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9.1.15 Authorizing Care - Expedited Child Care

ISSUE DATE: 03/2026

Expedited Child Care for Families Experiencing Homelessness

Authorize 60 hours per biweekly period

Children whose families are eligible for Expedited Child Care for Families Experiencing Homelessness are eligible for 60 hours biweekly, including school-age children.

Children remain eligible for 60 hours biweekly for the entire three-month period.

Notes:

· Job search hours are not used for families experiencing homelessness at application.

· If a legal nonlicensed (LNL) provider is chosen, the family must sign and return the Parent Acknowledgment When Choosing a Legal Nonlicensed Provider Form (DHS-5367) (PDF) before care is authorized. See CCAP Policy Manual 11.9 (Legal nonlicensed (LNL) providers).

· When there is a custody schedule or parenting time arrangement, the child still qualifies for 60 hours of child care biweekly during the three-month period. Care can only be paid on days when the child resides in the home. See Chapter 5.6 (CCAP Family - Temporary Absence). Workers must communicate to the family that care should not be billed on their child care assistance case when the child is in the other’s parent’s custody or during the other parent’s parenting time. The family is responsible for communicating this to the provider. See Chapter 9.1 (Child Care Authorization).

Weekly Authorization to High Quality Providers

If the child is age birth to 5, not yet in kindergarten, and is attending care with a provider eligible for the rate differential, the child is eligible for the Weekly Authorization to High Quality Providers policy. See CCAP Policy Manual 9.1.12 (Weekly Authorization to High Quality Providers).

Authorizing more than 60 hours biweekly

If the family has an authorized activity that qualifies them for more hours, additional hours can be authorized if the activity and activity schedule are verified. See CCAP Policy Manual 9.1 (Child Care Authorization).

Authorizing less than 60 hours biweekly

Fewer than 60 hours biweekly should only be authorized if:

· The family requests fewer hours,

· The provider is available for fewer hours

Authorizing care after the three-month verification period

Authorization continues at the same number of hours for the remainder of the 12-Month Eligibility Period. Additional hours can be authorized if the parents’ activities qualify them for more hours.

Legal authority

Minnesota Statutes 142E.11

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