Daycare initial Payments


8-28-18
Do anyone have a process set up for helping CFC providers with initial daycare costs before they receive their first check?  We have a child placed last week and the provider is in a panic about paying for daycare, to the point that we might need to find another placement.  What do other counties do to offset this expense for the providers, if anything?  Do you cut special checks or tell the cfc provider to figure it out, checks are ran on XX date only.  Help! 

Jen Albjerg
Fiscal Manager
Grant County Social Services
Grant County Highway Dept
Region IV Adult Mental Health Initiative
Phone:  218-685-8218
Fax:  218-685-4978

1 comment:

Caleb Zaffke said...

Hi Jen,

Our Accounting Tech that works with CFC is out, so I went and talked to a Case Aide. Here at Itasca we take it case by case, and typically help provider's with initial expenses until their funds start rolling in. The Case Aide said we may directly pay for the initial day care up front. Again, case by case. She said the county directly paying for some initial expenses is common practice. I hope this helps a little.

Caleb
Itasca Co