# Parent Fees and Co-Payments - CalWORKs Stage 3 Child Care Program (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, contractors shall apply the regulations contained in Chapter 19, Subchapter 3, Article 5 (commencing with Section 18108, except for Sections 18110, 18111, and 18114(b)). (b) If a parent chooses a provider with a usual and customary rate exceeding 1.5 standard deviations above the mean market rate for the type of care provided, the parent may receive services from that provider, in which case the parent is responsible for the difference between the maximum payment rate and the provider's rate. > NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 8263 and 8369, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8354 and 8357, 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/enrollment-into-calworks-stage-3/parent-fees-and-co-payments-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.