Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 3042.57 - Waiting list(a) If funds are not available to enroll a child following determination of the family's eligibility for subsidy, the eligibility agency shall place an eligible child on a waiting list based on priority and a first-come, first-served basis. The Department will post its method for priority on its web site. An order of priority may include foster children, children enrolled in PA Pre-K Counts, Head Start, Early Head Start or other program, newborn siblings, children of teen parents, children experiencing homelessness, or other circumstances or vulnerable populations as identified by the Department.(b) If a parent or caretaker requests subsidized child care for an additional child following the date the family was initially determined eligible for subsidized child care, the eligibility agency shall place the additional child on the waiting list according to the date and time that the parent or caretaker requests care for the additional child.(c) A child is ineligible for subsidized child care if not enrolled with an eligible child care provider within 30 calendar days following the date the eligibility agency notifies the parent or caretaker that funding is available to enroll the child unless the eligibility agency determines that enrollment has been delayed because of circumstances outside of a parent's or caretaker's control. The following apply:(1) If a parent or caretaker fails to provide a circumstance outside the parent's or caretaker's control, the child is ineligible.(2) If a parent or caretaker provides a circumstance outside of a parent's or caretaker's control, the child will remain eligible.Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 53, No. 50. December 16, 2023, effective 12/16/2023