# Abandonment of Care (a) For purposes of this section, “provider” includes an individual, family child care home, or center-based entity that provides subsidized early learning and care services directly to children. (b) When the family has not been in communication with the provider for seven consecutive calendar days and has not notified the provider of the reason the family is not using services, the provider, if not the contractor, shall promptly notify the contractor. (c) Using the contact information on file, the contractor shall attempt to contact the parent through a variety of communication methods. At least one communication attempt shall be in writing, which may be through electronic methods. The contractor shall keep documentation of all communication attempts, including a copy of all written communication, in the family data file. The contractor shall inform the parent in these communications that failure to communicate with the contractor or provider may result in termination of early learning and care services. (d) The contractor shall issue a notice of action to disenroll the family on the basis of abandonment of care when there has been no communication with the provider or the contractor for a total of 30 consecutive calendar days. > NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 8261 and 8263, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8261 and 8263, Education Code. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://title5.caqualityearlylearning.org/accounting-and-reporting-requirements/abandonment-of-care.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.