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The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Early Learning Policy and Professional Development, has released the Announcement ELRC 22-09 Registration Fees for Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Providers Participating in Child Care Works (CCW). The purpose of the Announcement is to announce that a registration fee will be paid to Department of Human Services (DHS) certified child care providers for Child Care Works (CCW) children who are newly enrolled effective January 1, 2023, or after.
Effective January 1, 2023, Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs) will begin paying a registration fee to DHS certified child care providers for all CCW newly enrolled children. The registration fee will automatically be added to the provider invoice for the service period in which the enrollment was effective, regardless of whether the provider charges a registration fee.
In order to comply with equal access and the CCDGB, at 42 U.S.C. section 9858c(c)(2)(G), and regulation 45 C.F.R. sections 98.45(l)(3)(ii), effective January 1, 2023, providers cannot charge CCW families registration fees or the difference between what the ELRC pays for a registration fee and what the provider charges private pay families for a registration fee. Charging CCW families a registration fee could result in termination of the provider agreement.
For additional details, please see the Announcement ELRC 22-09 Registration Fees for Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Providers Participating in Child Care Works (CCW).
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