Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 3514
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 3514
- Child: means an individual under 13 years of age. See
- Child care facility: means any place or program operated as a business or service on a regular or continuous basis, whether for compensation or not, whose primary function is protection, care, and supervision of children under 16 years of age outside their homes for periods of fewer than 24 hours a day by a person other than a child's own parent, guardian, or relative, as defined by rules adopted by the Department for Children and Families, but not including a kindergarten approved by the State Board of Education. See
- Child care services: include developmentally appropriate care and supervision for children under 13 years of age for fewer than 24 hours a day by a child care provider. See
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner for Children and Families. See
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Division: means the Child Development Division. See
- Family child care home: means a child care facility that provides care on a regular basis in the caregiver's own residence for not more than 10 children at any one time. See
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Training: means an activity, approved by the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee, that is likely to lead to employment or required to maintain employment. See
§ 3514. Payment to providers
[Subsection (a) effective until January 1, 2024; see subsection (a) set out below effective on January 1, 2024.]
(a) The Commissioner shall establish a payment schedule for purposes of reimbursing providers for full- or part-time child care services rendered to families who participate in the programs established under section 3512 or 3513 of this title. Payments established under this section shall reflect the following considerations: whether the provider operates a licensed child care facility or a registered family child care home, type of service provided, cost of providing the service, and the prevailing market rate for comparable service. Payments shall be based on enrollment status or any other basis agreed to by the provider and the Division and shall reimburse all providers using the fiscal year 2023 5-STAR rate.
[Subsection (a) effective from January 1, 2024 until July 1, 2024; see subdivision (a) set out below effective on July 1, 2024]
(a)(1) The Commissioner shall establish a payment schedule for purposes of reimbursing providers for full- or part-time child care services rendered to families who participate in the programs established under section 3512 or 3513 of this title. The payment schedule shall account for the age of the children served, and all providers in the same child care setting category shall receive a reimbursement rate payment, which shall be dependent upon whether the provider operates a child care center and preschool program, family child care home, or afterschool or summer care program.
(2) Payments shall be based on enrollment. The Department, in consultation with the Office of Racial Equity and stakeholders, shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 25 that define “enrollment” and the total number of allowable absences to continue participating in the Child Care Financial Assistance Program. The Department shall minimize itemization of absence categories.
[Subdivision (a)(1) effective July 1, 2024; see subdivision (a)(1) set out above effective until July 1, 2024.]
(a)(1) The Commissioner shall establish a payment schedule for purposes of reimbursing providers for full- or part-time child care services rendered to families who participate in the programs established under section 3512 or 3513 of this title. The payment schedule shall account for the age of the children served, and all providers in the same child care setting category shall receive a reimbursement rate payment, which shall be dependent upon whether the provider operates a child care center and preschool program, family child care home, or afterschool or summer care program. The reimbursement rate shall then be adjusted to reduce the differential between family child care homes and center-based child care and preschool programs by 50 percent.
(2) Payments shall be based on enrollment. The Department, in consultation with the Office of Racial Equity and stakeholders, shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 25 that define “enrollment” and the total number of allowable absences to continue participating in the Child Care Financial Assistance Program. The Department shall minimize itemization of absence categories.
(b) The Commissioner may establish a separate payment schedule for child care providers who have received specialized training, approved by the Commissioner, relating to protective or family support services.
(c)(1) The payment schedule established by the Commissioner may reimburse providers in accordance with the results of the most recent Vermont Child Care Market Rate Survey.
(2) The payment schedule shall include reimbursement rate caps tiered in relation to provider ratings in the Vermont STARS program. The lower limit of the reimbursement rate caps shall be not less than the 50th percentile of all reported rates for the same provider setting in each rate category. (Added 1987, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 111; 2021, No. 45, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; 2023, No. 76, § 8a, eff. July 1, 2023; 2024, No. 76, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2024; 2024, No. 76, § 9a, eff. July, 2024; 2023, No. 76, § 8a, eff. July 1, 2023.)
§ 3514. Payment to providers [Effective January 2, 2024]
(a)(1) The Commissioner shall establish a payment schedule for purposes of reimbursing providers for full- or part-time child care services rendered to families who participate in the programs established under section 3512 or 3513 of this title. The payment schedule shall account for the age of the children served, and all providers in the same child care setting category shall receive a reimbursement rate payment, which shall be dependent upon whether the provider operates a child care center and preschool program, family child care home, or afterschool or summer care program.
(2) Payments shall be based on enrollment. The Department, in consultation with the Office of Racial Equity and stakeholders, shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 25 that define “enrollment” and the total number of allowable absences to continue participating in the Child Care Financial Assistance Program. The Department shall minimize itemization of absence categories.
(b) The Commissioner may establish a separate payment schedule for child care providers who have received specialized training, approved by the Commissioner, relating to protective or family support services.
(c) [Repealed.] (Added 1987, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 111; 2021, No. 45, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; 2023, No. 76, § 8a, eff. July 1, 2023; 2024, No. 76, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2024; 2024, No. 76, § 9a, eff. July, 2024; 2023, No. 76, § 9, eff. January 1, 2024.)
§ 3514. Payment to providers
(a)(1) The Commissioner shall establish a payment schedule for purposes of reimbursing providers for full- or part-time child care services rendered to families who participate in the programs established under section 3512 or 3513 of this title. The payment schedule shall account for the age of the children served, and all providers in the same child care setting category shall receive a reimbursement rate payment, which shall be dependent upon whether the provider operates a child care center and preschool program, family child care home, or afterschool or summer care program. The reimbursement rate shall then be adjusted to reduce the differential between family child care homes and center-based child care and preschool programs by 50 percent.
(b) The Commissioner may establish a separate payment schedule for child care providers who have received specialized training, approved by the Commissioner, relating to protective or family support services.
(c)(1) The payment schedule established by the Commissioner may reimburse providers in accordance with the results of the most recent Vermont Child Care Market Rate Survey.
(2) The payment schedule shall include reimbursement rate caps tiered in relation to provider ratings in the Vermont STARS program. The lower limit of the reimbursement rate caps shall be not less than the 50th percentile of all reported rates for the same provider setting in each rate category. (Added 1987, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 111; 2021, No. 45, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; 2023, No. 76, § 8a, eff. July 1, 2023; 2024, No. 76, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2024; 2024, No. 76, § 9a, eff. July, 2024; 2023, No. 76, § 9a, eff. July 1, 2024.)