1. (1)(a) ES CC may be authorized to support clients in education or training activities and study time, or for time between classes if the parent has classes scheduled in such a way that it is not feasible or practical to pick up the child between classes.

   1. (b) The Department will only approve ES CC for study time hours up to the same number of hours the client is enrolled in approved classes, except as authorized in Subsection (1)(a).
   2. (c) For customers enrolled in a WIOA or TANF FEP funded programs, the Department may authorize additional CC than would be approved under Subsection (1)(b).
   3. (d) The Department may authorize ES CC for approved class activities away from home.

2. (2)(a) ES CC may be authorized to support employment for clients who work graveyard shifts and need child care services during the day for sleep time.

   1. (b) If no other child care options are available, child care services may be authorized for the graveyard shift or during the day, but not for both.

3. (3)(a) ES CC may be authorized to support telework or self-employment, except as otherwise provided by rule, for clients who work at home if the client makes at least minimum wage from the at-home work and the client has a need for child care services.

   1. (b) The client must choose a provider setting outside the home, unless a child in the home has special needs and has been approved for special needs child care as defined in Section R986-700-717.

KEY: child care, grant programs

Date of Last Change: December 8, 2025

Notice of Continuation: August 14, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 35A-3-203; 35A-3-209; 35A-3-310; 45 C.F.R. 98.21