• Numbers 1 to 999999
• 0 when none served
• - (dash) when data applies but is not available
• NA when data requested does not apply

Guidance: Tribal Lead Agencies should use the same method for calculating the average monthly parent co-payment in Element 6b as used to calculate the average number of hours of care for Element 5.

One method to calculate the average monthly amount paid for child care services per month for each category/type of child care:

1. Calculate the total amount (CCDF subsidy or parent co-pay) paid for child care service for month X (for example, January)
2. Calculate the total number of children served during month X
3. Divide the total amount of child care from step 1 by the total number of children from step 2 to get the average amount (CCDF subsidy or parent co-pay) paid for child care services for month X
4. Do steps 1 - 3 for each month services are provided
5. Add together each of the monthly totals to get CCDF subsidy sum or parent co-pay sum
6. Divide each of child care sums from step 5 by the total number of months services are provided during the year to get the average amount paid for child care services per month

Some Tribal Lead Agencies do not pay for (or keep records by) the month. Rather, they reimburse by "full" or "part" days of care (or other increments). Such Tribal Lead Agencies can still calculate the average monthly amount paid for child care per child. Multiply the number of full or part time days by 22 to calculate the monthly rate in place of step one above.

When data are applicable but not available, provide a footnote in the comment section explaining when the missing data will be submitted.