certificate program, are nonadministrative costs. All costs of contracts that are solely for providing administrative services are administrative costs. If a contract provides both administrative and program services, an appropriate share of the contract costs must be attributed to administrative and nonadministrative costs. Administration Costs in CCP Allocable other than those for direct care that are reasonably necessary to provide child care services to Department of Family and Protective Services-referred children. Information Systems Information systems costs of nonadministrative information technology systems (including costs directly associated with development, maintenance, support, and operations). Operational Costs Eligibility determination, redeterminations, child care placement, rate setting, resource and referral services, training, recruitment, reviews and supervision of child care placements, and appeal hearings. Direct Care Direct care refers to the costs of actual services provided to customers (e.g., the cost of child care slots purchased from providers). Quality Improvement Non-Direct Care – Quality improvement activities as described in Commission rule §809.16, e.g., collaborative reading initiatives*; school readiness, early learning and literacy activities; or local-level support to promote child care consumer education provided by 2-1-1 Texas. Such activities may be designed to meet the needs of children in any age group eligible for Commission-funded child care, as well as children with disabilities. Examples of activities that support collaborative reading initiatives, school readiness, early learning, and literacy include professional development and training for child care providers or purchase of curriculum and curriculum-related support resources for child care providers. The activities include: professional development relating to early learning workshops; • literacy and language development training aligned with the state’s prekindergarten • guidelines; mentoring of early literacy and language development based on scientifically based •
certificate program, are nonadministrative costs. All costs of contracts that are solely for providing administrative services are administrative costs. If a contract provides both administrative and program services, an appropriate share of the contract costs must be attributed to administrative and nonadministrative costs. Administration Costs in CCP Allocable other than those for direct care that are reasonably necessary to provide child care services to Department of Family and Protective Services-referred children. Information Systems Information systems costs of nonadministrative information technology systems (including costs directly associated with development, maintenance, support, and operations). Operational Costs Eligibility determination, redeterminations, child care placement, rate setting, resource and referral services, training, recruitment, reviews and supervision of child care placements, and appeal hearings. Direct Care Direct care refers to the costs of actual services provided to customers (e.g., the cost of child care slots purchased from providers). Quality Improvement – Non-Direct Care Quality improvement activities as described in Commission rule §809.16, e.g., collaborative reading initiatives*; school readiness, early learning and literacy activities; or local-level support to promote child care consumer education provided by 2-1-1 Texas. Such activities may be designed to meet the needs of children in any age group eligible for Commission-funded child care, as well as children with disabilities. Examples of activities that support collaborative reading initiatives, school readiness, early learning, and literacy include professional development and training for child care providers or purchase of curriculum and curriculum-related support resources for child care providers. The activities include: • professional development relating to early learning workshops; • literacy and language development training aligned with the state’s prekindergarten guidelines; • mentoring of early literacy and language development based on scientifically based
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