How Do You Charge/Prorate State Assisted Families?

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  • actaktmdt
    Daycare.com Member
    • Feb 2010
    • 140

    #16
    Originally posted by Childminder
    Send it to Lansing
    do you have an address as where to send it to in lansing. I cant find out any address to mail it to

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    • MarinaVanessa
      Family Childcare Home
      • Jan 2010
      • 7211

      #17
      Originally posted by Childminder
      We already have such a limited income as providers and the ratios the state mandates. I wouldn't do state subsidy in a state that won't let us charge parents for the remaining amount. What other business do people work in that has a ceiling on income? Geesh. Why do we do it? It's not for the big bucks, that's for sure.
      Wow that's a new one for me. Here in CA subsidy has their maximum amount that they will pay (which they don't tell us by the way). If a family makes under a certain amount then subsidy will cover the maximum that they allow and if there is still a balance then the family pays the difference. If they make over a certain amount then they are required to make a co-payment so these families only get a certain amount of their fees paid but they have to pay the rest out of pocket. If it were any other way I would not accept subsidy.

      I still require that the client pay until they are approved because for us there is also a waiting period to see if they are approved or not. Of they are then I return whatever amount I get reimbursed for minus the two-week deposit which is not covered by subsidy.

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      • melissa ann
        Senior Member
        • Jun 2009
        • 736

        #18
        The last week of the month I get a form in the mail stating what days child(ren) were in my care according to parent's schedule. IF there are any changes, I mark accordingly. Like for absents or unexpected care. The last day of the month, I mail it back. Then it gets reviewed. Then I get a check. It takes about 3 weeks to get it.
        My dcp has a co-pay and pays the difference what subsidy pays and my rates. It's even in the papers I got from subsidy that I can/should have parents pay that difference.

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        • Childminder
          Advanced Daycare.com Member
          • Oct 2009
          • 1500

          #19
          Originally posted by actaktmdt
          do you have an address as where to send it to in lansing. I cant find out any address to mail it to
          Sorry it took so long I went to the DHS website and couldn't find it either, everything has changed since I did it. I swear they don't want to help us at all! Very frustrating!

          Department of Human Services
          235 S. Grand Ave.
          P.O. Box 30037
          Lansing, Michigan 48909

          Do you have this hand book? Child development and care Handbook.
          I see little people.

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          • actaktmdt
            Daycare.com Member
            • Feb 2010
            • 140

            #20
            Originally posted by Childminder
            Sorry it took so long I went to the DHS website and couldn't find it either, everything has changed since I did it. I swear they don't want to help us at all! Very frustrating!

            Department of Human Services
            235 S. Grand Ave.
            P.O. Box 30037
            Lansing, Michigan 48909

            Do you have this hand book? Child development and care Handbook.
            http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dh...0_222206_7.pdf

            Yes I have the version previous to that, that we were given on the first of this month at orientation...but it doesnt have any of that info on there....thank you...

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