More than 4,000 Tennessee children are now enrolled in the Child Care Recovery Scholarship program. This time-limited, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program is helping thousands of families across the state make ends meet by reducing their weekly child care bills.
The $42 million program, designed by the Tennessee Department of Human Services, is opened to all licensed child care providers and Boy's and Girl's Clubs across the state. The majority of enrollments are in Shelby County, with more than 900 children on the program, followed by Davidson County with 450 children. There are 300 children enrolled in Knox County and 240 in Chattanooga.
To be eligible for the program, the parent(s) must be working or enrolled in school full-time. Parents are still required to pay a co-payment for their child care, but in some cases, it is reducing their bill by fifty to eight percent. A family's gross income may not exceed 180 percent of the state median income, or the following monthly income limits:
2 person household: $2,897/mo
3 person household: $3,579/mo
4 person household: $4,260/mo
5 person household: $4,942/mo
6 person household: $5,623/mo
Go to the Child Care Recovery Scholarship Program website for more information.
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