| Title | 218 | Department of Human Services |
| Chapter | 20 | Individual and Family Support Programs |
| Subchapter | 00 | N/A |
| Part | 13 | Child Care Assistance Program for Child Care Educators and Child Care Staff Rules and Regulations |
| Type of Filing | Amendment |
| Regulation Status | Proposed |
| Filing Notice Date | 09/22/2025 |
| Filing Hearing Date(s) | 10/06/2025 |
| Public Comment Dates | 09/22/2025 to 10/22/2025 |
Regulation Authority:
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-5.2-20 (k)
RI State Budget FY 26
Purpose and Reason:
The Rhode Island Department of Human Services is looking to update Child Care Assistance Program for Child Care Educators and Child Care Staff Rules and Regulations to stay in line with federal guidelines and increase time frame based on the FY26 state budget.
The Changes are as follows:
13.2(A)(3) Removed “an associate’s degree of bachelor’s degree”
13.2(A)(9) Added definition of “excluded income”
13.2(A)(14) Updated definition of “income”
13.2(A)(17) Added definition of “Rhode Island public institution of higher education”
13.2(A)(18) Updated definition of “two-parent home”
13.3(A) Added language regarding eligibility
13.3(A)(2)(a) Added language clarifying child care programs must be licensed by the state of Rhode Island
13.3(A)(2)(c) Updated requirements for two parent families
13.3(A)(2)(d) Updated language regarding self employment as a child care provider
13.3(A)(2)(f) Added language regarding the requirement of cooperation with OCSS
13.4.1(A) Added language regarding requirement of applying to the CCAP program within the previous 60 days prior to applying to the Pilot
13.4.1(A)(1)(a) Updated link
13.4.2(B)(2) Added language regarding the requirement of providing documentation that the family had been denied CCAP or approved with a family share.
13.4.3 (D) Added language regarding 12 month interim
13.5.1 (A) changed twelve (12) months to (24) months
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