CCDF Reauthorization Requirements & WA CCDF Plan

Family, Friends and Neighbors

Luba Bezborodnikova and Matt Judge

August 11, 2016

Family, Friend and Neighbor Care

• Overview

• CCDF Requirements

• Subsidy Impact

• FFN in WA

• WA State CCDF Plan and Action Steps

Family, Friend and Neighbor Care

Family, friend, and neighbor care is a name for the widely practiced form of relative and non relative child care, and describes a network of providers who are involved with parents in the care and education of young children.

- Low ratios, average 1.5:1

- Flexible hours

- In child home

- Better stability of caregivers – continuity of care

CCDF Requirements, Provider Health and Safety Training

State is required to provide pre-service training to ensure child health and safety in 10 areas

Infectious disease

SIDS and safe sleep

Allergies

Safe environment

Shaken baby syndrome

Emergency preparedness

Hazardous materials

Safe transportation

First Aid and CPR

CCDF Requirements, Health and Safety Inspections/Monitoring

Annual inspection of each license-exempt provider receiving CCDF funds

Compliance with health, safety and fire standards

States are not required to inspect license exempt providers who are relatives of the child

CCDF Requirements, FFN Background Checks

State is not required to subject relative FFNs to these requirements but has opted to for sake of health and safety alignment.

Criminal background check must include

Search of state criminal and sex offender registries in WA and each state where individual has lived in last 5 years

Search of state child abuse and neglect registries in WA and each state where individual has lived in last 5 years

Search of National Crime Information Center

FBI fingerprint check

Search of National Sex Offender Registry

CCDF Subsidy Impacts

Reauthorization says provider is ineligible to receive CCDF if they employ staff member who refuses to submit a background check, falsifies information on a check, is a registered sex offender, or has been convicted of certain crimes.

Reauthorization does not specify the subsidy impact of an FFN inspection that reveals compliance issues

December Federal rulemaking may provide guidance

Monitoring indicating compliance issues will not produce licensing action, but may impact subsidy eligibility

Questions & Comments

Family, Friend and Neighbor Care in WA

23%

2%

2%

2%

71%

Children Served

Licensed CC ECEAP Head Start FFN OTHER

Part Day Providers

Unlicensed Care

Exempt Providers

Relative Care

Family, Friend and Neighbor Care in WA

Families Survey – to learn more about why families choose FFN care and to understand how new requirements may impact the FFN services.

Family, Friend and Neighbor Care in WA

Families Survey – Use of Subsidy

Family, Friend and Neighbor Care in WA

Families Survey - Why Not Choosing Licensed Child Care

Family, Friend and Neighbor Care in WA

Families Survey - Dosage and Intensity

Questions & Comments

WA State CCDF Plan

Implementation timeline

• PBC – Spring 2017

• Monitoring & Training – Fall 2017

Hiring an FFN Health & Safety Team

Partner with DSHS, CCA and SEIU

Monitoring Checklist

Outreach to families and FFN providers

Pilot monitoring activities and a checklist

Joint DSHS/DEL Background Check Work Group

Co-sponsored by David Stillman (DSHS) and Heather Moss (DEL)

Project managed by Luba and Matt

Membership includes DEL PBC unit, Subsidy Policy, Licensing, IT, Communications, DSHS/CSD, DSHS/BCCU, DSHS/Barcode

Developed high-level current state and future state maps

Joint DSHS/DEL FFN Monitoring Work Group

Group sponsorship and composition similar to Background Check Work Group

The work of the Background Check Work Group will pave the way for automated communication between DEL/DSHS

Questions & Comments