LAC 67:III.5123. Quality Start Child Care Rating System Tiered Bonus Payments

A. Bonus payments will be issued after the end of each calendar quarter to Class A child care centers that care for children receiving assistance from the Child Care Assistance Program and for children in the state’s Foster Care Program in accordance with the star rating. The payment is equal to a percentage, as defined below, of all child care subsidy payments received by the center from DCFS for services provided during the service period(s) in that quarter and the center’s rating(s): 1. one star―0 percent; 2. two star―3 percent; 3. three star―8 percent; 4. four star―13.5 percent; 5. five star―20 percent.