900 NH CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP (FAM)

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The NH Child Care Scholarship program establishes the eligibility criteria for 12-month employment related Child Care Scholarship which enables eligible parents to:

·       work;

·       look for work;

·       participate in education or training preparatory to work;

·       participate in a mental health or substance misuse treatment program, if a recipient of the New Hampshire Employment Program (NHEP) or Family Assistance Program (FAP); and

·       participate in an approved NHEP activity.

The NH Child Care Scholarship program supports healthy child development for families who meet and continue to meet program requirements. The NH Child Care Scholarship Program is administered by the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration.  

At redetermination, if a parent’s income is greater than 85% of State Median Income (SMI), child care assistance is terminated.

The child care application date or the child care provider link date, whichever is later, is used to determine the 12-month eligibility certification period and effective date of payment for child care.

The scholarship payments shall be contingent upon the availability of sufficient funds. 

Throughout this policy, the term "Parent(s)" includes anyone who has a birth, adoptive, or stepparent relationship to the child(ren), or is the child's foster parent, specified relative, caretaker relative or legal guardian and their spouse.

References: He-C 6910.14(a); RSA 167:83, II(c) and (o); RSA 161:2, XII; RSA 167:58, IV; RSA 167:83, I(b); 45 CFR 98.20