Common use of Provider Eligibility Clause in Contracts

Provider Eligibility. (a) To be considered for an SRSA, a provider shall apply to the commissioner or have been chosen as an SRSA provider prior to June 30, 2009, and have complied with all requirements of the SRSA agreement. Priority for funds is given to providers who had agreements prior to June 30, 2009. If sufficient funds are available, the commissioner shall make applications available to additional providers. To be eligible to apply for an SRSA, a provider shall: (1) be eligible for child care assistance payments under chapter 119B; (2) have at least 25 percent of the children enrolled with the provider subsidized through the child care assistance program; (3) provide full-time, full-year child care services; and (4) have obtained a level 3 or 4 star rating under the voluntary Parent Aware quality rating system. (b) The commissioner may waive the 25 percent requirement in paragraph (a), clause (2), if necessary to achieve geographic distribution of SRSA providers and diversity of types of care provided by SRSA providers. (c) An eligible provider who would like to enter into an SRSA with the commissioner shall submit an SRSA application. To determine whether to enter into an SRSA with a provider, the commissioner shall evaluate the following factors: (1) the provider's Parent Aware rating score; (2) the provider's current or planned social service and employment linkages; (3) the geographic distribution needed for SRSA providers; (4) the inclusion of a variety of child care delivery models; and (5) other related factors determined by the commissioner.

Provider Eligibility. (a) To be considered for an SRSA, a provider shall apply to the commissioner or have been chosen as an SRSA provider prior to June 30, 2009, and have complied with all requirements of the SRSA agreement. Priority for funds is given to providers who had agreements prior to June 30, 2009. If sufficient funds are available, the commissioner shall make applications available to additional providerscommissioner. To be eligible to apply for an SRSA, a provider shall: (1) be eligible for child care assistance payments under chapter 119B; (2) have at least 25 percent of the children enrolled with the provider subsidized through the child care assistance program; (3) provide full-time, full-year child care services; and (4) have obtained a level 3 or 4 star rating under serve at least one child who is subsidized through the voluntary Parent Aware quality rating systemchild care assistance program and who is expected to enter kindergarten within the following 30 months. (b) The commissioner may waive the 25 percent requirement in paragraph (a), clause (2), if necessary to achieve geographic distribution of SRSA providers and diversity of types of care provided by SRSA providers. (c) An eligible provider who would like to enter into an SRSA with the commissioner shall submit an SRSA application. To determine whether to enter into an SRSA with a provider, the commissioner shall evaluate the following factors: (1) the qualifications of the provider and the provider's Parent Aware rating scorestaff; (2) the provider's staff-child ratios; (3) the provider's curriculum; (4) the provider's current or planned parent education activities; (5) the provider's current or planned social service and employment linkages; (36) the provider's child development assessment plan; (7) the geographic distribution needed for SRSA providers; (4) 8) the inclusion of a variety of child care delivery models; and (59) other related factors determined by the commissioner.