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Department
of Human Services Child Care
Certificate Program Online Policy Manual Department of Children’s Services Child Care |
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10.1 |
DCS REFERRALS
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DCS provides DHS with a referral that
determines eligibility for the child. DHS will service all DCS referrals even when child eligibility
criteria may not be the same as used by DHS with its FF, TCC, At-Risk, and
Low-Income children. The DCS case
manager will refer the child to the responsible county of venue. DHS will make any out-of-region provider placements and issue the
child care certificates for the provider to the DCS case manager. All DCS children referred should be placed
only with DHS licensed or Department of Education (DOE) approved providers
enrolled in the Certificate Program.
Unregulated care may be used only with DCS State Office approval. A provider may also be a DCS foster parent and receive DCS funding for
that foster child. |
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