CDSS – CDMIS User Manual; Appendix A: Child Start Date

Child Start Date (CDD-801A only)

The Child Start Date is the First Date of Subsidized Service, which is the date the child was enrolled for subsidized child care services through an agency’s contract.

Where to Find It

The documentation for when a child is enrolled for services should be in the family file; this date should be found on the CCD 26 Form and Notice of Action, but may also be found in other documents.

Rules and Guidelines

• This information field is required.
• Enter the date (month, day, and year) the child was enrolled for subsidized child care services.
• If the services were interrupted for less than three months due to illness or vacation, indicate the original date services began for this child with the agency, not the date services resumed.
• If the services were interrupted for three months or more, indicate the date the child resumed receiving services, not the original date services began with the agency.

Example 1: Joe Kim was enrolled for subsidized child care services from Daisy’s Day Care on June 1, 2024. He did not attend during the month of July but returned to Daisy’s Day Care on August 13, 2024. Because there was less than three months between the last day Joe was in care and the day he returned, June 1, 2024 is reported in the CDD-801A as the child’s start date.

Example 2: Suzy Kim was enrolled for subsidized child care services on April 1, 2024. She did not attend child care in June, July, or August because of summer vacation. She returned to child care on September 5, 2024. September 5, 2024 is reported in the CDD-801A for the child’s start date because that was the date Suzy resumed receipt of subsidized child care after a break of three months.

• This date must be before or during the report period.
• This date must be on or after the Family Start Date.

Error Messages and Solutions

See Appendix B: Error Message Codes for solutions to error messages.

Frequently Asked Questions

• I do not know the Child Start Date. What should I do?
  • Determine the Child Start Date by looking in the family file. A Notice of Action may indicate when the child was enrolled for subsidized child care services. Check the agency’s provider payment records to determine when payments began for this child’s services.