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Child Care Assistance Need for Service - Iowa

The need for child care assistance is determined by assessing whether the child or parents of the child meet one or more of the following requirements:

·           Training. Families are eligible for child care assistance when the parent or parents are in either approved vocational or academic training.

·           Employment. Families are eligible for child care assistance when the parent or parents are employed 28 or more hours per week or an average of 28 or more hours per week during the month.

·           Child protection. Families are eligible for child care assistance when child care is part of a protective service plan to prevent or alleviate child abuse or neglect.

·           Parental absence. Families are eligible for child care assistance when the parent who normally cares for the child is absent from the home due to inpatient hospitalization, or outpatient treatment for chemotherapy, radiation or dialysis because of physical illness, or due to mental illness or death.

·           Seeking employment. Families are eligible for child care assistance when the parent or parents are looking for employment. Child care for job search is limited to only those hours the parent is actually looking for employment and travel time.

·           Participant in approved PROMISE JOBS activity. (PROMISE JOBS workers determine participants’ child care needs.)

These requirements are described in detail in the following sections: A family must meet at least one of the requirements in its entirety.

·           Parent(s) Participating in Training.

·           Parent(s) Employed.

·           Child protection.

·           Parental absence.

·           Seeking employment.

See Also:

·           Child Care Assistance Eligibility

·           Child Care Assistance Overview

·           Child Care Assistance Fees

·     Welcome and Introduction to Benefits in Iowa

Source: Iowa DHS Employees’ Policy Manual, Social Services, Child Welfare Services

Title 18, Child Care

·                        Chapter I, Child Care Assistance, Determining Eligibility, Need for Service

Legal reference: 441 IAC 170.2(2)"b"

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