Maryland’s PlanImplementing the New CCDF Rules for

Child Care Subsidy

State Plan – Planning Process Engage the State Advisory Councils and Other

Interested Parties Solicit Volunteers to Serve on Workgroups• Workgroup 1 - Leadership, Coordination and Family

Engagement/Consumer Education (Plan Sections 1 & 2)• Workgroup 2 – Child Care Subsidy (Plan Sections 3 & 4)• Workgroup 3 – Licensing Standards and Monitoring (Plan Section 5)• Workgroup 4 – Workforce and Quality Improvement (Plan Sections 6 & 7)

Meetings

Recommendations

Workgroup 2

• 12 Month Eligibility

• Expedited Enrollment

• Graduated Phase-Out of Assistance

• Market Rate Setting Process Revision

Cost of 12 Month Eligibility

Estimation Method Example

Historical Data52 weeks per year

- 27 weeks (average weeks of care in MD)

25 weeks (remaining unpaid weeks in a year)

0.926 ratio of paid to unpaid weeks

Estimation Method Example

Customer Change Effect• Compare 1 year of children count with the preceding year child

count = 31% new children

• 1 month (amount of time it takes to enroll a new child) = 23.6 remaining unpaid weeks

0.876 revised ratio of paid to unpaid weeks

Estimation Method Example (cont.)

The ratio is the number used to determine the additional amount annually.• Maryland expects to see annual subsidy expense rise by

87.6%

The additional amount of funding needed…is very high.