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DCYF: Proposed attendance-based payments would change how Working Connections providers are paid
Summary
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families told providers that both House and Senate budgets would shift Working Connections childcare to attendance-based payments, with differing formulas (Senate: reimburse up to 15 days then per-day; House: full month if ≤10 absences, half if ≥11). DCYF said implementation would be delayed for training and rulemaking, with centers starting Oct. 1 and family homes July 1.
Julie Watts, deputy director of government affairs at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and Brianne Boggs, deputy chief financial officer, told childcare providers that both the House and Senate budget proposals would move the Working Connections Childcare subsidy toward attendance-based payments rather than the current enrollment-style payments.
Brianne Boggs said the Senate approach would reimburse providers for up to 15 days of attendance in a calendar month and then pay per additional day, with implementation for centers beginning Oct. 1, 2026, and for licensed family homes later. The House proposal would…
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