22VAC40-295-160: Availability of child care and sanctioning for failure to engage in work

The local department of social services shall not sanction a single custodial parent caring for a child under age six for failure to engage in required work if he demonstrates an inability to obtain needed child care for one or more of the following reasons:

1. Appropriate child care within a reasonable distance from the home or under other arrangements is unavailable;

2. Informal child care by a relative or under other arrangements is unavailable or unsuitable; or

3. Appropriate and affordable formal child care arrangements are unavailable.