected by the parent to the maximum extent practicable. (658E(c)(2)(A)(ii), 98.15(a)(3), 98.30) |
(4) | The child care certificate offered to parents shall be of a value commensurate with the subsidy value of child care services provided under a grant or contract. (658E(c)(2)(A)(iii), 98.15(a)(4), 98.30) [Exempt Tribal Lead Agencies are not required to operate certificate programs.] |
(5) | The Tribe, or tribal consortium, will coordinate, to the maximum extent feasible, with the Lead Agency(ies) in the State(s) in which the child care programs or activities will be carried out. (98.12, 98.14(a)&(b), 98.81(b)(3)(i), 98.82) |
(6) | Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) programs and activities will be carried out for the benefit of Indian children on an Indian reservation (except for Programs located in Alaska, California, or Oklahoma). (98.81(b)(3)(ii), 98.83(b)) |
(7) | With respect to State and local regulatory requirements (or tribal regulatory requirements), health and safety requirements, payment rates, and registration requirements, State or local (or tribal) rules, procedures or other requirements promulgated for the purpose of the CCDF will not significantly restrict parental choice from among categories of care or types of providers (658E(c)(2)(A), 98.15(a)(5), 98.15(p), 98.30(e)&(f), 98.40(b)(2), 98.41(b), 98.43(d), 98.45(d)). |
The Tribal Lead Agency also certifies that:
(1) | It has procedures in place to ensure that providers of child care services for which assistance is provided under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) afford parents unlimited access to their children and to the providers caring for their children during the normal hours of operations and whenever such children are in the care of such providers. (658E(c)(2)(B), 98.15(b)(1), 98.31) |
(2) | It maintains a record of substantiated parental complaints and makes information regarding such complaints available to the public on request. (658E(c)(2)(C), 98.15(b)(2), 98.32) |
(3) | It will collect and disseminate to parents of eligible children and the general public, consumer education information that will promote informed child care choices. (658E(c)(2)(D), 98.15(b)(3), 98.33) |
(4) | There are in effect licensing requirements applicable to child care services provided within the area served by the Tribal Lead Agency pursuant to §98.40. (98.15(b)(4), 98.40) |
(5) | There are in effect, under tribal, local or State law, requirements designed to protect the health and safety of children; these requirements are applicable to child care providers that provide services for which assistance is made available under the CCDF. (658E(c)(2)(F), 98.15(b)(5), 98.41) |
(6) | Procedures are in effect to ensure that child care providers that provide services for which assistance is provided under the CCDF comply with all applicable health and safety requirements. (658E(c)(2)(G), 98.15(b)(6), 98.41) |
(7) | Payment rates under the CCDF for the provision of child care services will be sufficient to ensure equal access for eligible children to comparable child care services in the Tribe or tribal service area that are provided to children whose parents are not eligible to receive assistance under this program or under any other Federal or State child care assistance programs. (658E(c)(4)(A), 98.15(b)(7), 98.43) |
APPENDIX 2 - ELIGIBILITY AND PRIORITY TERMINOLOGY:
For purposes of determining eligibility and priority for CCDF-funded child care services, Tribal Lead Agencies must define the following terms. (658E(a), 98.16(f), 98.81(b)(2))
(1) attending (a job training or educational program)-
(2) Indian child -
(3) Indian reservation or service area -
(4) in loco parentis -
(5) job training and educational program -
(6) physical or mental incapacity (if the Lead Agency provides such
services to children age 13 and older).
(7) protective services -
(8) residing with -
(9) special needs child -
(10) working -
(11) Additional terminology related to conditions of eligibility
or priority established by the Tribal Lead Agency:
APPENDIX 3—CHILD COUNT DECLARATION
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Name of Tribal Lead Agency
This certifies that the number of Indian children under age 13 (as
defined in Appendix 2, #2) who reside on or near the reservation or
service area (as defined in Appendix 2, #3) is________.
number |
date |
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Signature of Individual Authorized to Act for Tribal Lead Agency
APPENDIX 4—LIST OF CERTIFICATIONS
New tribal CCDF applicants must complete and submit the following certifications as Appendix 4 of their tribal plan preprint:
- Assurance of compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
- Certification regarding debarment (includes definitions for use with the certification of debarment);
- HHS certification regarding drug-free workplace requirements; and
- Certification of compliance with the Pro-Child Act of 1994.
New applicants should contact their ACF Regional Office to obtain copies of the required certifications.
Tribes that received FY 1999 CCDF funds were required to submit these
certifications with their 2-year plan preprint. Therefore, the certifications
do not need to be submitted again. Tribes are reminded that even if
they have changed their Lead Agency, the certifications apply to the
successor agency.