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Provider Payments
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What is the Maximum Child Care Allowance?
The Maximum Child Care Allowance (MCCA) is the maximum rates a CCIS will
pay a provider for subsidized child care. These rates are established by DPW,
based on county, care level, provider type and unit of care (full-time or parttime).
What is the provider’s standard payment rate?
The Standard Payment Rate is the amount paid for care. It is either the MCCA
or the provider’s private pay rate, whichever is less.
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What are care levels?
• Care Level is the age group, to which
the child is assigned, based on the
child's birth date, developmental age or
date entering kindergarten.
• Valid care levels include:
•Infant - 0-12 months
•Young toddler – 13-24 months
•Older toddler – 25 to 36 months
•Preschool – 37 months to date child
enters Kindergarten
•School age – Kindergarten through
13 years old
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How do you define full-time (FT)
and part-time (PT) rates?
The FT rate is the rate the provider
would charge parents for five or
more hours of child care daily
The PT rate is the rate the provider
would charge parents for up to four
hours and 59 minutes (not five
hours) of child care daily
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How do we calculate the standard payment rate?
EXAMPLE: The child needs care from 7:00 AM until 5:00 PM, Monday
through Friday for a Young Toddler. A traditional, daily full-time rate is
calculated as follows:
Provider’s Private Rate = $25.00/day
MCCA = $20.00/day
MCCA $20.00 or Private Rate $25.00 – Which is less?
Daily Payment Rate = $20.00/day based on the MCCA
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What is a Keystone STAR add-on rate?
Keystone STARS add-on rates are an additional amount determined by
OCDEL based on the STAR level achieved and whether the child care
is part-time or full-time. This reward program recognizes providers who
are Keystone STARS certified and promote continuous quality
improvements in early learning and school age environments.
Level
No STARS
1
2
3
4
Full-Time
$0.00
$0.00
$0.70
$2.20
$3.00
Part-Time
$0.00
$0.00
$0.30
$0.95
$1.30
How do we calculate the STAR add-on rate?
EXAMPLE: The child is enrolled full-time during traditional hours with a STAR 3
provider.
Standard payment rate
+ STAR 3 FT add-on rate
Daily payment rate
$20.00
+ 2.20
$22.20
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What is a non-traditional add-on rate?
Non-traditional hours of care are Monday through Friday, 6:00 PM to
6:00 AM and/or anytime on a Saturday or Sunday.
Pay a non-traditional rate when the parent/caretaker’s verified work or
training schedule indicates that the child needs five or more hours of
full-time care or three to less than five hours of part-time care between
the hours of 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM Monday through Friday and/or
anytime on Saturday and/or Sunday.
Non-traditional rates are calculated by adding the following to the
standard payment rate:
• 25% for providers with a STARs level of 2 or higher.
•7% for unregulated or regulated providers with a no STARs or STAR 1.
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How do we calculate the non-traditional payment rate?
EXAMPLE: The child needs care from 3:00 PM until 11:00 PM, Monday
through Friday. A non-traditional rate is paid because more than five full-time
hours of care fall between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM. The provider currently has 3
STARS.
STEP 1:
Standard Rate
X Percent Increase
Non-traditional add-on
$20.00
x 25%
$ 5.00
STEP 2:
Standard Rate
+ Non-traditional add-on
+ STAR 3 add-on
Daily non-traditional rate
$20.00
+ 5.00
+ 2.20
$27.20
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What is a blended rate?
• A blended school year rate is the average of full- and part-time rates, intended to
cover full day service during school closings and holidays for school age children.
The blended rate is paid for school- age children, children attending Head Start or
pre-kindergarten as long as the program follows the school year schedule.
• Providers decide if they wish to accept the blended rate or a straight part-time
rate.
• The blended school year rate is calculated by using 25 days at the provider’s
full-time standard rate and 180 days at the provider’s part-time standard rate,
divided by 205 days (the total number of days in a school year).
• The CCIS can tell you if the provider accepts the blended rate.
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How do I know which rate to pay?
PELICAN Child Care Works (CCW) will calculate the payment rate within
the system and pay the provider accordingly. The system will calculate
the following:
•Standard payment rates for each care level
•Non-traditional add-on rates (if applicable)
•STARs add-on rate (if applicable)
•Blended payment rates (if applicable)
Example: $27.20 (daily payment) x 20 (days enrolled in the Month) = $544
(payment)