FY 2002 Tribal Application Plan Procedures for CCDF Grantees |
Index: "Dear Colleague" Letter | ACYF-PI-CC-01-05 | Guidance | Plan Preprint | Tribal Estimates | (Collection available in Word and PDF) |
Related Items: ACF Regional Administrators | 2002 Procedures for 102-477 Grantees | FY 2001 Procedures for 102-477 Grantees | Tribal Construction and Renovation Procedures Document Collections |
Plan Preprint Pages (also available in Word) |
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND
TRIBAL PLAN FOR
THE PERIOD 10/1/01 -- 9/30/03
This Plan describes the program that the Lead Agency will operate
on 10/1/01. 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Amendments Log
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
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 Requirement
APPENDIX
1 -- ASSURANCES & CERTIFICATIONS
APPENDIX
2 -- ELIGIBILITY AND PRIORITY TERMINOLOGY
APPENDIX
3 -- CHILD COUNT DECLARATION
APPENDIX
4 -- LIST OF CERTIFICATIONS
REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated 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: 10/1/01 -- 9/30/03
GRANTEE NAME
Section Amended | Effective/ Proposed Effective Date | Grantee Signature and Date Submitted to ACF | ACF Approving Official's Signature and Date |
Instructions:
- 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.
- ACF completes column 4 and returns a photocopy of the log to the
Lead Agency.
- 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 (back to top)
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): |
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)
1.1) |
The Tribal Lead Agency estimates the following amount of funds to be awarded in fiscal year 2002 (October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002) based on the estimated CCDF allotment for the applicant (see funding estimates section in the Program Instruction and Attachment B, FY 2002 Tribal Estimates Chart). Federal Child Care & Development Fund $________________ . 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 2002 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-01-01,
dated February 5, 2001 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 2002 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 2002
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
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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 |
PART 2 -- DEVELOPING THE
CHILD CARE PROGRAM (back
to top)
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 (back to top)
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. |
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 |
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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.) |
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3.3.8) |
Does the Tribe choose to provide respite child care to children
in protective ( ) Yes. |
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
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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? ( ) No |
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 |
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.
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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 (back
to top)
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) |
Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Agency Definitions (if Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency serves tribal members) 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:
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Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Agency Definitions
(if Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency serves tribal
members)
- "appropriate child care"
- "reasonable distance":
- "unsuitability of informal child care":
- "affordable child care arrangements":
State Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Agency Definitions (if
State Temporary Assistance to Needy Families agency serves tribal
members)
- "appropriate child care"
- "reasonable distance":
- "unsuitability of informal child care":
- "affordable child care arrangements":
PART 5 - ACTIVITIES & SERVICES TO IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE (back
to top)
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
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resource and referral programs; |
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grants or loans to providers to assist in meeting standards; |
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monitoring of compliance with licensing and regulatory requirements; |
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training and technical assistance; |
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compensation for child care providers; |
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comprehensive consumer education; |
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other quality activities consistent with the purposes
and requirements of the CCDF, including: (list each activity) |
5.2)
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Describe each activity that is checked "Yes" above. |
PART 6 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDERS (back
to top)
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):
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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:
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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:
( )
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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. |
( )
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All relative providers are exempt from all health
and safety requirements. |
( )
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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 (back
to top)
The Tribal Lead Agency, named in Part 1 of this Plan, assures that:
- 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))
- 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.]
- 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)
- 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.]
- 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)
- 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))
- 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:
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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: (back to top)
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))
- attending (a job training or educational program)-
- Indian child -
- Indian reservation or service area
- in loco parentis -
- job training and educational program -
- physical or mental incapacity (if the Lead Agency provides such
services to children age 13 and older).
- protective services -
- residing with -
- special needs child -
- working -
- Additional terminology related to conditions of eligibility or
priority established by the Tribal Lead Agency:
APPENDIX 3 - CHILD COUNT DECLARATION (back to top)
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
This count shows the number of Indian children under age 13 as of________________________
.
date
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Signature of Individual Authorized to
Act for the Tribe
APPENDIX 4 - LIST
OF CERTIFICATIONS (back
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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.
Current Tribal Lead Agencies were previously 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.
Index: "Dear Colleague" Letter | ACYF-PI-CC-01-05 | Guidance | Plan Preprint | Tribal Estimates | (Collection available in Word and PDF) |
Related Items: ACF Regional Administrators | 2002 Procedures for 102-477 Grantees | FY 2001 Procedures for 102-477 Grantees | Tribal Construction and Renovation Procedures Document Collections |