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