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Child Care Assistance for a Child with Special Needs - Iowa

A child with special needs may receive Child Care Assistance up to age 19 (versus age 13 for a child without special needs). See: Child Care Assistance Age of Child.

A child with special needs has one or more of the following conditions:

·           The child has been diagnosed by a physician or by a person endorsed for service as a school psychologist by the Iowa Department of Education to have a developmental disability which:

·                        Substantially limits one or more major life activities, and

·                        Requires professional treatment, assistance in self-care, or the purchase of special adaptive equipment.

·           The child has been determined by a qualified mental retardation professional to have a condition that impairs the child’s intellectual and social functioning.

·           The child has been diagnosed by a mental health professional to have a behavioral or emotional disorder characterized by situationally inappropriate behavior which:

·                        Deviates substantially from behavior appropriate to the child’s age, or

·                        Significantly interferes with the child’s intellectual, social, or personal adjustment.

See Also:

·           Child Care Assistance Financial Eligibility

·           Child Care Assistance Eligibility

·           Child Care Assistance Fees

·           Child Care Assistance Overview

·           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, Financial Eligibility, Documenting Special Needs.

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