Effective Date - January 1, 2009

101                 Purpose of the Child Care Program 

Child Care - ARW, Chapt. 1, Purchase of Service

                        Child Care is a financial assistance program for families with children which aims to:

A.    Ensure the safety of children while left in care when their caretaker is at work, school or employment training.

B.    Provide assistance to low income families who need child care assistance because of work, attending an educational program or an employment training program.

C.   Encourage the client to continue his/her work, education or employment training activity and move toward self-support and self-sufficiency by requiring a parental contribution for services as income increases.

D.   Increase the client’s knowledge of quality child care and ability to make informed decisions concerning child care by providing consumer education materials.

E.    Promote parental choice by allowing clients to make their own decisions on the child care that best suits their family’s needs.