Level of Care 400-28-85

Overview 400-28-85-05

(Revised 4/1/12 ML #3327)

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The Level of Care is used to determine whether a child needs full-time, part-time, or hourly child care while in a specific provider’s care and their caretaker is participating in an allowable activity. If a child attends child care at more than one provider, the child may have different Levels of Care for each provider.

• If the child is not school age, that child’s Level of Care is based on the number of hours the child is required to be in a specific provider’s care while the caretaker’s is participating in their allowable activity..
• If the child is a school age child, that child’s school schedule, the caretaker's allowable activity schedule, and the number of hours the child is required to be in a specific provider’s care while the caretaker’s is participating in their allowable activity is needed to determine their Level of Care.