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Date of Last Review: 11/16/2023 Effective Date: 12/01/2023 Date of Next Review: 11/16/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 1 of 5 Families First Child Care Policy 23.22 Effective: December 01, 2023 Introduction The Tennessee Department of Human Services offers Child Care Payment Assistance as a support service for Families First and Diversion customers who are participating in a work and/or educational activity. Scope The success of Families First in supporting the goal of self-sufficiency for its customers is dependent on the existence of affordable, accessible, quality child care that provides for a child’s well-being and development. This is also central to a parent’s ability to participate in all work and/or educational activities within the Personal Responsibility Plan. Policy Types of Child Care Payment Assistance The following types of Child Care Payment Assistance are available to families receiving or transitioning from Families First: 1. Families First Child Care Payment Assistance pays up to the maximum established reimbursement rate for child care while the Families First caretaker participates in work, education, and training activities. This child care includes the caretaker’s travel time to and from these activities. 2. Diversion Child Care is available to Families First customers who select the Diversion path. See policy 23.23 Families First Diversion Payments. 3. Transitional Child Care (TCC) is potentially available for eighteen (18) months from the date the Families First cash assistance stops. See policy 11.18 Transitional Child Care Payment Assistance.