Clarifying minimum hours of attendance necessary for child subsidies to be based on monthly enrollment

SB 881 clarifies how child care subsidy payments are calculated for licensed providers in West Virginia. It requires the Department of Human Services to base payments on monthly enrollment instead of daily attendance, provided children attend at least 2.5 hours at the provider’s site on one day each month. The bill also mandates that providers submit attendance records electronically by July 1, 2026, to receive reimbursement. This directly affects child care and afterschool providers receiving state subsidies who currently track daily attendance.