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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart D - PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS › Section 50.420 - Provider Registration and Certification Requirements

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a) All license exempt home providers listed
				in Section
				50.410(e)
				through (h) must register with the State of
				Illinois by submitting to their respective Child Care Resource and Referral
				Agency a legible copy of their social security card and a copy of the front and
				back of a current, valid State issued photo ID, driver's license or military
				ID. If the provider's social security card has been lost or stolen, the
				provider must obtain a duplicate card from the Social Security Administration.
				The registration process must be completed before a provider will be authorized
				to receive child care assistance payments.
b) A child care center not licensed by the
				State of Illinois has the burden of demonstrating that it meets the criteria
				for the exemption that it claims (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 377) and must certify
				that its facility or program is exempt from licensure, including submission of
				a completed License Exempt Day Care Center Self-Certification form.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart D - PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS › Section 50.430 - Provider Background Checks

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a)
				Child Abuse/Neglect
As a condition of eligibility to receive a State subsidy for
				  providing child care services to eligible families, all license exempt child
				  care providers under the Child Care Act of 1969 [225 ILCS 10 ] must agree, in
				  writing, to a Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System (CANTS) check in the
				  Central Register as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act
				  [325 ILCS 5 ].
1) Providers subject to
				the CANTS check include:
A) Child care centers
				exempt from licensing (89 Ill. Adm. Code 377);
B) Child care homes exempt from licensing (89
				Ill. Adm. Code 377);
C) Relative
				child care in the home of the relative (see Section
				50.410
				);
D) Non-relative child care in
				the home of the child (see Section 50.410); and
E) Relative child care in the home of the
				child (see Section 50.410).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart D - PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS › Section 50.440 - Payment for Child Care Services

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a)
				The Department will discontinue payments to license exempt child care providers
				when one or more findings against the provider are indicated in the Central
				Register.
b) The Department will
				reimburse providers for child care services provided through the effective date
				of cancellation for an indicated finding. The effective date of cancellation is
				10 days from the date of the letter the Department or its agent sends to the
				provider notifying the provider that payments will no longer be made.
c) Payments will not be made to the child's
				mother or father, or to a stepparent who is currently married to the child's
				parent and is living in the same household as the child, or to anyone who is
				included in the same public assistance grant as the child (for those families
				receiving such assistance), or to a person living in the home who is a parent
				of the child's sibling or has a child in common with the applicant. If such a
				person is available and qualified to care for the child in the home, child care
				will not be approved.
d) Payments
				will not be made to a provider (even if operating within a setting exempt from
				licensing) who has been convicted of crimes enumerated in 89 Ill. Adm. Code
				385.Appendix A nor will such a person be considered available to provide
				care.
e) Payments will not be made
				to a provider who, after receiving written notification of an outstanding
				overpayment, fails to establish a repayment plan or is in default of a
				repayment plan.
f) Payments will
				not be made to a provider who has been declared a sexually dangerous person
				under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act [725 ILCS 205 ] or identified as a sex
				offender in the Illinois Sex Offender Registry operated by the Illinois State
				Police or identified as a sex offender in the National Sex Offender
				Registry.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart E - GREAT START PROGRAM › Section 50.510 - Great START Program

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Subject to a
				specific appropriation and for as long as funds are available, the Department,
				through its designated agents, shall administer the Great START (Strategy To
				Attract and Retain Teachers) Program.
b) The Great START Program shall provide wage
				supplements to licensed day care center, day care home and group day care home
				(child care facility) personnel defined as:
1) persons employed by a licensed day care
				center, including early childhood teachers, school age workers, early childhood
				assistants, school age assistants, and directors, as such positions are defined
				by the Department of Children and Family Services at 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407;
				and
2) persons operating or
				employed by a licensed day care home or group day care home, including
				caregivers and assistants, as such positions are defined by the Department of
				Children and Family Services at 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406 and Part 408.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart E - GREAT START PROGRAM › Section 50.520 - Method of Providing the Wage Supplement

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a) The specific appropriation amount shall be
				divided into 12 monthly allocations to be paid out to eligible participants
				through 6 semi-annual payment schedules as follows:
1) semi-annual payments in January and
				July;
2) semi-annual payments in
				February and August;
3) semi-annual
				payments in March and September;
4)
				semi-annual payments in April and October;
5) semi-annual payments in May and November;
				and
6) semi-annual payments in June
				and December.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart E - GREAT START PROGRAM › Section 50.530 - Eligibility

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a) To the extent
				resources permit, the Great START Program will be open to all eligible child
				care personnel Statewide who have attained education above licensing
				requirements as defined by the administrative rules of the Illinois Department
				of Children and Family Services and who are employed and working in Illinois.
				Child care personnel may apply for wage supplements commensurate with their
				education. Child care personnel will be required to submit an application to
				determine eligibility for the wage supplement. The Department may, pursuant to
				subsection (e), alter and prioritize the eligibility criteria depending on
				available resources. For FY 2001, child care personnel must meet the following
				eligibility criteria:
1) completed 2 years of
				continuous full-time employment or self-employment with the same program in a
				position working directly with children at the time of initial application and
				for 6-month intervals thereafter;
2) earning an hourly wage of no more than the
				amount established by the T.E.A.C.H. Program income eligibility guidelines,
				which for FY 2001 is $15;
3)
				employed in a full year, full day program, defined as a program that operates
				12 months a year and serves children a minimum of 8 hours daily;
4) working full time, defined as 30 hours per
				week or more; and
5) working with
				children more than 50% of the employment day.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart E - GREAT START PROGRAM › Section 50.540 - Employer Responsibility

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The child care employer shall be responsible for verifying
				  the wage and employment information on the Great START application. To
				  participate in this program, the employer may not withhold annual wage
				  increases from an employee simply because the employee has been determined
				  eligible for a wage supplement. The Department has the right to review books
				  and records to verify that employee increases are not withheld. If the
				  Department determines that a child care employer has withheld annual increases
				  to Great START participants, the employer shall be banned from participation in
				  the program (i.e., that employer's employees cannot receive wage supplements
				  under the program). The Department shall reinstate the employer in the program
				  if the employer can establish compliance with this Subpart.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart E - GREAT START PROGRAM › Section 50.550 - Notification of Eligibility

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The Department or its agents will notify applicants, in
				  writing, of eligibility for the wage supplement within 60 days after receipt of
				  the application. Child care personnel that disagree with the eligibility
				  determination may apply for reconsideration by writing to the Great START
				  Director within 60 days after notification of the original determination. Final
				  decision on eligibility for the program will be made by the Great START
				  Director after consultation with the Department or its
				  designee.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart E - GREAT START PROGRAM › Section 50.560 - Phase-in of Wage Supplement Scale

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a) The wage supplement scale, as illustrated
				in Section
				50.570, can
				not be implemented in full within the FY 2001 appropriation amount. The
				Department will roll out the scale as outlined below. The applicant must
				specify what level and option he or she is applying for at the time of
				application. For FY 2001, child care personnel that meet or exceed the
				eligibility criteria defined in Section
				50.530(a)
				may apply for a wage supplement for no less than the following parts of the
				scale:
1) Level 2, option A;
2) Level 2, option B;
3) Level 2, option C;
4) Level 4, option A (IDHS/INCCRRA approved
				certificates only);
5) Level 6,
				option A;
6) Level 9, option
				A;
7) Level 10, option A.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart E - GREAT START PROGRAM › Section 50.580 - Evaluation

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The Department shall evaluate the Great START Program, gather
				  data on turnover rates, educational attainment, and other relevant issues and
				  submit a report to the General Assembly on the Great START Program by December
				  31, 2002.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart F - CHILD CARE COLLABORATION PROGRAM › Section 50.610 - Child Care Collaboration Program

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a) A Child Care Collaboration is defined as
				any braiding of Illinois child care subsidy funds or programs with other early
				childhood funds or programs to create higher quality full day, full year
				services for eligible families with young children. The purposes of the
				Department's Child Care Collaboration Program are:
1) to facilitate collaboration between
				Illinois child care and other early childhood programs; and
2) to increase, through collaboration, the
				quality and quantity of early care and education for families in Illinois who
				are working and/or participating in an approved training/education
				program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart F - CHILD CARE COLLABORATION PROGRAM › Section 50.620 - Approvable Models of Collaboration

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a) Approvable models of collaboration for the
				Child Care Collaboration Program include the following:
1) Two or more center-based agencies.
				Collaborative arrangements between child care and Head Start or ISBE
				pre-kindergarten centers in which services are provided and children receive
				their care in one location.
2)
				Early childhood providers and family child care homes or networks.
				Collaborative arrangements between child care and Head Start or ISBE
				pre-kindergarten programs using family child care homes and/or home networks in
				which services are provided and children receive their care in one
				location.
3) One early childhood
				provider, two types of funding. Child care and Head Start or ISBE
				pre-kindergarten programs that receive the other type of funding to provide
				services and children receive their care in one location.
4) Use of child care certificates.
				Collaborative arrangements in which Head Start or ISBE pre-kindergarten
				programs use the child care certificate system in which services are provided
				and children receive their care in one location.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart F - CHILD CARE COLLABORATION PROGRAM › Section 50.630 - Requirements for Approval in the Child Care Collaboration Program

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a) To be approved
				by the Department as a Child Care Collaboration Program, providers must
				demonstrate all four of the following quality items to the Department.
1) Programming Enhancements. Providers must
				detail exactly how the collaboration improves or will improve the quality of
				early care and education including, but not limited to: group size;
				improvements in staff qualifications, salary, and/or retention; enhanced
				curriculum, educational experiences, and outcomes for children; and
				comprehensive services, such as family support and health.
2) Extended Service/Continuity of Care.
				Providers must detail how the collaboration has extended service and how
				children have stability and continuity of care in location and
				staffing.
3) Parent
				Share/Self-Sufficiency. Providers must demonstrate that parent co-payments are
				being collected and documented, according to Department rule (see Sections
				50.310
				and
				50.320
				), and how the funds are being used to enhance and/or supplement the
				collaboration program.
4) Community
				Collaboration. Providers must demonstrate how the collaboration is coordinated
				with the larger local early childhood community and how the collaboration is
				based on community need, including, but not limited to, how the slots are
				needed in the area, what other services are available, and how the
				collaboration coordinates or will coordinate positively with other providers.
				This is especially critical in cases where one agency is collaborating both
				types of funding.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart F - CHILD CARE COLLABORATION PROGRAM › Section 50.640 - Notification of Eligibility

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The Department or its agents will notify applicants, in
				  writing, of their acceptance into the Child Care Collaboration Program, and
				  subsequent eligibility to use the accompanying policies detailed in Section
				  50.610(e),
				  within 60 days after receipt of the provider's application. Providers that
				  disagree with the eligibility determination may apply for reconsideration by
				  writing to the Chief of the Department's Bureau of Child Care and Development
				  at the Illinois Department of Human Services Child Care Bureau, 400 W.
				  Lawrence, Springfield, Illinois 62762 within 60 days after notification of the
				  original determination. The Chief of the Department's Bureau of Child Care and
				  Development will make the final decision on eligibility for the
				  program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart F - CHILD CARE COLLABORATION PROGRAM › Section 50.650 - Rules and Reporting for the Child Care Collaboration Program

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a) All approved
				Child Care Collaboration Programs will adhere to all Department rules governing
				the Illinois Child Care Subsidy Program with the following exceptions:
1) eligibility for families in an approved
				Child Care Collaboration Program will be determined annually;
2) families participating in an approved
				Child Care Collaboration Program will have a grace period of 90 days subsequent
				to loss of employment limited to one time in any 12-month period; and
3) eligibility for care in an approved Child
				Care Collaboration Program will be indefinite when the child's or family's
				participation in the collaboration is part of their current TANF Responsibility
				and Services Plan.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart G - GATEWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY CREDENTIALS › Section 50.710 - Gateways to Opportunity, the Illinois Professional Development System

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Subject to the
				availability of funds, the Department, through its agents, shall administer
				Gateways to Opportunity.
b)
				Gateways to Opportunity is a professional development system designed to
				support a diverse, stable and quality workforce for settings serving children,
				youth and families specifically to:
1)
				Enhance the quality of services for children, youth and families;
2) Increase positive outcomes for children,
				youth and families;
3) Advance the
				availability of coursework and training related to quality services for
				children, youth and families; and
4) Identify Core Professional Knowledge for
				practitioners in settings serving children, youth and families.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart G - GATEWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY CREDENTIALS › Section 50.730 - Application for Credentials

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a) The
				Gateways to Opportunity Credentials shall be available through two application
				routes:
1) The Direct Route Application
				Process
The applicant submits an application, college transcripts,
				  and a portfolio verifying experience and professional contributions to the
				  Gateways to Opportunity Credential Office.
2) The Entitled Route Program
The applicant successfully completes approved college
				  coursework that covers the Core Professional Knowledge for each specific
				  credential at the entitled education institution. An entitled education
				  institution is a college or university that has aligned its coursework with
				  specific credential benchmarks based on State and national standards identified
				  in Section
				  50.750(c)
				  and meets additional credential requirements through coursework. Applicants can
				  find additional information about entitled education institutions at:
http://www.ilgateways.com/en/gateways-credential-entitlement-information
.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart G - GATEWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY CREDENTIALS › Section 50.740 - Framework for Gateways to Opportunity Credentials

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a) The framework for each Gateways to
				Opportunity Credential outlines what an applicant (direct route and entitled
				route) needs to have in order to obtain a credential. Each Credential Framework
				has four components:
1) General education. An
				individual's general level of education has been shown to be a strong predictor
				for high-quality educational practices and services to children, youth and
				families.
2) Education and training
				specific to each credential. In order to be strong practitioners, a strong
				foundation in the fundamentals of coursework specific to each credential is
				needed.
3) Work and practical
				experience specific to each credential. On-the-job experience provides a basis
				for evaluating effective practices.
4) Professional contributions specific to
				that credential. Effective practitioners demonstrate leadership through active
				engagement in professional endeavors beyond the scope of their job
				descriptions.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart G - GATEWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY CREDENTIALS › Section 50.750 - Professional Knowledge

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Professional knowledge identifies what all adults who work
				  with children, youth and families need to know, understand and be able to
				  demonstrate to support children's and youth's development, school readiness,
				  school success, families' development, self-sufficiency and well-being. This
				  knowledge is divided into content areas.
a) Content Areas
1) The content areas represent traditional
				subject areas and identify the range of observable skills that adults need to
				facilitate learning and development. The content areas for each credential
				remain the same for all levels of training, education and role
				responsibilities. The content areas for Gateways to Opportunity Credentials
				include, but are not limited to:
A) Human
				growth and development;
B) Health,
				safety and nutrition;
C)
				Observation and assessment;
D)
				Curriculum or program development;
E) Interactions and environments;
F) Family and community relationships;
				and
G) Personal and professional
				development.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart G - GATEWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY CREDENTIALS › Section 50.760 - Gateways to Opportunity Registry

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a)
				The Gateways to Opportunity Registry is a tool that tracks the characteristics
				and ongoing professional development of the workforces identified in this
				subsection (a), recognizes those attainments and identifies approved
				courses/training and trainers.
1) Early
				Childhood Care and Education
2)
				School Age
3) Youth
				Development
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart H - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 50.800 - Purpose

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The purpose of this Subpart is to prescribe the staff
				  qualifications and training standards for school-age programs or portions of
				  programs that do not receive State or federal funds.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart H - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 50.810 - Applicability

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The staff qualifications and training standards contained in
				  this Subpart shall only apply to school-age programs or portions of programs
				  that do not receive State or federal funds pursuant to Section 2.09 of the
				  Child Care Act of 1969 [ 225 ILCS 10 ].
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart H - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 50.820 - Staff Qualifications for License Exempt School-Age Providers

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Provider's staff members must have the appropriate level of
				  professional and educational experience to work with school-age youth.
a) An Administrator or a Program Director
				must possess the following qualifications:
1)
				A Bachelor's Degree and at least 1 year's experience working with school-age
				youth in the areas of child development, recreation, education or related
				fields;
2) An Associate's Degree
				and at least 3 years' experience working with school-age youth in the areas of
				child development, recreation, education or related fields; or
3) A High School Diploma or a GED and at
				least 5 years' experience working with school-age youth in the areas of child
				development, recreation, education or related fields.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart H - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 50.830 - Training Standards for License Exempt School-Age Providers

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Staff members shall undergo an initial orientation and annual
				  trainings.
a) The provider shall
				provide an initial orientation training to all new staff members, including
				full-time and part-time employees, seasonal employees, and volunteers during
				their first year of employment.
1) The
				initial orientation shall cover topics appropriate to the staff member's job
				responsibilities.
2) The provider
				shall provide DCFS-approved Mandatory Reporter Training to all staff members in
				accordance with Section 1-11.5 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
				Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart I - CHILD CARE RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM 2021 › Section 50.900 - Purpose

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The purpose of the Child Care Restoration Grant Program 2021
				  (Program) is to provide financial support to child care businesses that have
				  experienced interruption of business or loss of enrollment or other adverse
				  conditions attributable to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Financial
				  assistance provided through the Program established in this Part shall be
				  consistent with the requirements of the Coronavirus Response and Relief
				  Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) (P.L. 116-260) and any other
				  applicable federal and State laws pertaining to COVID-related programs. The
				  provision of support to for-profit and not-for-profit child care businesses
				  that have experienced adversity attributable to the COVID-19 epidemic is a
				  necessary response to the public health emergency. Financial assistance shall
				  be prioritized for communities most in need of assistance, as determined by
				  numbers or rates of infection and economic measures identified in this
				  Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart I - CHILD CARE RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM 2021 › Section 50.910 - Eligible Child Care Provider

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To qualify for a Child Care Restoration Grant 2021, the
				  applicant must be a child care provider that received a grant through the
				  Department of Economic Opportunity Business Interruption Grant Program
				  (20
				  ILCS 605/605-1050, 14 Ill. Adm. Code 690, Subpart C)
				  or meet all five of the following requirements:
a) be a licensed child care provider holding
				a valid day care license from DCFS (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406, 407 or 408) or
				be a license-exempt center serving school age children and operating in
				accordance with DCFS exemptions (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code Part
				377.3);
b) regularly provide year-round child care
				services;
c) typically rely on
				private-pay tuition receipts and/or payments through DHS' Child Care Assistance
				Program (CCAP (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 50)) for at least 25% of its
				revenues;
d) be open and receiving
				children at the time of application; and
e) certify that its operating capacity has
				been reduced and/or costs have been increased because of COVID-19
				restrictions.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart I - CHILD CARE RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM 2021 › Section 50.920 - Calculation of Child Care Restoration Grant Award Amounts

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a) Licensed Centers will receive a grant
				amount based on the following factors:
1) The
				licensed capacity of the applicant, as indicated on its day care license as of
				March 1, 2020. If the applicant received its license after March 1, 2020, then
				its grant award amount will be determined based on its licensed capacity as of
				the date of its application.
2) The
				applicant's current Circle of Quality in the ExceleRate Illinois Quality Rating
				and Improvement System (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				235.65).
3) The CCAP county grouping in which the
				applicant is located.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart I - CHILD CARE RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM 2021 › Section 50.930 - Eligible Expenses

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a) Grant
				awards may be used to cover any operational cost that is not otherwise covered
				by a grant or refundable loan from any source (e.g., Paycheck Protection
				Program, Economic Disaster Injury Loan, other disaster relief, Head Start or
				Early Head Start, Early Childhood Block Grant, philanthropic grants) and
				eligible for reimbursement through federal coronavirus relief funds authorized
				by the CRRSAA or the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2).
b) Examples of eligible operational costs
				include, but are not limited to, staff wages and benefits, occupancy costs,
				materials and supplies, and professional services.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart I - CHILD CARE RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM 2021 › Section 50.940 - Reporting Requirements

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a) Program
				participants shall provide expenditure reports documenting how grant funds were
				used. Reporting will be in a format determined by DHS. Participants will be
				notified of the submission schedule for expenditure reports after funds have
				been awarded. Documented expenses will be reconciled with grant funds received
				on a quarterly basis.
b) Program
				participants shall provide a final expenditure report of all grant funds by the
				15th of the month following the month of termination
				of the award.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart I - CHILD CARE RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM 2021 › Section 50.950 - Monitoring

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Program participants may be monitored by the Department or
				  its Qualified Partners as defined in 14 Ill. Adm. Code
				  690.20 to ensure that
				  funds are spent as specified in the certification. Monitoring may include desk
				  reviews and on-site reviews of the program participant.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart I - CHILD CARE RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM 2021 › Section 50.960 - Qualified Partners

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a) The
				Department may enter into grant agreements, contracts, or intermediary
				agreements with qualified partners to implement the Program. The nature of the
				services provided by the qualified partner shall determine whether the
				arrangement is a grant, procurement, or other relationship. The Department may
				award grants to qualified partners to provide financial assistance to
				qualifying businesses or contract with qualified partners to secure services to
				implement the Program.
b) An
				Agreement with a qualified partner shall specify the qualified partner's
				responsibility, if any, for determining eligibility for financial assistance
				and monitoring participants for compliance with program requirements.
c) Nothing in this Part shall restrict the
				Department from securing services from entities other than qualified partners
				to assist in implementing the Program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart I - CHILD CARE RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM 2021 › Section 50.970 - Identifying Disproportionately Impacted Areas

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The Department will utilize the Department of Commerce and
				  Economic Opportunity's (DCEO) determination of which zip codes constitute
				  disproportionately impacted areas as defined in 14 Ill. Adm. Code
				  690.20 based on
				  available COVID-19 case information and economic data at the time it announces
				  the funding opportunities under the Program. Areas may be added or removed from
				  prioritization based on changes in relative COVID-19 rates and economic
				  distress.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart J - CHILD CARE WORKFORCE BONUS PROGRAM › Section 50.1000 - Purpose

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The purpose of the Child Care Workforce Bonus Program is to
				  provide bonuses to the child care workforce who provide essential services
				  during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Bonus awards provided through the
				  Program established in this Part shall be consistent with the requirements of
				  the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (
				  P.L.
				  117-2 ), the Grant Accountability and Transparency
				  Act [30 ILCS 708 ], the Grant Funds Recovery Act [30 ILCS 705 ], the Uniform
				  Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for
				  Federal Awards (2 CFR 200) , and any other applicable federal and State laws
				  pertaining to COVID-related programs, and will be disbursed subject to
				  appropriation and the availability of grant funds.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart J - CHILD CARE WORKFORCE BONUS PROGRAM › Section 50.1010 - Eligible Child Care Provider

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To qualify for a bonus award under the Child Care Workforce
				  Bonus Program, the applicant must meet all four of the following
				  requirements:
a) be either:
1) a licensed child care provider holding a
				valid day care license from DCFS (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406, 407 or 408) as of
				March 11, 2021 and ongoing; or
2)
				either a license-exempt center serving school age children or a license-exempt
				family child care home, operating in accordance with DCFS exemptions (see 89
				Ill. Adm. Code
				377.3)
				and receiving payments through DHS' Child Care Assistance Program;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart J - CHILD CARE WORKFORCE BONUS PROGRAM › Section 50.1020 - Calculation of Child Care Eligible Child Care Provider

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a) Licensed child care centers and licensed
				child care homes: The number of staff employed by the applicant, as calculated
				from the current classroom staff associated with the facility in the Gateways
				to Opportunity Registry, and an estimate of additional staff not captured in
				the Gateways to Opportunity Registry based on DCFS licensed capacity of the
				applicant.
b) License-exempt child
				care centers: The average number of children funded through the Child Care
				Assistance Program and enrolled in the center will serve as a basis to estimate
				the number of staff employed by the license-exempt center and the total award
				amount.
c) License-exempt family
				child care homes: Award amounts will be provided for the sole child care
				provider comprising the staff of a license-exempt family child care
				home.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart J - CHILD CARE WORKFORCE BONUS PROGRAM › Section 50.1030 - Eligible Expenses

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a) Bonus
				awards must be used to provide additional compensation for employees in the
				form of a one-time bonus or recurring bonuses to on-site staff in the program
				who are employed or hired during the award period extending from time of
				application through April 30, 2022.
b) Bonus awards may also be used to cover
				State or federal taxes related to bonus payments.
c) Award funds must be distributed by
				applicant to employees by June 30, 2022.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart J - CHILD CARE WORKFORCE BONUS PROGRAM › Section 50.1040 - Reporting Requirements

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a) Program
				participants shall provide expenditure reports documenting how bonus award
				funds were used. Reporting will be in a narrative format. Participants will be
				notified of the submission schedule and means of submitting expenditure reports
				after funds have been awarded. Documented expenses will be reconciled with
				bonus award funds.
b) Program
				participants shall provide a final expenditure report of all bonus award funds
				to the Department by July 15, 2022.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart J - CHILD CARE WORKFORCE BONUS PROGRAM › Section 50.1050 - Monitoring

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Program participants may be monitored by the Department or
				  its Qualified Partners to ensure that funds are spent as specified in Section
				  50.1030.
				  Monitoring may include desk reviews and on-site reviews of the program
				  participant.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart J - CHILD CARE WORKFORCE BONUS PROGRAM › Section 50.1060 - Qualified Partners

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a) The
				Department may enter into grant agreements or contracts with Qualified Partners
				as defined in 14 Ill. Adm. Code
				690.20 to implement
				the Program. The Department may award grants to Qualified Partners to provide
				bonus awards to eligible child care providers or contract with Qualified
				Partners to secure services to implement the Program.
b) An agreement with a Qualified Partner
				shall specify the Qualified Partner's responsibility, if any, for determining
				child care provider eligibility to receive a bonus award and monitoring
				participants for compliance with program requirements.
c) Nothing in this Part shall restrict the
				Department from securing services from entities other than Qualified Partners
				to assist in implementing the Child Care Workforce Bonus Program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart K - SMART START TRANSITION GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 50.1100 - Purpose

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The purpose of the Smart Start Transition Grants Program
				  ("Program") is to provide child care programs with the stable funding needed to
				  recruit and retain workers and to improve child care quality. These awards will
				  provide additional support so that programs can make personnel and workforce
				  investments beyond the reach of current operating budgets and shall be
				  consistent with the requirements of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA)
				  (P.L.
				  117-2), the Grant Accountability and Transparency
				  Act [30
				  ILCS 708 ], the Grant Funds Recovery Act
				  [30 ILCS
				  705 ], the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
				  Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR
				  200), and any other applicable federal and
				  State laws pertaining to COVID-19-related programs. Awards will be disbursed
				  subject to appropriation and the availability of grant funds.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart K - SMART START TRANSITION GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 50.1110 - Eligible Child Care Provider

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To qualify for a Smart Start Transition Grant, the applicant
				  must meet all of the following requirements:
a) be a licensed child care provider holding
				a valid day care license from DCFS (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406, 407 or 408) as
				of June 1, 2023 and ongoing;
b)
				operate full-day and full-year, defined as offering at least eight consecutive
				hours of care per day, five days per week, for at least 47 weeks per
				year;
c) have, for at least one
				month and time after December 31,2019, enrolled a number of children equal to
				or greater than 10% of its total licensed capacity subsidized through DHS'
				Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 50);
d) typically rely on payments through
				Preschool for All, Prevention Initiative, Head Start, and/or Early Head Start
				for no more than 75% of its revenues;
e) be open and receiving children at the time
				of application, not including temporary closures of no more than two weeks due
				to COVID-19;
f) be current in the
				Registry Director portal (for additional information or to request access to
				the portal, contact the Illinois Gateways Registry Help Desk or complete and
				submit the Authorized Program Contact Access Request Form found on the Illinois
				Gateways to Opportunity website); and
g) have complete and accepted reporting for
				all previously-received federal relief child care grants, including, but not
				limited to, Child Care Restoration Grants, Child Care Workforce Bonus, and
				Strengthen and Grow Child Care Grants.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart K - SMART START TRANSITION GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 50.1120 - Calculation of Smart Start Transition Grant Award Amounts

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a) Award amounts will be based on the
				following factors:
1) The licensed capacity of
				the applicant, as indicated on its day care license, as of the date of
				application.
2) For child care
				centers, the number of classrooms, as indicated on the program's
				application.
3) The Social
				Vulnerability Index 2020 score (see Section
				50.1180) of the census tract in
				which the applicant is located at the time of application review.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart K - SMART START TRANSITION GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 50.1130 - Eligible Expenses

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a) Awards
				may be used to cover any operational cost that is not otherwise covered by a
				tax credit, grant, or refundable loan from any source (e.g., Paycheck
				Protection Program, Economic Disaster Injury Loan, other disaster relief, Head
				Start or Early Head Start, Early Childhood Block Grant, philanthropic grants)
				and must be eligible for reimbursement through the Coronavirus Response and
				Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act funding and/or the American Rescue Plan
				Act funding designated for child care. Federal guidance concerning eligible
				operational costs can be accessed at
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/occ/CCDF-ACF-IM-2021-02.pdf
.
b) Examples of eligible operational costs
				include, but are not limited to: existing staff wages and benefits, occupancy
				costs, materials and supplies, and professional services.
c) Beneficiaries must spend 75% of the total
				amount awarded on new or expanded investments related to personnel, which
				include but are not limited to: increases in compensation for any staff in a
				child care center or family child care home, inclusive of premium or hazard pay
				or ongoing/recurring staff bonuses; expansion of existing health, dental, and
				vision insurance, or purchase of new insurance for staff; new or expanded
				scholarships; new or expanded paid sick or family leave; new or expanded
				retirement contributions; new or expanded professional development or training;
				support for staff to access COVID-19 vaccines, including paid time off for
				vaccine appointments and to manage side effects, as well as transportation
				costs to vaccine appointments; recruiting and retaining existing and former
				child care workers and strengthening the diversity of the workforce to meet
				children's and families' needs, including recruitment and retention bonuses;
				new or expanded infant and early childhood mental health consultation; or new
				or expanded mental health consultations for staff and other types of mental
				health supports to staff.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart K - SMART START TRANSITION GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 50.1140 - Application Requirements

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a)
				Program applicants shall provide an attestation certifying, at a minimum, that
				their child care meets all eligibility requirements.
b) Program applicants and participants shall
				provide a budget, detailing a plan for spending their beneficiary payment and
				on which eligible expenses funds will be expended.
c) A new grant application, attestation, and
				budget must be submitted quarterly, in advance of receipt of funds.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart K - SMART START TRANSITION GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 50.1150 - Reporting Requirements

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a) Program
				participants shall provide expenditure reports documenting how award funds were
				used. Reporting will be in a format determined by DHS. Participants will be
				notified of the submission schedule for expenditure reports after funds have
				been awarded. Documented expenses will be reconciled, on a quarterly basis,
				with award funds received.
b)
				Program participants shall provide a final expenditure report of all award
				funds by the 15th of the month following the month
				of termination of the quarterly award.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart K - SMART START TRANSITION GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 50.1160 - Monitoring

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Program participants may be monitored by the Department or
				  its Qualified Partners to ensure that funds are spent as specified in Section
				  50.1130. Monitoring may include desk reviews and on-site reviews of the program
				  participant.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart K - SMART START TRANSITION GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 50.1170 - Qualified Partners

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a) The
				Department may enter into grant agreements or contracts with Qualified
				Partners, as defined in 14 Ill. Adm. Code
				690.20, to implement
				the Program. The Department may award grants to Qualified Partners to provide
				awards to eligible child care providers or contract with Qualified Partners to
				secure services to implement the Program.
b) An agreement with a Qualified Partner
				shall specify the Qualified Partner's responsibility, if any, for determining
				child care provider eligibility to receive an award and for monitoring
				participants for compliance with program requirements.
c) Nothing in this Part shall restrict the
				Department from securing services from entities other than Qualified Partners
				to assist in implementing the Program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 50 - CHILD CARE › Subpart K - SMART START TRANSITION GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 50.1180 - Identifying Social Vulnerability Index Priority Areas

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The Department will utilize the most recent data indicating
				  the Social Vulnerability Index of a census tract to determine which census
				  tracts constitute areas that face economic hardships and therefore qualify for
				  additional funding. The Social Vulnerability Index is defined as the Centers
				  for Disease Control measure that uses U.S. Census data to determine the
				  relative social vulnerability of every census tract in the United States. The
				  index is used to identify communities that may need support before, during, or
				  after public health emergencies and other disasters. Areas may be added or
				  removed from prioritization based on available data.