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STATE OF CONNECTICUT TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) STATE PLAN 2024-2026
Effective Date: 10/1/23 – 9/30/26 ☐ Initial Submission Date: 12/31/2023 ☒ Revision Date: 04/15/2024 Page: 14
A. 2. Child Care Assistance for Unemployed Persons – Office of Early Childhood
Connecticut provides childcare assistance to TFA family members preparing for employment through Jobs First Employment Services activities. Childcare assistance is also provided to teen parents who need childcare while completing high school.
Childcare assistance payments are based on several factors including: the local market rate, the childcare setting, the number of hours care is needed for, the age of the child, and the special needs of the child. Unemployed families are not required to pay a family fee.
TANF Purpose #1: Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or the homes of relatives.
TANF Purpose #2: End the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage.
Funding: Separate State Program that uses state maintenance of effort funds.