R6-5-4913. Applicants and Recipients as Child Care Providers

A. The client for Child Care Assistance may also be the child care provider for any child for whom assistance is requested when: 1. The client works for but is not the DES contracted party for the provision of Child Care Assistance; 2. The client receives monetary compensation for work performed as a child care provider; 3. The client cares for other unrelated children, for whom client does not receive Child Care Assistance, as well as for the child for whom the client has applied for Child Care Assistance; and 4. The client is unavailable to provide care to the child for whom assistance is requested. When the client is also the child care provider, this is defined as: a. There is no “not for compensation” slot available for the child; and b. Caring for the child as well as for the other children for whom the child care provider receives compensation, would exceed the ratio per state certification or licensing standards pursuant to A.R.S. § 36- 897.01 and 6 A.A.C. 5, Article 52. B. If there is no “not for compensation” slot available for the child, and other eligibility criteria described in this Article are met, the client for Child Care Assistance may also be the child care provider for the child for whom assistance is requested.