Major changes for home child care providers in
2010
Due to changes by the State, Hamilton County Child Care
providers will notice big differences
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Child
Care MOU letter (4/9/10)
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Provider Portal Quick Facts (3/22/10)
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Provider Portal Information/Additional Hours (3/19/10)
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15-minute audio podcast on BlogTalkRadio: Great program overview
(3/18/10)
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More FAQ
about the Provider Portal (3/15/10)
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Answers to
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Provider Portal
(3/12/10)
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Child Care centers learn more about upcoming changes
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March 10, 2010 -- More than 100 representatives from Child Care centers that accept public vouchers from low- and moderate-income families learned more about computerization-related changes in a forum at 222 E. Central Parkway. To see video, visit the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services YouTube channel.
Child Support Section Chief Amy Story walked attendees through a presentation covering topics such as provider portal and provider rates, time and attendance, and eligibility and authorization. She fielded dozens of questions from the audience. See PowerPoint presentation
Child Care providers (and parents) are encouraged to participate
in a
Live Online Chat 10-11 a.m., Wednesday, March 17, and listen to a live show
on
BlogTalkRadio 10-10:15 a.m., Thursday, March 18.
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Centralized Payment: Answers to questions asked at Forum (Revised)
(3/12/10)
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Put your information in
Provider Portal, March 8-20 (3/5/10)
Letter from ODJFS about Portal
(3/5/10)
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Provider
Portal: Frequently Asked Questions (3/3/10)________________________________________________
Forum Followup
Answers to Questions submitted (on index cards)
(1)
Unionization (2/25/10)
(2)
Provider Portal and Provider rates (2/25/10)
(3)
Time and Attendance (2/25/10)
(4)
Eligibility and Authorization (2/26/10)
(5)
Miscellaneous (2/26/10)
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ODJFS Update
Questions and Answers about Time and Attendance (2/23/10)
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Coming soon
r Ask questions
during a
Live Chat 10-11 a.m., Wednesday, March 17
r Listen to a live show on
BlogTalkRadio 10-10:15 a.m., Thursday, March 18
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Need help getting online for the new payment system?
To see how 4C can assist, please
click here
Throughout March! For free!
ODJFS Presentation:
How to Use the Provider Portal
(2/22/10)
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Section Chief Amy Story answers questions during Child Care
Forum. See
more photos.
Child Care Forum draws 500-plus
See video from Forum: (1)
Part 1,
(2) Part 2,
(3) Part 3,
(4) Part 4,
(5) Part 5
Feb. 18, 2010 -- More than 500 child care providers received
valuable information that will help them negotiate a year of change during the
Child Care Forum last night at the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action
Agency.
Home child care providers and centers got updates from Michelle Albast
of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, AFSCME Local 4023 President
Ella Hopkins and Amy Story, Hamilton County JFS section chief over Child Care.
There also was a lively question-and-answer session.
Provider portal instructions coming later this month
Feb. 8, 2010 -- Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS)
is planning to send a communication to child care providers later in February
regarding the ODJFS provider portal.
This notice from ODJFS will contain provider portal instructions and an assigned
timeframe (in March) to access the portal and enter provider rates, banking
information and provider agreement ("contract") with ODJFS.
ODJFS wants providers to complete their provider agreements via the provider
portal by March 20.
Providers will have access to the portal weekdays, 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., and
Saturdays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., except for when routine maintenance is needed.
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* New information from ODJFS: See
1st e-mail blast 1/25/10
* See transcript from
Live Online Chat about Child Care 2/3/10
*
Child Care Forum:
6:30-8:30 p.m., Feb. 17,
Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency.
See
details here
1/20/10
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Overview:
For details, please read this letter 12/23/09
See ways for Child Care providers to stay informed 12/23/09
Unionization:
More information about union dues 1/4//10
Overview in AFSCME Newsletter 1/7/10
Computerization:
For updates from ODJFS, visit this Web site 1/5/10
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Three key points:
Questions about the new automated system (CCIDS) can be sent to CCIDS_Help_Desk@jfs.ohio.gov, or providers may call the CCIDS Help Desk at 1-877-302-2347.