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When a child is identified through Direct Certification, a Household Eligibility Application is NOT needed. The printed report is your documentation to claim that child for free meal and snack benefits. You are still required to have a CACFP Annual Enrollment Form on file to claim meals for any child, regardless of eligibility category. Children approved through Direct Certification must be updated annually and the printed Direct Certification report may not be more than 12 months old. Forms are considered current and valid until the last day of the month in which the form was datedone year earlier.  \nWhy should I do Electronic Direct Certification?  \nThe benefits of conducting Direct Certification are the following:  \n• One less form for the household to fill out. If a child is found on the DC report, meals are automatically eligible to claim at the FREE reimbursable rate.  \n• Drastically reduces the risk for human error when administrative staff are processing Household Eligibility Applications. Mistakes made while determining if a child should be claimed as free, reduced, or paid leads to non-compliance and fiscal action taken by the State Agency.  \n• Benefits can be extended from a child listed on the DC report to other children living in the same household, thus making that child(ren) eligible for FREE meals as well. To extend benefits from a child on the report to another child(ren) in the household you must record the information on an Extension of Benefit (EOB) form. However, benefits cannot be extended from a Foster child to other children in the household. A Foster child is considered their own household.  \nHow to access Electronic Direct Certification?  \nStep One: Access IWAS at [www.isbe.net/nutrition](www.isbe.net/nutrition). Click “Log in to IWAS”  \nStep Two: Enter Login Name and Password to access IWAS.  \nFor questions regarding IWAS, contact ISBE Technology Support at 217/558-3600  \nStep Three: Once logged in to IWAS, click on“Systems Listing”.  \nStep Four: Select “WebBased Illinois Nutrition System (WINS)”.  \nStep Five: From the dashboard of WINS, select“Direct Certification”located in the Reports area.  \nHow to Create a Comma-Delimited File  \nCreating this report is ideal during your renewal of eligibility for children enrolled in the child care center. A sponsor can look up all children enrolled to see who is receiving SNAP, TANF, income eligible Medicaid or are Foster children to determine FREE eligibility. Looking up children by creating a comma-delimited file may be ideal versus looking up each child individually via a Single Child Match, depending on the size of your center.  \nThere are two options for creating a comma-delimited file. The first option is to use Microsoft® Excel and the second option is to use Notepad. Below are instructions for both options. Also keep in mind that the required fields are extremely case sensitive and will not download if any fields are entered incorrectly or out of order.  \nA common error found is that a header row, identifying each column of data, is included. For example, the first row will read First Name, Last Name, Gender, and Birth Date. The header row must be removed before being saved as a comma delimited file for uploading.  \nUsing Excel: Follow the steps below to create a comma delimited file using MS Excel.  \nStep One: Open Microsoft® Excel.  \nStep 2: Enter the required data. The file format is as follows:  \n• Column A: First Name  \n• Column B: Last Name  \n• Column C: Gender (F = Female, M = Male)  \n• Column D: Birth Date (Month/Day/Year, 01/01/1970)  \n• Column E: Unique Identifier (Optional)  \n• Column F: Unique Identifier (Optional)  \nThe number of children entered will vary by sponsor. 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