x-sender: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from mail pickup service by sc.lmhostediq.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 8 Mar 2016 15:12:13 -0500 thread-index: AdF5ds3YI3jMz0oJS1eDHIl0I492ZQ== Thread-Topic: Response via eform 100002 - Help with a State Agency From: To: Subject: Response via eform 100002 - Help with a State Agency Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 15:12:13 -0500 Message-ID: <5422F1443D864850A18696762863184D@IQ12> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7601.17609 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Mar 2016 20:12:13.0896 (UTC) FILETIME=[CDF54480:01D17976] WORKFLOW 344 Mrs. Kristi S Crater Foster Parent of SC 169 Woodview Drive Gaffney SC 29341 kristi.crater@cherokee1.org 864-489-6396 864-491-6095 I am writing in regards to an issue I have encountered with DSS, the ABC voucher program, and my foster child's daycare. I currently have a foster child that has been attending Little Friends Daycare in Gaffney, SC. I received a letter on March 2, 2016 from DSS stating that the daycare had been terminated as a provider in the ABC System effective February 22, 2016. The letter was actually dated February 29, 2016. By the time I was notified, two weeks of daycare service had lapsed. This makes me responsible financially for those two weeks of service. My husband and I have paid the daycare, however I do not think this method of notification is acceptable for foster parents in our state. When revoking ABC vouchers from a daycare, foster parents should be notified immediately so we have an opportunity to find another suitable daycare. It is very difficult to find a daycare that both accepts vouchers and has available space for our foster children. I have spoken to two different people with the ABC voucher system - Jeff Watson and another gentleman named Paul (sorry do not know his last name). Jeff Watson was supposed to have his manager Sheila Strange return my phone call. I have left him my phone numbers and my email address but have not heard anything else from them. I just would like the flaw in this system fixed for other foster parents. Notice two weeks after the termination is not acceptable. 72.159.134.194