Background:
On May 31, 2020 child care reopened with reduced class
sizes, increased hand washing, temperature screening, and additional
recommendations to keep children and professionals’ health and safety the top
priority. Governor DeWine announced an additional $60 million investment for
early care programs by creating a grant program in order to help support programs
during this time. As a result, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services issued
Family Child Care Center Manual Procedure Letter No. 20 and Child Care In-Home
Aide Manual Procedure Letter No. 5 to establish the grant structure for June
2020. Family Child Care Center Manual Procedure Letter No. 22 and Child Care In-Home
Aide Manual Procedure Letter No. 6 were issued to convey the grant structure
for July 2020.
Support
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) has
established the grant structures outlined below by program type.
COVID-19 Support Grant Payment:
Licensed, approved and certified child care providers (Type
A homes and Type B homes and In-Home Aides) that are newly licensed/certified
in August and programs licensed/certified prior to March just re-opening for
the first time will be eligible for a monthly COVID-19 payment. These payments
are intended to provide assistance in covering the cost of COVID-19 classroom
dividers, cleaning supplies, personal protective equipment (PPE), temporary
sinks, thermometers, and other expenses.
Application & Payment
A new application submission will be required to receive a
payment. Pending approval by the Ohio General Assembly, the application may be
submitted beginning August 25, 2020 through September 4, 2020. Processing of payments will begin the week of September
21, 2020. Eligible providers must submit
an application through the Ohio Child Care Resource Referral Association (OCCRRA)
via a program’s organization dashboard at https://registry.occrra.org/.
The payment structure is as follows:
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Rating
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Setting
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Base Payment
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1 star
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2 star
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3 star
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4 star
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5 star
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Unrated
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In Home Aides
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$100
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Type B Homes
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$250
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$300
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$350
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$400
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$450
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$500
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$250
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Type A homes
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$500
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$600
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$700
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$800
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$900
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$1,000
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$500
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Reconciliation
A reconciliation will be required for each payment received. The reconciliations are due by October 31,
2020. Programs should retain receipts, invoices and documentation for expenses. Reconciliation
submission guidance will be provided by OCCRRA.
Questions: Please email your questions
to pandemicsupportgrant@occrra.org