FY 2002 Procedures for 102-477 Grantees |
Index: "Dear Colleague" Letter | ACYF-PI-CC-01-06 | Tribal Estimates | Declaration | List of Assurances | Statutory and Regulatory Requirements | (Collection also available in Word and PDF) |
Related Items: ACF Regional Administrators | 2002 Tribal Application Plan Procedures for CCDF Grantees | FY 2001 Procedures for 102-477 Grantees | Tribal Construction and Renovation Procedures Document Collections |
Attachment D: Assurances and Certifications |
Assurances
and Certifications
The applicant Tribe or tribal consortium 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 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 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 Child Care and Development Fund will not significantly restrict parental choice from among categories of care or types of providers. (658E©(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))
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The applicant Tribe or tribal consortium 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 afford parents unlimited access to their children
and to the providers caring for their children during the normal
hours of operation 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 State (or 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 Child Care and Development
Fund. (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 Child
Care and Development Fund comply with all applicable health and
safety requirements. (658E(c)(2)(G), 98.15(b)(6), 98.41)
- Payment rates under the Child Care and Development Fund 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)
Index: "Dear Colleague" Letter | ACYF-PI-CC-01-06 | Tribal Estimates | Declaration | List of Assurances | Statutory and Regulatory Requirements | (Collection also available in Word and PDF) |
Related Items: ACF Regional Administrators | 2002 Tribal Application Plan Procedures for CCDF Grantees | FY 2001 Procedures for 102-477 Grantees | Tribal Construction and Renovation Procedures Document Collections |