(A) What is early care and education?
(1) "Early care and education" means
non-parental, supervised care from infancy through early adolescence, in all types
of early care and education settings.
(2) Programs include environments in which children
and youth spend time supervised by one or more adults other than a parent or permanent
guardian. Early care and education programs include, but are not limited to:
(a) In-home care.
(b) Licensed family child care homes.
(c) Centers.
(d) Preschools including head start and school
based programs.
(B) What are the responsibilities of the child
care resource and referral service agencies?
(1) Support providers of early care and education
in increasing the supply and quality of early care and education services.
(2) Assist families in accessing early care
and education services that meet both the developmental needs of children and the
employment-related needs of families.
(3) Support community involvement in improving
the early care and education system.
(4) Provide the Ohio department of job and family
services (ODJFS) policy makers and community partners with reports and statistics
on early care and education.
(C) What are the qualifications for child care
resource and referral service agencies?
(1) Be a community based non-profit organization
that does not currently provide direct child care services.
(2) Be a community based non-profit organization
that has delivered early care and education services in the previous three years.
(3) Be an organization that has as part of its
mission the provision of services to all socio-economic groups.
(4) Be accessible and responsive to all families
and early care and education programs in all counties of its service delivery area.
(5) Be competent in providing culturally appropriate
services to the linguistic and ethnic groups in their communities.
(6) Employ staff with education, expertise or
experience as required by ODJFS.
(7) Be capable of meeting the specific requirements
as defined in the grant agreement.
(D) What documentation shall the child care
resource and referral service agencies submit to ODJFS?
(1) Requests for payment.
(2) Fiscal reports, including project budget
summaries and budget revisions.
(3) Activity reports of services rendered by
the agency.
(E) What are ODJFS' responsibilities pending
the availability of funds?
(1) Develop and coordinate uniform data collection
procedures between ODJFS and the child care resource and referral service organizations
under grant agreement with ODJFS.
(2) Provide technical assistance related to
services specified in the ODJFS grant agreement to child care resource and referral
service organizations under grant agreement with ODJFS and to local communities
around the state.
Replaces: 5101:2-15-02
Effective: 9/2/2018
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 09/02/2023
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 08/13/2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5104.07
Rule Amplifies: 5104.07
Prior Effective Dates: 03/02/1992 (Emer.), 07/30/1992, 09/01/1995,
01/01/1999, 05/01/2002, 07/01/2003, 07/01/2009, 08/04/2013