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DHS recommends reducing paid absences in CCAP county rate plan; county staff project roughly $82,000 short‑term savings
Summary
Deputy Director Russ Guerrero proposed lowering paid absence allowances in Pueblo County's Child Care Assistance Program to pre‑pandemic levels; county staff estimate about $82,014 in savings through the end of the fiscal year and said a federal rule to eliminate absences takes effect in fiscal 2026.
Deputy Director Russ Guerrero of Pueblo County Department of Human Services presented a proposal to adjust the county Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) rate plan by reducing paid absence allowances to levels last used before the COVID‑19 pandemic.
Guerrero told the Board of County Commissioners the proposal would lower paid absences in tiers 1 and 2 from six to three and reduce absences in tiers 3 through 5 from seven to four. Using October utilization data, staff estimated that the change would yield…
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