Adding a Schedule for a Parent/Caretaker

1. Select Eligibility from Global Navigation. Select Customer Information from Local Navigation. Click the + beside Child Care from Task Navigation to open the Child Care data collection pages.  Select Parent Schedule List from Task Navigation. The Parent Schedule List page displays.

2. Click the Add button.  The Parent Schedule Detail page displays.

3. Select the parent/caretaker’s name from the Name drop-down menu.

4. Enter or Select an Activity:

   • If the parent/caretaker’s schedule is not for a Work Program or Food Assistance Employment and Training Activity, enter the name of the employer or school in the Activity field.  Proceed to STEP 5.

   • If the parent/caretaker’s schedule is for a Work Program or Food Assistance Employment and Training Activity click the Select button next to the Activity field.  The Select Customer Activities page displays.

   • • Click the radio button for the Activity the consumer requires child care for.  Then click the Select button.  The Parent Schedule Detail page displays with the schedule entered for that Activity.

     • Select the parent/caretaker’s travel time allotment from the Travel Time drop-down menu.  The Travel Time selected is for one way travel and is added to the Start and End Times during the Need for Care calculation.

     • Update the Days of the Week as needed.

     • Adjust the Start and End Times as needed.

     • Update the Begin and End Dates as needed.

     • Proceed to STEP 11.

5. If the Need Reason selected on the Child Care Need Parent page was that of Teen Parent – Education & Training, select a value from the School Schedule drop-down menu.  Selecting Yes indicates that the schedule is only applicable during the school months.

6. Select the parent/caretaker’s travel time allotment from the Travel Time drop-down menu.  The Travel Time selected is for one way travel and is added to the Start and End Times during the Need for Care calculation.

7. Select the parent/caretaker’s schedule Start Time from the drop-down menus.  A selection must be made from the minutes’ drop-down menu even when the Start Time is on the hour.  For example, 8:00 AM: select 8 from the hour place, 00 from the minute place and AM from the drop-down menu.

8. Select the parent/caretaker’s schedule End Time from the drop-down menus.  A selection must be made from the minutes’ drop-down menu even when the End Time is on the hour.  For example, 5:00 PM: select 5 from the hour place, 00 from the minute place and PM from the drop-down menu.

9. Using the check boxes select the Days of the Week.

   NOTE:  If adjusting the Start and End Times to account for a schedule that is not weekly, enter the actual days with start and end times for the schedule in the Comments box. For example, if Mary Smith works one Saturday per month from 8:00AM – 5:00PM, select 8:00AM from the Start Time drop-downs and 10:30AM from the End Time drop-downs, then document “Works one Saturday per month 8:00AM-5:00PM” in the Comments box.

10. Enter the Begin Date using the <mm/dd/yyyy> format or the calendar icon.  

    • The begin date is the first day the parent/caretaker’s schedule starts or the application date.

    • If future benefits are requested, the Begin Date is the first day that child care should begin.

11. Click the Save and Add Another button to add an additional parent/caretaker schedule. Otherwise, click the Save and Return button.