Child Care Service - Payments for Closed Cases

CalWORKs participants who are required to participate are subject to the noncompliance process and financial sanctions. Per Immediate and Continuous Child Care policy, provider payments are to continue to be issued by assigned the EC for the remainder of the 12-month approval period even if the participant stops participating or becomes sanctioned. Similarly, child care payments are to continue for the remainder of the 12-month period when the CalWORKs program is discontinued.

Intend to Cure Sanction

Sanctioned participants who indicate an intent to cure their sanction, and sign a curing Sanction Plan, are eligible to receive Stage I Child Care immediately and continuously for 12 months effective at the time client communicates their intent to cure the sanction. The Engagement EC is to follow process below for unassigned cases as follows:

• Assigns the case to their caseload for 30 days.
• Documents in CalSAWS the request date using Journal Type, “WTW” and Short Description, "Child Care."
• Completes with household children composition and assigned EC contact information, and sends the “CalWORKs Stage One Child Care Authorization” (CCP 8).
  • Enters the 12-month period (example: 01/15/2020 -12/31/2020)
  • Start date is date of contact
  • End date is last day of month 12
• Sends a copy of CCP 8 to Imaging.
• Enters a Journal Entry in CalSAWS in the Journal Detail page.
• Sets alert to follow up in 15 days from date CCP 8 was mailed.
• Follows existing Engagement Unit procedures.

Note: The appropriate child care packet will be mailed by the Engagement EC at any time during client interaction.