1. Provider Payments www.education.state.pa.us|www.dpw.state.pa.us What is the provider’s standard payment rate? The Standard Payment Rate is the amount paid for care. It is either the MCCA or the provider’s private pay rate, whichever is less. What is the Maximum Child Care Allowance? The Maximum Child Care Allowance (MCCA) is the maximum rates a CCIS will pay a provider for subsidized child care. These rates are established by DPW, based on county, care level, provider type and unit of care (full-time or part- time).

2. Provider Payments www.education.state.pa.us|www.dpw.state.pa.us What are care levels? Care Level is the age group, to which the child is assigned, based on the child's birth date, developmental age or date entering kindergarten. Valid care levels include: Infant - 0-12 months Young toddler – 13-24 months Older toddler – 25 to 36 months Preschool – 37 months to date child enters Kindergarten School age – Kindergarten through 13 years old

3. Provider Payments www.education.state.pa.us|www.dpw.state.pa.us How do you define full-time (FT) and part-time (PT) rates? The FT rate is the rate the provider would charge parents for five or more hours of child care daily The PT rate is the rate the provider would charge parents for up to four hours and 59 minutes (not five hours) of child care daily

4. Provider Payments www.education.state.pa.us|www.dpw.state.pa.us How do we calculate the standard payment rate? EXAMPLE: The child needs care from 7:00 AM until 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday for a Young Toddler. A traditional, daily full-time rate is calculated as follows: Provider’s Private Rate = $25.00/day MCCA = $20.00/day MCCA $20.00 or Private Rate $25.00 – Which is less? Daily Payment Rate = $20.00/day based on the MCCA

5. Provider Payments www.education.state.pa.us|www.dpw.state.pa.us What is a Keystone STAR add-on rate? Keystone STARS add-on rates are an additional amount determined by OCDEL based on the STAR level achieved and whether the child care is part-time or full-time. This reward program recognizes providers who are Keystone STARS certified and promote continuous quality improvements in early learning and school age environments. LevelFull-TimePart-Time No STARS$0.00 1 2$0.70$0.30 3$2.20$0.95 4$3.00$1.30 How do we calculate the STAR add-on rate? EXAMPLE: The child is enrolled full-time during traditional hours with a STAR 3 provider. Standard payment rate$20.00 + STAR 3 FT add-on rate+ 2.20 Daily payment rate$22.20

6. Provider Payments www.education.state.pa.us|www.dpw.state.pa.us What is a non-traditional add-on rate? Non-traditional hours of care are Monday through Friday, 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM and/or anytime on a Saturday or Sunday. Pay a non-traditional rate when the parent/caretaker’s verified work or training schedule indicates that the child needs five or more hours of full-time care or three to less than five hours of part-time care between the hours of 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM Monday through Friday and/or anytime on Saturday and/or Sunday. Non-traditional rates are calculated by adding the following to the standard payment rate: 25% for providers with a STARs level of 2 or higher. 7% for unregulated or regulated providers with a no STARs or STAR 1.

7. Provider Payments www.education.state.pa.us|www.dpw.state.pa.us How do we calculate the non-traditional payment rate? EXAMPLE: The child needs care from 3:00 PM until 11:00 PM, Monday through Friday. A non-traditional rate is paid because more than five full-time hours of care fall between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM. The provider currently has 3 STARS. STEP 1:Standard Rate$20.00 X Percent Increasex 25% Non-traditional add-on$ 5.00 STEP 2:Standard Rate$20.00 + Non-traditional add-on + 5.00 + STAR 3 add-on+ 2.20 Daily non-traditional rate $27.20

8. Provider Payments www.education.state.pa.us|www.dpw.state.pa.us What is a blended rate? A blended school year rate is the average of full- and part-time rates, intended to cover full day service during school closings and holidays for school age children. The blended rate is paid for school- age children, children attending Head Start or pre-kindergarten as long as the program follows the school year schedule. Providers decide if they wish to accept the blended rate or a straight part-time rate. The blended school year rate is calculated by using 25 days at the provider’s full-time standard rate and 180 days at the provider’s part-time standard rate, divided by 205 days (the total number of days in a school year). The CCIS can tell you if the provider accepts the blended rate.

9. Provider Payments www.education.state.pa.us|www.dpw.state.pa.us How do I know which rate to pay? PELICAN Child Care Works (CCW) will calculate the payment rate within the system and pay the provider accordingly. The system will calculate the following: Standard payment rates for each care level Non-traditional add-on rates (if applicable) STARs add-on rate (if applicable) Blended payment rates (if applicable) Example: $27.20 (daily payment) x 20 (days enrolled in the Month) = $544 (payment)