Purchase of Care
Regional Weekly Co-Payment Tables
Formal Child Care

Effective October 2007

 

(These regional weekly copayment tables are based on three units of service per day.)
Copayments for a Child 24 Months Old and Older in Family Child Care or Center Care:

First (Youngest) Child in Care:

 

Copayment
Level

Region
U

Region
V

Region

W

Region
X

Region
Y

Region
Z

Region
BC

A

$4.56

$4.03

$5.60

$7.22

$5.54

$4.12

$5.15

B

7.29

6.45

8.95

11.55

8.77

6.59

8.24

C

11.85

10.49

14.55

18.77

14.31

10.71

13.40

D

17.32

15.33

21.26

27.44

21.00

15.65

19.58

E

22.79

20.17

27.98

36.10

27.69

20.59

25.76

F

29018

25.82

35.81

46.21

35.31

26.36

32.98

G

35.56

31.47

43.64

56.32

43.15

32.12

40.19

H

41.03

36.31

50.36

64.99

49.85

37.06

46.37

I

43.77

38.73

53.54

69.32

53.08

39.54

49.46

J

45.49

40.34

55.61

72.21

55.38

41.18

51.52

 

Second and Third Children in Care:

 

Copayment
Level

Region
U

Region
V

Region
W

Region
X

Region
Y

Region
Z

Region
BC

A

$2.74

$2.42

$3.36

$4.33

$3.23

$2.47

$3.09

B

5.47

4.84

6.71

8.66

6.69

4.94

6.18

C

9.12

8.07

11.19

14.44

11.08

8.24

10.30

D

12.76

11.30

15.67

20.22

15.46

11.53

14.43

E

18.24

16.14

22.38

28.88

22.15

16.47

20.61

F

22.79

20.17

27.98

36.10

27.69

20.59

25.79

G

28.27

25.01

34.69

44.77

34.15

25.53

31.94

H

31.91

28.24

39.17

50.54

38.77

28.83

36.07

I

34.65

30.66

42.52

54.88

42.00

31.30

39.16

J

36.47

32.37

44.76

57.76

44.31

32.95

41.22

No copayment is assessed for subsequent children in a family who are the oldest children in the family and receiving POC services.

 

Note: Tables are based on three units of service (6 hours or more of care per day). For the two unit (more than 3 but less than 6 hours per day) and one unit (up to 3 hours per day) regional weekly co-payments, multiply these figures by .6667 and .3333, respectively.


Copayments for a Child Up to 24 Months Old in Family Child Care or Center Care:

 

First (Youngest) Child in Care:

Copayment
Level

Region
U

Region
V

Region
W

Region
X

Region
Y

Region
Z

Region
BC

A

$5.82

$4.88

$7.62

$9.05

$7.17

$4.53

$6.84

B

9.31

7.81

12.20

14.48

11.47

7.25

10.95

C

15.13

12.70

19.82

23.53

18.63

11.79

17.80

D

22.12

18.56

28.97

34.39

27.23

17.23

26.01

E

29.10

24.42

38.12

45.25

35.83

22.67

33.69

F

37.25

31.25

48.79

57.92

45.86

29.01

42.46

G

45.40

38.09

59.46

70.59

55.89

35.36

51.46

H

52.38

43.95

68.61

81.45

64.49

40.80

59.08

I

55.87

46.88

73.18

86.88

68.79

43.52

62.77

J

58.20

48.33

76.23

90.46

71.66

45.34

65.31

 

Second and Third Children in Care:

Copayment
Level

Region
U

Region
V

Region
W

Region
X

Region
Y

Region
Z

Region
BC

A

$3.49

$2.93

$4.57

$5.43

$4.30

$2.72

$4.11

B

6.98

5.86

9.15

10.86

8.60

5.44

8.21

C

11.64

9.77

15.25

18.10

14.33

9.07

13.69

D

16.30

13.67

21.35

25.34

20.06

12.69

19.17

E

23.28

19.53

30.49

36.20

28.66

18.13

27.38

F

29.10

24.42

38.12

25.25

35.83

22.67

33.69

G

36.09

30.28

47.26

56.11

44.43

28.11

41.31

H

40.74

34.18

53.36

63.35

50.16

31.73

46.38

I

44.23

37.11

57.94

68.78

54.46

34.46

50.08

J

46.56

39.07

60.99

72.40

57.33

36.27

52.62

 

No copayment is assessed for subsequent children in a family who are the oldest children in the family and receiving POC services.

 

Child(ren) with a Disability

The payment rate for a child with a disability in a family child care home or a child care center is the same as above except when the service provider provides documentation to the local department of social services that the cost of caring for the child with a disability exceeds the reasonable accommodation provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In such cases, the local department will approve the additional cost up to 15% above the rates stated. If the requested cost exceeds 15%, the local department will submit a recommendation to the Child Care Administration for approval of a higher payment.

Purchase of Care Regional Configuration for Payment Rates

Region U - Cecil, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Talbot and Washington counties; Region V- Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Somerset and Wicomico counties; Region W- Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and Prince George’s counties; Region X- Howard and Montgomery counties; Region Y- Baltimore, Frederick and Harford counties; Region Z - Allegany, Garrett and Worcester counties; Region BC- Baltimore City


 

PURCHASE OF CARE

JURISDICTIONAL WEEKLY COPAYMENT TABLES FOR

INFORMAL CHILD CARE

First (Youngest) Child in Care:

 

Copayment
Level

Copayment
Percentage

A

5%

B

8%

C

13%

D

19%

E

25%

F

32%

G

39%

H

45%

I

48%

J

50%

 

Second and Third Children in Care:

 

Copayment
Level

Copayment
Percentage

A

3%

B

6%

C

10%

D

14%

E

20%

F

25%

G

31%

H

35%

I

38%

J

40%

 

 

No co-payment is assessed for subsequent children in a family who are the oldest children in the family and receiving POC services.

 

Note: A family using informal care must pay a co-payment amount which is equal to the amount produced by multiplying the appropriate percentage from the table by the informal care weekly rate in the jurisdiction where the informal/in-home care is provided. The weekly rate for informal/in-home care varies in each of the jurisdictions.

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