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The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. Presentation to the AmeriCorps 2008 ED Conference. AmeriCorps and VISTA Child Care Eligibility. Requirements Full-time Member Parent or Legal guardian Child under 13 years old.
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The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies Presentation to the AmeriCorps 2008 ED Conference
AmeriCorps and VISTA Child Care Eligibility • Requirements • Full-time Member • Parent or Legal guardian • Child under 13 years old
Child Care Application Process for Member • Member application • On-line • Download at www.naccrra.org • Request by phone, fax, or mail • Required member documents • Birth certificate for each child need care • Court issued document of legal custody, if member is legal guardian or foster parent
Child Care Application Process for Member Con’t • Proof of salary and wages for four most recent pay periods for each household member (includes member income is in addition to living allowance • Official proof of other types of income (SSI, military pay, child support, alimony) • State rules apply • Application must be signed by site Program Manager
Child Care Application Process for Provider • Provider application • On-line • Download at www.naccrra.org • Request by phone, fax, or mail • Required provider documents • License (copy of renewal documents if license expires within 30 days) • Child care provider’s social security card, if unlicensed • In California, drivers license or non-drivers ID for unlicensed provider
Child Care Payments • Members receive child are attendance sheets • Provider completes at the end of month and fax, email, or mail to NACCRRA • Provider and member must sign attendance sheets • Provider paid within 10 business days after receipt of attendance sheet • Processing delayed if attendance sheet is incomplete, inaccurate, or missing parent and provider signatures • Provider reimbursed up to the maximum rate allowed by state child care regulations • Payments made directly to provider
Program Difficulties • Member applications received without Program Manager’s signature • Hard to get in touch with Member at program site • Member and site email capability limited • Providers with no email, fax, or copy capability • Provider Social Security cards unreadable • Provider W-9’s not signed • Attendance sheets received without signatures