Does Mississippi transfer any Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) funds to CCDF?
TANF funds have been made available to CCDF but no funds have been finally transferred to date. CERTIFICATES 7. How are child care certificates used? Parents use the certificates to purchase child care from the provider of their choice. 8. Do parents pay additional fees? Parents on TANF, as public assistance or welfare is now known, do not pay under either the certificate or contract program. Others share the cost of child care on a sliding fee scale based on family size and income-fees as low as $10 per month in some cases. 9. Is the value of the certificate sufficient to cover the cost of child care? The certificate value, as well as the contracted slot value, is based on state market rates according to the type of care selected by the parent. 10. Does that mean parents using certificates cannot afford to send their children to certain child care programs? Parents on certificates, like all parents in the child care market, may find certain programs charge more than they have to spend
