Parent cooperative child care centers and parent cooperative type A family child care homes

January 1, 2025 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly A county department of job and family services may establish a program to encourage the organization of parent cooperative child care centers and parent cooperative type A family child care homes for recipients of publicly funded child care. A program established under this section may include any of the following: (A) Recruitment of parents interested in organizing a parent cooperative child care center or parent cooperative type A family child care home; (B) Provision of technical assistance in organizing a parent cooperative child care center or parent cooperative type A family child care home; (C) Assistance in the developing, conducting, and disseminating training for parents interested in organizing a parent cooperative child care center or parent cooperative type A family child care home. A county department that implements a program under this section shall receive from funds available under the child care block grant act a five thousand dollar incentive payment for each parent cooperative child care center or parent cooperative type A family child care home organized pursuant to this section. Parents of children enrolled in a parent cooperative child care center or parent cooperative type A family child care home pursuant to this section shall be required to work in the center or home a minimum of four hours per week. The director of children and youth shall adopt rules governing the establishment and operation of programs under this section.