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Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Policy Manual

Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Policy Manual


9.15 Care and Payments for Special Circumstances

ISSUE DATE: 10/2025

Agencies may need to consider special circumstances when authorizing and paying for child care:

  • · For information about how to authorize and pay for care when a parent is temporarily not participating in their activity, see Chapter 9.15.3 (Care During Temporary Breaks from Authorized Activities).
  • · For information about how to authorize and pay for care when one parent is unable to care in a two parent household, see Chapter 9.15.4 (Unable to Care).
  • · For information about how to authorize and pay for care when a parent has permanently ended their activity, see Chapter 9.15.6 (Extended Eligibility).
  • · For information about how to authorize and pay for care when a child is absent, see Chapter 9.15.9 (Care During Child Absences).
  • · For information about how to authorize and pay for care during provider holidays, see Chapter 9.15.12 (Holidays).
  • · For information about how to authorize and pay for care for children with Special Needs, see Chapter 9.15.15 (Special Needs).
  • · For more information about how to authorize and pay for care for children at providers caring for children in at-risk populations, see Chapter 9.15.16 (Higher Rates for Providers Serving Certain Populations).
  • · For information about how to authorize and pay for care when a child uses a backup provider when sick, see Chapter 9.15.18 (Sick Children).
  • · For information about how to authorize and pay for child care for children of child care providers, see Chapter 9.15.21 (Children of Child Care Providers).
  • · For information about how to authorize and pay for child care for children attending Head Start full day integrated child care programs, see Chapter 9.15.24 (Head Start Full Day Integrated Child Care Programs).
  • Legal authority

    Minnesota Statutes 142E.10
    Minnesota Statutes 142E.11
    Minnesota Statutes 142E.13
    Minnesota Statutes 142E.17
    Minnesota Statutes 645.44, subd. 5
    Minnesota Rules 3400.0110
    Minnesota Rules 3400.0130
    Minnesota Rules 3400.0020

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