# Provider Payments and Parent Fees - CalWORKs Stage 3 Child Care Program

(a) The contractor shall reimburse each provider no more than the amount the provider charges unsubsidized families, not to exceed the maximum subsidy amount as defined in Section 18074.1. (b) Reimbursable hours of care shall include work hours, commute hours, participation in county-approved activities, and other eligible hours as approved by the contractor.

> NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 8261 and 8269, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8354 and 8357, Education Code.


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