7340 Eligibility Period for Child Care Assistance - Unless eligibility is being prorated due to the initial eligibility determination, plans should begin on the first day of the month and shall be written for twelve months. Need is determined on a calendar month basis. Where there is eligibility for any portion of a month, eligibility exists for the entire month. Eligibility and plan hours shall be determined based on factors as determined prospectively for the benefit month. See KEESM 7640 for circumstances in which cases may close prior to the end of a 12-month eligibility period.
Child care eligibility reviews shall be completed every 12 months. For child care review periods, if no child care plan is written for the month of application (i.e., family share exceeds cost of care), the first month of the review period shall be the first month a plan is written.