Policy/Manuals

Published below is the newly revised Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual. This manual has not been approved for implementation. Please await further guidance from DCDEE regarding the effective date and implementation date for the new policy manual.

We encourage you to begin reviewing the manual and making note of important changes, to include new policy. Please submit recommended revisions to the DCDEE Subsidy Policy Help Desk at [email protected].

While the current SCCA manual is offline, we are happy to provide electronic copies. Submit requests to your Subsidy Technical Assistance Consultant and/or the DCDEE Subsidy Policy Help Desk. DCDEE Administrative Letters and Dear County Director Letters remain accessible on the NCDHHS website.

We hope you will find the new manual valuable and informative.

Thank you.

SCCA Policy Manual What's New

Title
Chapter 1: Child Care Services
Chapter 2: Funding for Subsidized Child Care Services
Chapter 3: Roles and Responsibilities
Chapter 4: Application, Eligibility Determination and Documentation
Chapter 5: Establishing Need and a Plan of Care
Chapter 6: Serving Children with Special Needs
Chapter 7: Family Definition and Determining Income Eligibility
Chapter 8: Parental Fees
Chapter 9: Parental Choice and Voucher Procedures
Chapter 10: Waiting List Policies
Chapter 11: Responding to Eligibility Changes and Redetermination
Chapter 12: Licensing Requirements, Non-Compliance, and Sanctions
Chapter 13: Recipient Rights and Responsibilities
Chapter 14: Child Maltreatment
Chapter 15: Approval and Enrollment Procedures for Licensed Facilities
Chapter 16: Payment Policies
Chapter 17: Payment Rated
Chapter 18: Local Policy Options
Chapter 19: Fraudulent Misrepresentation, Improper Payments, Sanctions, and Appeals
Appendices, Acronyms and Definitions