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Child Care Assistance Waiting List - Iowa

Note: When the Department determines that sufficient funds are available, neither the waiting list nor the priority group requirements apply. Also note the exceptions below who receive services regardless of funding availability.

As funds become available, families are approved for services in the following order of prioritization:

1. Families who are at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level whose members are employed at least 28 hours per week and parents with a family income at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level who are under the age of 21 and are participating in an educational program leading to a high school diploma or equivalent.

2. Parents with a family income at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level who are under the age of 21 and are participating at a satisfactory level in an approved training program or in an education program.

3. Families with an income of more than 100 percent but not more than 140 percent of the federal poverty level whose members are employed at least 28 hours per week.

4. Families with an income at or below 175 percent of the federal poverty level whose members are employed at least 28 hours per week or are participating in an approved training or education program and who have a special needs child as a member of the family.

Note: People whose employment averages 28 hours per week during the month meet the employment requirement. In a two-parent household, both parents must fully meet the conditions of age and of employment or participation in an educational program. See Child Care Assistance for a Child with Special Needs for the definition of a child with special needs.

The exceptions to placement on the waiting list are as follows:

· Families who are eligible for protective child care services.

· Families who are already receiving child care assistance when a newborn arrives. The newborn is approved for services when the family reports the change. (This policy also applies when a change in circumstances for a family already receiving services results in the need for care for a child not previously served.)

· Recipients of Family Investment Program (FIP) benefits, or those whose earned income was taken into account in determining the needs of FIP recipients.

· Participants in approved PROMISE JOBS activities.

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

Title 18, Child Care

· Chapter I, Child Care Assistance, Determining Eligibility, Priority of Service

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