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Reporting Instructions: DCF CORe Code 0851

Child Care Program Operations

Report direct costs for operation of the child care program.  Examples of eligible costs include:

• Determining co-pay codes and amounts;
• Determining authorizations for child care assistance;
• Preparation for and attending fair hearings and other judicial hearings (such as for fraud) for both clients and providers¹;
• Processing timesheets from child care providers for payments;
• Assisting individuals who are eligible to identify available child care providers and select appropriate child care arrangements.

¹ Preparation for and attending judicial hearings are considered a program cost under Child Care Development Block Grants (CCDF).

Counties:

The following costs should not  be included on this line code:

• child care certification (see line codes 0831/8831),
• eligibility (see line code 8203),
• eligibility redetermination (see line codes 0832/8832),
• child care fraud-provider (see line codes 0841/8841 and 0846/8846),
• child care fraud-client (see line codes 0843/8843 and 0847/8847),
• Costs reported on the County Shared Cost Report are not to be reported on this line code. Instead, these costs are reported on line code 8851/County Alloc Non-direct costs – CC Program Operations.
  
  

Tribes:

All Child Care Program Operations costs should be reported on this line code (0851). Line code 8851 is not available to tribes.