Add Nevada Child Care and Development Program (CCDP)

changelog.d/nv-ccap.added.md

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+Add Nevada Child Care and Development Program (CCDP).

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hhs/ccdf/child_care_subsidy_programs.yaml

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     - nh_child_care_subsidies  # New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program
     - pa_child_care_subsidies  # Pennsylvania Child Care Works
     - nj_child_care_subsidies  # New Jersey Child Care Assistance Program
+    - nv_child_care_subsidies  # Nevada Child Care and Development Program (CCDP)
     - ri_child_care_subsidies  # Rhode Island Child Care Assistance Program
     - sc_child_care_subsidies  # South Carolina Child Care Scholarship Program
     - va_child_care_subsidies  # Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/nv/dwss/ccdp/age_group/months.yaml

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+description: Nevada defines these child age group boundaries in months under the Child Care and Development Program.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: month
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Nevada CCDP child age group by months
+  reference:
+    - title: Nevada CCDF State Plan FFY 2025-2027, Section 4.3.1 — Base Payment Rate age categories (pp. 54-56)
+      href: https://www.dss.nv.gov/siteassets/dwss.nv.gov/content/care/ACF-118_CCDF_FFY_2025-2027_For_Nevada__3.pdf#page=54
+
+# Maps a child's age in months to a rate-table age group index:
+#   0 = INFANT, 1 = TODDLER, 2 = PRESCHOOL, 3 = SCHOOL_AGE.
+# The State Plan rate table lists representative ages (Infant 6 months, Toddler
+# 18 months, Preschool 4 years, School-Age 6 years) but does not publish exact
+# month cutoffs. These boundaries follow the sibling CCAP convention pending
+# confirmation against an operational rate sheet (PR Verification TODO).
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2024-10-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2024-10-01: 0
+  - threshold:
+      2024-10-01: 25
+    amount:
+      2024-10-01: 1
+  - threshold:
+      2024-10-01: 37
+    amount:
+      2024-10-01: 2
+  - threshold:
+      2024-10-01: 60
+    amount:
+      2024-10-01: 3

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/nv/dwss/ccdp/billing/monthly_billed_days.yaml

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+description: Nevada bills child care for this number of days per month when converting daily rates to a monthly maximum under the Child Care and Development Program.
+values:
+  2024-10-01: 21.67
+
+metadata:
+  unit: day
+  period: year
+  label: Nevada CCDP monthly billed days
+  reference:
+    - title: Nevada Child Care Policy Manual, MS 163 — Payment of Subsidy
+      href: https://www.dss.nv.gov/siteassets/dwss.nv.gov/content/care/Child_Care_Manual_July_2024.pdf#page=29
+
+# Full-time-month proxy (260 weekday days per year / 12 = 21.67) used to convert
+# the per-day base rate to a monthly maximum. Nevada does not publish an explicit
+# daily-to-monthly billing convention, so this is a conservative full-time proxy
+# applied when a household's actual attended days per month are not available
+# (PR Verification TODO — confirm against an operational rate sheet).

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/nv/dwss/ccdp/copay/amount.yaml

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+description: Nevada sets the monthly family copayment at this amount based on income as a share of state median income under the Child Care and Development Program.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: /1
+  amount_unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Nevada CCDP monthly family copayment
+  reference:
+    - title: Nevada CCDF State Plan FFY 2025-2027, Section 2.5.5.v — Flat rate copayments during graduated phase-out
+      href: https://www.dss.nv.gov/siteassets/dwss.nv.gov/content/care/ACF-118_CCDF_FFY_2025-2027_For_Nevada__3.pdf#page=36
+    - title: Nevada DWSS Policy Transmittal CC PT 06-25 (Oct 2, 2025) — Annual Income Changes
+      href: https://www.dss.nv.gov/siteassets/dwss.nv.gov/content/care/CC_PT_06-25_ANNUAL_INCOME_CHANGES_10.02.2025.pdf#page=1
+
+# The flat $0/$90/$150 copay and two-tier copay structure took effect
+# Oct 1, 2024 (State Plan Section 2.4.v); CC PT 06-25 is the Oct 1, 2025 annual
+# income-chart refresh that restates the same percentages and bands.
+# Income up to 32.99% SMI -> $0; 33%-42% SMI -> $90; 43%-49% SMI -> $150.
+# The plan states "33% SMI to 42%" -> $90 and "43% SMI to 49%" -> $150, so the
+# 0.33 and 0.43 thresholds belong to the higher band (PolicyEngine's at-or-above
+# default); no boundary epsilon is needed.
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2024-10-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2024-10-01: 0
+  - threshold:
+      2024-10-01: 0.33
+    amount:
+      2024-10-01: 90
+  - threshold:
+      2024-10-01: 0.43
+    amount:
+      2024-10-01: 150

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/nv/dwss/ccdp/eligibility/child_age_limit.yaml

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+description: Nevada limits child eligibility to under this age under the Child Care and Development Program.
+values:
+  2024-01-01: 13
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Nevada CCDP child age limit
+  reference:
+    - title: Nevada Child Care Policy Manual, MS 210 — Age
+      href: https://www.dss.nv.gov/siteassets/dwss.nv.gov/content/care/Child_Care_Manual_July_2024.pdf#page=36

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/nv/dwss/ccdp/eligibility/special_needs_child_age_limit.yaml

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+description: Nevada limits special needs child eligibility to under this age under the Child Care and Development Program.
+values:
+  2024-01-01: 19
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Nevada CCDP special needs child age limit
+  reference:
+    - title: Nevada Child Care Policy Manual, MS 211 — Child with Special Needs
+      href: https://www.dss.nv.gov/siteassets/dwss.nv.gov/content/care/Child_Care_Manual_July_2024.pdf#page=37

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/nv/dwss/ccdp/income/countable_income/sources.yaml

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+description: Nevada counts these income sources under the Child Care and Development Program.
+values:
+  2024-01-01:
+    # Earned income (MS 306.48 Wages/Salaries/Commissions, 306.7 Contractual
+    # Earnings, 306.36 Seasonal Employment — all countable). employment_income
+    # already includes tips (306.48) and bonuses/commissions, so tip_income is
+    # not listed separately to avoid double-counting.
+    - employment_income
+    - self_employment_income
+    - farm_operations_income
+    # Unearned income (countable per MS 306).
+    - social_security  # MS 306.34 RSDI umbrella (Retirement, Survivors, Disability)
+    - unemployment_compensation  # MS 306.45
+    - workers_compensation  # MS 306.49
+    - pension_income  # MS 306.29
+    - military_retirement_pay  # MS 306.29 pensions; PolicyEngine records this separately from pension_income
+    - alimony_income  # MS 306.2
+    - child_support_received  # MS 306.6
+    - dividend_income  # MS 306.10
+    - rental_income  # MS 306.30 Property Income (Rental/Lease)
+    # MS 306 income types we don't model at the moment:
+    # - MS 306.40 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is EXEMPT in Nevada (differs
+    #   from many states); ssi is therefore NOT listed.
+    # - MS 306.41/306.42 TANF, Tribal TANF, Kinship Care, and General Assistance
+    #   are countable, but TANF is excluded here to avoid a circular dependency
+    #   (nv_ccdp_countable_income -> tanf -> ... -> childcare_expenses ->
+    #   child_care_subsidies -> nv_ccdp). The is_tanf_enrolled hook handles the
+    #   NEON pathway and copay waiver instead.
+    # - Interest income is not enumerated as a countable type in MS 306, so
+    #   interest_income is omitted (Dividends are listed at 306.10, interest is not).
+    # - MS 306.15 Gambling Winnings, 306.20 In-Kind Income, 306.35 Royalties,
+    #   306.44 Trust Funds, and 306.46 Veterans Administration Benefits (coded
+    #   "Maybe") have no corresponding PolicyEngine variable, or are not
+    #   reliably countable, at the moment.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Nevada CCDP countable income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: Nevada Child Care Policy Manual, MS 306 — Types of Income
+      href: https://www.dss.nv.gov/siteassets/dwss.nv.gov/content/care/Child_Care_Manual_July_2024.pdf#page=55

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/nv/dwss/ccdp/income/smi_intake.yaml

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+description: Nevada limits new applicants to income at or below this share of state median income under the Child Care and Development Program.
+values:
+  2024-10-01: 0.41
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Nevada CCDP intake income limit share of state median income
+  reference:
+    - title: Nevada DWSS Policy Transmittal CC PT 06-25 (Oct 2, 2025) — Annual Income Changes
+      href: https://www.dss.nv.gov/siteassets/dwss.nv.gov/content/care/CC_PT_06-25_ANNUAL_INCOME_CHANGES_10.02.2025.pdf#page=1
+    - title: Nevada CCDF State Plan FFY 2025-2027, Section 2.2.4 — Initial eligibility income limits
+      href: https://www.dss.nv.gov/siteassets/dwss.nv.gov/content/care/ACF-118_CCDF_FFY_2025-2027_For_Nevada__3.pdf#page=22
+
+# The flat $0/$90/$150 copay and two-tier 41%/49% SMI eligibility took effect
+# Oct 1, 2024 (State Plan Section 2.4.v); CC PT 06-25 is the Oct 1, 2025 annual
+# income-chart refresh that restates the same percentages and bands.

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/nv/dwss/ccdp/income/smi_renewal.yaml

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+description: Nevada limits renewing households to income at or below this share of state median income under the Child Care and Development Program.
+values:
+  2024-10-01: 0.49
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Nevada CCDP renewal income limit share of state median income
+  reference:
+    - title: Nevada DWSS Policy Transmittal CC PT 06-25 (Oct 2, 2025) — Annual Income Changes
+      href: https://www.dss.nv.gov/siteassets/dwss.nv.gov/content/care/CC_PT_06-25_ANNUAL_INCOME_CHANGES_10.02.2025.pdf#page=1
+    - title: Nevada CCDF State Plan FFY 2025-2027, Section 2.5.5 — Graduated phase-out of assistance at redetermination
+      href: https://www.dss.nv.gov/siteassets/dwss.nv.gov/content/care/ACF-118_CCDF_FFY_2025-2027_For_Nevada__3.pdf#page=36
+
+# The flat $0/$90/$150 copay and two-tier 41%/49% SMI eligibility took effect
+# Oct 1, 2024 (State Plan Section 2.4.v); CC PT 06-25 is the Oct 1, 2025 annual
+# income-chart refresh that restates the same percentages and bands.

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/nv/dwss/ccdp/rates/center.yaml

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+description: Nevada provides these daily base reimbursement rates for child care centers under the Child Care and Development Program.
+metadata:
+  period: day
+  unit: currency-USD
+  label: Nevada CCDP child care center daily rates
+  breakdown:
+    - nv_ccdp_region
+    - nv_ccdp_age_group
+  reference:
+    - title: Nevada CCDF State Plan FFY 2025-2027, Section 4.3.1, Table 1 and Table 2 — Base Payment Rate (pp. 54-56)
+      href: https://www.dss.nv.gov/siteassets/dwss.nv.gov/content/care/ACF-118_CCDF_FFY_2025-2027_For_Nevada__3.pdf#page=54
+
+# Table 1 (most populous region, Clark County) and Table 2 (lowest-percentile
+# region, all other counties); base payment rate per day.
+MOST_POPULOUS:
+  INFANT:
+    2024-10-01: 62.50
+  TODDLER:
+    2024-10-01: 57
+  PRESCHOOL:
+    2024-10-01: 51.50
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-10-01: 48
+LOWEST_PERCENTILE:
+  INFANT:
+    2024-10-01: 53.50
+  TODDLER:
+    2024-10-01: 52.50
+  PRESCHOOL:
+    2024-10-01: 47.50
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-10-01: 42.50

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/nv/dwss/ccdp/rates/fcc.yaml

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+description: Nevada provides these daily base reimbursement rates for family child care providers under the Child Care and Development Program.
+metadata:
+  period: day
+  unit: currency-USD
+  label: Nevada CCDP family child care daily rates
+  breakdown:
+    - nv_ccdp_region
+    - nv_ccdp_age_group
+  reference:
+    - title: Nevada CCDF State Plan FFY 2025-2027, Section 4.3.1, Table 1 and Table 2 — Base Payment Rate (pp. 54-56)
+      href: https://www.dss.nv.gov/siteassets/dwss.nv.gov/content/care/ACF-118_CCDF_FFY_2025-2027_For_Nevada__3.pdf#page=54
+
+# Table 1 (most populous region, Clark County) and Table 2 (lowest-percentile
+# region, all other counties); base payment rate per day.
+MOST_POPULOUS:
+  INFANT:
+    2024-10-01: 45
+  TODDLER:
+    2024-10-01: 45
+  PRESCHOOL:
+    2024-10-01: 46.50
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-10-01: 46
+LOWEST_PERCENTILE:
+  INFANT:
+    2024-10-01: 40.50
+  TODDLER:
+    2024-10-01: 40
+  PRESCHOOL:
+    2024-10-01: 40
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-10-01: 40

policyengine_us/programs.yaml

@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ programs:
     category: Benefits
     agency: HHS
     status: partial
-    coverage: AK, AR, AL, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV
+    coverage: AK, AR, AL, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NV, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV
     state_implementations:
       - state: AK
         status: complete
@@ -569,6 +569,12 @@ programs:
         status: in_progress
         name: New Jersey CCAP
         full_name: New Jersey Child Care Assistance Program
+      - state: NV
+        status: complete
+        name: CCDP
+        full_name: Nevada Child Care and Development Program
+        variable: nv_ccdp
+        parameter_prefix: gov.states.nv.dwss.ccdp
       - state: DC
         status: complete
         name: DC CCSP