Element #28
TOTAL HOURS OF CHILD CARE DURING THE MONTH

Definition: The number of hours of subsidized child care a child receives during a month, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Data Standards:

Missing

Always required.

Out of Range

1 - (12 times the number of days in reporting month)

Internal Inconsistency

None

Field Size: 3

Format (NNN): Number

Guidance: Enter the number for the total number of hours provided in the reporting period (round to the nearest whole number and use leading zeros as necessary). For example, September has 30 days, so the maximum acceptable total hours of child care for that month would be 12 x 30 = 360.