NEW! Excessive Absences Policy Training for Child Care Subsidy

Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education. sent this bulletin at 10/27/2026 01:25 PM CDT

NEW! Excessive Absences Policy Training for Child Care Subsidy

The Office of Childhood (OOC) will host a webinar on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from noon to 1:00 p.m. to discuss the new excessive absences policy for child care subsidy families and providers. Please click here to access the Zoom link for the webinar.

During the webinar, OOC will help providers understand:

Why the excessive absence policy is needed.
Definitions of excused, unexcused, and excessive absences.
Families’ responsibilities for reporting absences to providers.
Providers’ responsibilities for reporting excessive absences.
OOC’s responsibilities for handling reports of excessive absences.

Information for providers about the excessive absences policy can be found in section 2.29 of the Child Care Provider Subsidy Agreement Terms and Conditions. In addition, families can find information about excessive absences in section 7.12 of the Eligibility Policy Manual.

For those who cannot make the live webinar, a recorded version will be available on the Office of Childhood, Child Care Subsidy website. Please watch your email for additional communications following the webinar, including a link to the recorded training and other resources about the excessive absences policy.

If you have any questions, please contact the child care subsidy provider team at 573-526-3011 or CCSubsidyAgreements@dese.mo.gov.

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, mental or physical disability, or any other basis prohibited by statute in its programs and activities. Inquiries related to department programs and to the location of services, activities, and facilities that are accessible by persons with disabilities may be directed to the Jefferson State Office Building, Director of Civil Rights Compliance and MOA Coordinator (Title VI/Title VII/Title IX/504/ADA/ADAAA/Age Act/GINA/USDA Title VI), 7th Floor, 205 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480; telephone number 573-522-1775 or TTY 800-735-2966; fax number 573-522-4883; email civilrights@dese.mo.gov.

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