Before placing the child in the verified kinship placement, the caseworker notifies the kinship caregiver that:

  •   the eligibility criteria for day care provided during foster care is more restrictive than the eligibility criteria for day care provided during kinship care; and

  •   the caregiver may not be eligible for foster care day care services.

If the foster parent was receiving general protective services or kinship day care services while he or she was the child’s unverified kinship caregiver, the caseworker must end the authorization for that day care, effective on the date that the child is placed with the kinship foster parent.

If day care is needed while the child is in kinship foster care, and the caregiver meets the eligibility requirements, the caseworker requests authorization for foster day care. See 8235.4 Foster Child Day Care.