Section 148-6-6 - ENROLLMENTA.Enrollment Hours1. Total enrollment hours will be awarded in one (1) hour increments and cannot exceed fifty (50) hours per Child, per week. Exceptions are approved by the Department on a case-by-case basis. a. A Provider may not receive Child Care Affordability Program Payments until the Provider has started providing Child Care Services to the Child.2. Weekly enrollment hours are determined by age of Child.a. School Age Children: Full time care is thirty to fifty (30-50) hours of care. Part time care is eleven to twenty-nine (11-29) hours of care. Half Time care is six to ten (6-10) hours of care. Quarter time care is one to five (1-5) hours of care.b. Infant to Preschool age Children: Full time care is thirty to fifty (30-50) hours of care. Part time care is twenty to twenty-nine (20-29) hours of care. Half time care is ten to nineteen (10-19) hours of care. Quarter time care is one to nine (1-9) hours of care.3. For Parents who are Employed, enrollment hours per week will be determined based on work hours, related Transportation Time, and unpaid work breaks. a. Night-time Employment: Parents with Night-Time Employment with the majority of hours worked between 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. may seek Department-approval for a maximum of eight (8) additional hours of sleep time after work. However, Children shall not remain in Child Care Services longer than eighteen (18) hours within a twenty-four (24) hour period.b. Self-Employment: For Parents who are Self-Employed, the weekly enrollment hours are the monthly Allowable Net Income divided by the Maine hourly minimum wage at the time of determination and re- determination. This total is then divided by four-point-three (4.3) (travel time is not figured into Self- Employment). Parents with Shared/Joint Custody and who are Self-Employed will have enrollment hours reduced based on custody agreement. i. For Self-Employed Parent(s) whose business is a corporation or LLC, only income paid directly to the self-employed Parent will be counted.ii. Self-employment bookkeeping records, including but not limited to, profit and loss statements (only accepted through the first federal tax filing) are acceptable to verify earned income.iii. Notwithstanding the definitions of Temporary Change, Non- Temporary Change, and related eligibility provisions, for Self- Employed Parents, up to twelve (12) weeks maternity or paternity leave without income is allowable in the Child Care Affordability Program.c. Per Diem Employment: For Parents who are Employed on a per diem basis, enrollment hours will be determined at the time of initial application and re- determination and will be based upon the Parent's work schedule.4. For Parents who are attending an Educational Program or Job Training Program, enrollment hours per week will be determined based upon:b. Related Transportation Time; andc. Reasonable Study Time, as determined by the Department. Reasonable Study Time is determined based on the Parent's enrollment in classes as a Student, the Parent Student's special needs, the amount of time between such Student's classes, and the ages of the Student's Child(ren).5. Parents who have Shared/Joint custody must provide a copy of a court order or notarized visitation schedule. Enrollment hours will be determined by the hours/days the Child(ren) are in care of the Parent participating in CCAP. Each Parent may receive a CCAP award on behalf of the same Child if otherwise eligible under this rule.B.Enrollment Period1. The enrollment period begins on the initial date that Child Care Services are provided and ends on the last day the Child received Child Care Services and must be within the beginning and ending dates of the Award Letter.2. The enrollment period also includes a two (2) week period after Notification of Termination is received by the Parent and the Child Care Provider unless the Child Care Provider's Provider Agreement is being terminated by the Department, in which case the two (2) week period does not apply.C.Child Protective Services (CPS) Case Managed Clients1. Enrollment hours must correspond to the Caseworker's case plan for a Child in the Care and Custody of the Department or Federally Recognized Tribe.D.Child Absences1. When a Child Care Provider reports to the Department that a Child had more than twenty hours (20) of Unacceptable Absences in a month, the Parent will be sent a letter explaining the policy pertaining to Unacceptable Absences.2. When a Child will be absent from the program beyond two (2) consecutive weeks for Reasonable Cause, the Child Care Provider must obtain prior written approval from the Department to continue to receive Child Care Affordability Program Payments.3. A Child's participation in the Child Care Affordability Program will be terminated if the Parent has not requested, and the Department has not approved, an extension beyond two (2) consecutive weeks of being absent for Reasonable Cause.4. When a Child Care Provider reports to the Department that a Child had two hundred and fifty (250) hours or twenty-five (25) days or more of Unacceptable Absences within the previous twelve (12) months, unless approved by the Department, the Child's participation in the Child Care Affordability Program will be terminated.