# Eligibility Duration - CalWORKs Stage 3 Child Care Program If the California Department of Education notifies the contractor that funds are not available to serve the existing Stage 3 caseload and it is necessary to displace families, families shall be displaced in reverse order of enrollment priority based on income levels pursuant to Education Code section 8263.2(b)(1) through (b)(5). When two or more families are in the same priority in relation to income, the family that has received care in Stage 3 for the longest period of time shall be disenrolled first. > NOTE: Authority cited: Section 8263, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8350, 8350.5 and 8354, 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/calworks-stage-3-child-care-program/eligibility-duration-calworks-stage-3-child-care-program.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.