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...has the same meaning as "licensed child care program" as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code. (B) There is hereby created in the department of children and youth the step up to quality program, under which the department of children and youth, in cooperation with the department of education and workforce, shall develop a tiered quality rating and improvement system for all early learning and development...

...quality program: (1) A licensed child care center operating a head start or early head start program; (2) A licensed child care center accredited by the national association for the education of young children, or its successor organization; (3) A licensed type A or type B family child care home under contract to provide head start or early head start services; (4) A licensed type A or type B family child car...

...ded child care not later than the first day of July in each odd-numbered year; (b) A procedure for reimbursing and paying providers of publicly funded child care. (2) In establishing reimbursement rates under division (E)(1)(a) of this section, the director shall do all of the following: (a) Use the information obtained in accordance with 45 C.F.R. 98.45; (b) Establish an enhanced reimbursement rate for p...

...rganization of parent cooperative child care centers and parent cooperative type A family child care homes for recipients of publicly funded child care. A program established under this section may include any of the following: (A) Recruitment of parents interested in organizing a parent cooperative child care center or parent cooperative type A family child care home; (B) Provision of technical assistance in o...

... the Revised Code; (4) A licensed preschool program; (5) A licensed school child program; (6) A border state child care provider, except that a border state child care provider may provide publicly funded child care only to an individual who resides in an Ohio county that borders the state in which the provider is located. (B) Publicly funded child care may be provided in a child's own home only by an in-...

...e, approved child day camp, licensed preschool program, licensed school child program, or border state child care provider and the department of children and youth. All contracts for publicly funded child care shall be contingent upon the availability of state and federal funds. The department shall prescribe a standard form to be used for all contracts for the purchase of publicly funded child care, regardless of th...

...eterminations for publicly funded child care. The form shall be as brief and simple as practicable. (B) In administering the process of applying for publicly funded child care, the county department of job and family services shall implement policies designed to ensure that the application process is as accessible to the public as possible. These policies shall include making the application forms available at app...

... Revised Code for publicly funded child care is valid for one year. (B) The county department of job and family services shall adjust the appropriate level of a fee charged under division (B) of section 5104.34 of the Revised Code if a caretaker parent reports changes in income, family size, or both.

...g and operating suitable licensed child care centers, type A family child care homes, or licensed type B family child care homes, especially in areas with high concentrations of recipients of public assistance, and for that purpose provide consultation to interested individuals and groups on request; (3) Inform clients of the availability of child care services. (B) A county department of job and family service...

...r or administrator of an approved child day camp, and a border state child care provider shall keep a record for each eligible child, to be made available to the county department of job and family services or the department of children and youth on request. The record shall include all of the following: (A) The name and date of birth of the child; (B) The name and address of the child's caretaker parent; (C...

...tablishment and licensure of family day-care homes in this state, especially in areas with the greatest need for child care; (2) Connect families and caretaker parents in need of child care with family day-care homes not meeting the license capacity specified on their licenses, as described in division (E) of section 5104.03 of the Revised Code. (B) The director may contract with one or more third-party entities ...

... procedures for paying for up to thirty days of child care for a child whose caretaker parent is seeking employment, taking part in employment orientation activities, or taking part in activities in anticipation of enrolling in or attending an education or training program or activity, if the employment or the education or training program or activity is expected to begin within the thirty-day period; (N) Any othe...

...r eligibility for publicly funded child care, the director of children and youth may prescribe the amount, duration, and scope of benefits available as publicly funded child care.

...ply with the order no later than thirty days after it is issued. (D) If after issuing an order under this section to suspend or limit enrollment of new participants or disenroll existing participants the department determines that available state and federal funds for publicly funded child care exceed the anticipated future expenditures for publicly funded child care, the director may issue and implement another a...

...ed child care until the later of thirty days after the effective date of the rule or thirty days after the county department receives notice of the rule if such notification is required under this chapter.

...e following: (A) Not more than ninety days; (B) The period of time they reside in a facility providing emergency shelter for homeless families or the period of time in which the county department determines they are homeless.

...ent procedure for publicly funded child care. (B) The director, by rule adopted in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code, may establish a methodology for allocating the state and federal funds appropriated for publicly funded child care.

...nds received from any source for child care services into the public assistance fund established under section 5101.161 of the Revised Code.

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the department of children and youth shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.

...ouncil on early childhood education and care, as described in 42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1). In addition to the duties specified in 42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1), the council shall promote family-centered programs and services that acknowledge and support the social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual, and physical development of children and the vital role of families in ensuring the well-being and success of children. The early ...

...f children and youth shall license a preschool program pursuant to sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code.

...pleted, the department shall inform all school districts of its completion and the department shall make the kindergarten readiness assessment available to districts at no cost to the district. (C) School districts shall administer the kindergarten readiness assessment pursuant to section 3301.0715 of the Revised Code beginning the first school year following the development of the kindergarten readiness assessmen...

...er of children to which a type B family day-care home may provide child care or, if the offender is a licensed type A family child care home that is operating as a child care center without being licensed as a center, exceeds the license capacity of the type A home. (2) In addition to the fine specified in division (A)(1) of this section, all of the following apply: (a) Except as provided in divisions (A)(2)(b)...

...t," 29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(C). (D) "Lead agency" means the local participating agency designated under section 5116.22 of the Revised Code to serve for a fiscal biennial period, or part thereof, as a county's lead agency for the purpose of the comprehensive case management and employment program. (E) "Local participating agencies" means the county department of job and family services and workforce development agency...

...y established the comprehensive case management and employment program. The department of job and family services shall coordinate and supervise the administration of the program to the extent funds are available for this purpose under the TANF block grant or the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.