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Daycare Program:

Any member of a Calvert County volunteer fire department or rescue squad is immediately eligible to participate in a child or an adult day care reimbursement benefit if that member attends mandatory training or staffs a shift. The volunteer member may select the day care provider.

The member is required to complete a   2008 Daycare Form stating the dates and times he/she volunteered at the fire department and/or rescue squad. The forms are available on-line, at the Station or from the Recruitment and Retention Office. The member, the Chief and the President (or their designated representatives) of the Department/Squad as well as the day care provider must sign the form verifying the information stated on the form. The form is then returned to the Recruitment and Retention Specialist who submits the required information to the County's Office of Administration and Finance. The Office of Administration and Finance will issue the reimbursement check directly to the day care provider.

The day care provider will be issued a 1099 form at the end of the calendar year. Any volunteer re-ceiving $600 or more in day care expense reimbursement during a calendar year will receive a 1099 form.

The day care benefit is a reimbursement program. The reimbursement will be provided for only those dates and times that a shift is covered or training is attended by a volunteer member. Daycare amounts are $30.00 per child per full day (6 hrs.or more) and partial time (5 hrs. & under) will be $20.00 per day per child. The daycare provider cannot reside in the same residence as the volunteer.

The member and the provider are encouraged to discuss the payment process prior to participating in the program to be certain the payment arrangements are understood and satisfactory to all parties. In addition, the provider and the member are responsible for keeping records of the services provided and payments received.