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Child CareChild CareChild CareChild Care 2 Parent 2 Parent HouseholdsHouseholds2 Parent 2 Parent
HouseholdsHouseholdsPaSPaSPaSPaSSUPPORT SUPPORT SERVICESSERVICESSUPPORT SUPPORT SERVICESSERVICESSANCTIONSSANCTIONSSANCTIONSSANCTIONS
This word indicates This word indicates that a sanction has that a sanction has
been removed.been removed.
SANCTIONS - $100SANCTIONS - $100
The answer is:
What is What is “Expunged”?“Expunged”?
SANCTIONS - $100SANCTIONS - $100
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This period of travel time This period of travel time to a childcare provider is to a childcare provider is considered reasonable.considered reasonable.
SANCTIONS - $200SANCTIONS - $200
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What is ½ hour or less?What is ½ hour or less?
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This is the final step in This is the final step in the sanction process the sanction process
before Eligibility before Eligibility becomes involved.becomes involved.
The answer is:
What is supervisory What is supervisory approval?approval?
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The amount and The amount and duration of sanctions duration of sanctions
are found here.are found here.
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The answer is:
What is the Maine Public What is the Maine Public Assistance Manual?Assistance Manual?
SANCTIONS - $500SANCTIONS - $500
This group of This group of participants has special participants has special
rules for sanctions, rules for sanctions, dealing with dealing with
“appropriate and “appropriate and affordable” child care.affordable” child care.
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The answer is:
What is “single parents What is “single parents with a child under 6”?with a child under 6”?
SUPPORT SERVICES - SUPPORT SERVICES - $100$100
This phrase describes the This phrase describes the time between starting time between starting
with ASPIRE and ending with ASPIRE and ending TANF assistance.TANF assistance.
SUPPORT SERVICES - SUPPORT SERVICES - $100$100
The answer is:The answer is:What is “Period of What is “Period of
Enrollment”?Enrollment”?
SUPPORT SERVICES - SUPPORT SERVICES - $200$200
This varies by the type This varies by the type of facility, county, and of facility, county, and
age of a child.age of a child.
SUPPORT SERVICES - SUPPORT SERVICES - $200$200
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The Child Care The Child Care Market Rate.Market Rate.
SUPPORT SERVICES - SUPPORT SERVICES - $300$300
The mileage The mileage reimbursement for reimbursement for specially equipped specially equipped
vehicles.vehicles.
SUPPORT SERVICES - SUPPORT SERVICES - $300$300
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What is “45 Cents?”What is “45 Cents?”
SUPPORT SERVICES - SUPPORT SERVICES - $400$400
The first 4 ASPIRE The first 4 ASPIRE Services to go on the Services to go on the
EBT card.EBT card.
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What are transportation, What are transportation, eye care, clothing/ eye care, clothing/ uniforms, and uniforms, and occupational expenses.occupational expenses.
SUPPORT SERVICES - SUPPORT SERVICES - $500$500
The word in policy used The word in policy used to describe glasses and to describe glasses and
contact lenses.contact lenses.
SUPPORT SERVICES - SUPPORT SERVICES - $500$500
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What is “Appliances”?What is “Appliances”?
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The verb beginning The verb beginning with “M” describes the with “M” describes the
student’s status in student’s status in school.school.
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The answer is:The answer is:
What is Matriculating?What is Matriculating?
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A bachelor degree that A bachelor degree that is described by this is described by this
word makes the holder word makes the holder ineligible for PaS.ineligible for PaS.
PaS - $200PaS - $200
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What is Marketable?What is Marketable?
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The combined number The combined number of hours that a 2 parent of hours that a 2 parent family whose childcare family whose childcare is paid by ASPIRE needs is paid by ASPIRE needs
to do for PaS.to do for PaS.
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What is the 55 hours?What is the 55 hours?
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The % of PaS clients to The % of PaS clients to the total TANF caseload. the total TANF caseload.
PaS - $400PaS - $400
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What is 7%?What is 7%?
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These items count towards These items count towards participation in the PaS participation in the PaS student’s last semester.student’s last semester.
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The answer is:The answer is:What are resume What are resume preparation, employment preparation, employment research, interviews, and research, interviews, and other activity related to other activity related to job placement?job placement?
CHILDCARE - $100CHILDCARE - $100
This is the primary This is the primary reason why a childcare reason why a childcare
facility has to be facility has to be licensed or registered.licensed or registered.
CHILDCARE - $100CHILDCARE - $100
The answer is:The answer is: What is care for more What is care for more than 2 unrelated than 2 unrelated children?children?
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The maximum amount of The maximum amount of time that ASPIRE can time that ASPIRE can
authorize payments prior authorize payments prior to the beginning of to the beginning of activities on FCA.activities on FCA.
CHILDCARE - $200CHILDCARE - $200
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What is 30 days?What is 30 days?
CHILDCARE - $300CHILDCARE - $300
This market rate is This market rate is used to pay for out-of-used to pay for out-of-
state childcare.state childcare.
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What is the same county What is the same county as that which the ASPIRE as that which the ASPIRE participant resides?participant resides?
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This is sent to a childcare This is sent to a childcare provider to show how provider to show how much money was paid much money was paid during the previous year.during the previous year.
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The answer is:The answer is:
What is a 1099 Form?What is a 1099 Form?
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According to ASPIRE rules, According to ASPIRE rules, these are 2 categories of these are 2 categories of children where ASPIRE can children where ASPIRE can pay in excess of the 75pay in excess of the 75thth percentile for child care percentile for child care on a case by case basis.on a case by case basis.
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What are infants or What are infants or Special Needs Children?Special Needs Children?
2 Parent Households - 2 Parent Households - $100$100
The State requirement for The State requirement for individual participation.individual participation.
2 Parent Households - 2 Parent Households - $100$100
The answer is:The answer is:What is minimum of What is minimum of 20 hours each parent 20 hours each parent per week?per week?
2 Parent Households - 2 Parent Households - $200$200
The Federal requirements The Federal requirements for participation depending for participation depending on whether childcare is paid on whether childcare is paid
or not paid by ASPIRE.or not paid by ASPIRE.
2 Parent Households - 2 Parent Households - $200$200
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What is 50+5 or 30+5?What is 50+5 or 30+5?
2 Parent Households - 2 Parent Households - $300$300
The maximum amount of The maximum amount of time that a parent can time that a parent can
participate in pre-training participate in pre-training and job search during a and job search during a
federal fiscal year.federal fiscal year.
2 Parent Households - 2 Parent Households - $300$300
The answer is: The answer is: What is a 12 week What is a 12 week period?period?
2 Parent Households - 2 Parent Households - $400$400
Two parent families are Two parent families are not eligible for this not eligible for this
exemption.exemption.
2 Parent Households - 2 Parent Households - $400$400
The answer is:The answer is:What is the once in a What is the once in a lifetime exemption for a lifetime exemption for a child under the age of child under the age of one.one.
2 Parent Households - 2 Parent Households - $500$500
This is an example of a 2 This is an example of a 2 parent household that is parent household that is considered by ASPIRE to considered by ASPIRE to be a 1 parent household be a 1 parent household for federal participation for federal participation
purposes.purposes.
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The answer is: The answer is:
What is receipt of SSI What is receipt of SSI by one of the parents?by one of the parents?
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