Must be a Home Child Care agency in The City who provides licensed Home Child Care services. Must have eligible Home Child Care visitor or Home Child Care provider positions. Must submit an electronic copy of the application by March 31, 2018 to be considered. Must be employed by an agency that has applied and met requirements for the on behalf of their staff by the application deadline of March 31, 2018 for the 2018 funding. Must occupy a position that had an associated hourly wage of less than $25.07 per hour excluding year one’s Wage Enhancement on December 31, 2017. Agencies have the flexibility to fund current year’s eligible providers regardless of whether the provider had a contract with an agency in 2017. Compensation rate will be on current year’s services. Must have held a contract with a licensed Home Care agency. Must provide services to one child or more (excluding providers own children). Must have received less than $250.70 ($20 below the cap of $270.70) per day in fees excluding previous years HCCEG. Must be actively serving children during 2018. NOTE: Applications not received by the deadline will be ineligible for the 2018 allocation SECTION 2: DETERMINATION AGENCY ENTITLEMENT The wage amount per position and the calculation of the entitlement per agency can be determined once the eligibility of the Home Child Care visitor positions and providers is established. Grant Type Eligible Amount Determination of Provincial Enhancement Provincial Wage Enhancement For Home Visitors Full Wage Enhancement of $2.00/hour The hourly wage for a Home Child Care visitor position, including all operating grants and pay equity, excluding 2017 WE amounts, is less than $25.07/hour (i.e. $2 below the wage cap of $27.07) effective December 31, 2017
As part of this Grant program, the Agency will be required to meet the following requirements and conditions in order to establish eligibility in 2018. Deadline Actions Required January 2018 Operator will continue to be funded Wage Enhancement dollars from the City following the quarterly payment schedule from 2016. The operator will continue to make Wage Enhancement payments to eligible positions based on current eligibility requirements. February 9, 2018 Wage enhancement funding application posted to the City of Kawartha Lakes website and accessible to licensed child care providers. Use this link to access the wage enhancement forms for completion and additional supporting documentation. March 31, 2018 Operator submits completed 2018 Wage Enhancement application forms including all required documentation to the City in order to receive Wage Enhancement in 2018. Spring 2018 City notifies operators of approved PWE grant entitlements (and any potential increase or decrease in their quarterly funding amount) and contracts distributed and signed copies returned to The City. Spring/Summer 2018 City continues to disburse funds based on the approved application. Administration Funding allocation will be identified on the 2017 contracts and distributed on this payment. January 18, 2019 Agency submits Annual Provincial Wage/Home Child Care Enhancement Reconciliation Statement for each site. SECTION 5: MONITORING AND REPORTING The monitoring and reporting of provincial Wage Enhancement grant may be comprised of: