The department shall allow parental choice of child care providers for families, except that those families referred by the department of child safety or children in foster care pursuant to Title 8, Chapter 4 may not receive child care assistance to use uncertified relative providers.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 46-806

  • Assistance: means payments in cash or kind to or on behalf of a person or persons in need as provided for in this title. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Child: means a person who is under thirteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 46-801
  • Child care: means the compensated service that is provided to a child who is unaccompanied by a parent or guardian during a portion of a twenty-four hour day. See Arizona Laws 46-801
  • department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 46-101