TANF [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families] - High Performance Bonus [2]
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OCR Page 1 of 129States to as many decimal points as necessary to eliminate the
tie.
Also, since participation in the high performance bonus award
system is voluntary, we will rank only those States that choose
to compete, notify us by February 28 of the bonus year of their
intent ($270.11), and provide the requisite data.
New Section 270.4(e) Child care subsidy measure
A substantial number of commenters recommended a child care
measure, either as an additional new measure or as a replacement
for the family formation measure. We agree that child care is of
critical importance to working families, and we share the
commenters' view that access to affordable, high quality care is
a necessary part of a welfare reform program. We believe that
high quality care is of critical importance to children of TANF
and other very low-income families. A growing body of research
indicates that quality and stability of the child care setting
influences outcomes for children as well as the ability of
parents to retain employment.
In support of their recommendations, commenters observed that
currently there is no reward for good performance in providing
child care. A child care bonus, they believed, would be an
excellent incentive toward better State performance, given that
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