Definition: The month and year of date of birth of the child receiving subsidized child care.

Data Standards:

Missing

Always required.

Out of Range

Format YYYYMM:

01 <= MM <= 12

current year - Maximum age of child from State look-up table <= YYYY <= current year

Internal Inconsistency

This Element must be earlier than or equal to the date entered in Element 1 (Sample Month/Year of Report Period).

Field Size: 6

Format (YYYYMM): Number

Guidance: The child's date of birth must be the same as or earlier than the date the family started receiving subsidy child care, since a child cannot be cared for until he/she is born.