Authorized staff may request Kinship Child Day Care for a child in DFPS conservatorship who is placed with kinship caregivers if the situations meets all of the following criteria:

• DFPS has an approved kinship home assessment on file for caregivers who are not verified or licensed foster care providers.
• The caregivers have signed Form 0695 Kinship Caregiver AgreementWord Document.
• All appropriate caregivers work outside the home at least 40 hours per week.

All eligibility requirements listed in 8235.51 Determining Eligibility for Kinship Day Care must be met without exception.

Kinship Child Day Care is limited to providing daily supervision only at the following times:

• During the kinship caregivers’ work hours.
• While the kinship caregivers are attending:
  • Judicial reviews
  • Case conferences
  • Kinship caregiver training

As funding allows, DFPS provides full-time day care services during spring break and summer vacation for children who attend a full-time school program. Caregivers must meet the employment eligibility criteria.