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U.S.
Office of Personnel Management
Guide
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U.S.
Office of Personnel Management
Guide
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Comparing the Models
In the following comparisons, an example is presented twice---once as a family with an infant in child care and once as a family with an infant and preschool child in child care. All of the examples are based on tuition costs of $8,500 for infant care and $4,000 for preschool care.
These models represent significantly different approaches from each other. These are based on differing philosophies. Some models direct most of the funding to the lowest income Federal employees, while others spread out the tuition assistance using a broader definition of total family income for lower income employees. As you will notice, the amounts of tuition assistance vary considerably from one model to another. Some models, but not all, have a specified total family income threshold. Most models take into consideration total child care costs.
A useful point for comparison between models is the % TFI, the percentage of a familys total family income that would be paid for child care by the family after the tuition assistance from the agency is paid.
Comparison Chart of Tuition Assistance Models
Amount of Tuition Assistance Paid by the Agency in each of 5 Models
|
Family |
TFI |
# |
Child
care |
A |
% |
B |
% |
C |
% |
D |
% |
E |
% |
|
1 |
$22,000 |
1 |
$8,500 |
$2,550 |
27 |
$4,100 |
20 |
$6,160 |
11 |
$3,600 |
22 |
$6,300 |
10 |
|
2 |
22,000 |
2 |
12,500 |
3,750 |
40 |
8,100 |
20 |
7,820 |
21 |
3,600 |
40 |
10,300 |
10 |
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3 |
28,000 |
1 |
8,500 |
2,125 |
23 |
2,900 |
20 |
5,640 |
10 |
3,300 |
18 |
4,580 |
14 |
|
4 |
28,000 |
2 |
12,500 |
3,125 |
33 |
6,900 |
20 |
6,780 |
20 |
3,300 |
33 |
8,580 |
14 |
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5 |
34,000 |
1 |
8,500 |
1,700 |
20 |
1,700 |
20 |
5,640 |
8 |
3,000 |
16 |
3,060 |
16 |
|
6 |
34,000 |
2 |
12,500 |
2,500 |
29 |
5,700 |
20 |
6,780 |
17 |
3,000 |
28 |
7,060 |
16 |
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7 |
40,000 |
1 |
8,500 |
1,275 |
18 |
500 |
20 |
5,068 |
8 |
0 |
21 |
1,300 |
18 |
|
8 |
40,000 |
2 |
12,500 |
1,875 |
26 |
4,500 |
20 |
5,636 |
17 |
0 |
31 |
5,300 |
18 |
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9 |
46,000 |
1 |
8,500 |
850 |
17 |
0 |
18 |
4,392 |
9 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
18 |
|
10 |
46,000 |
2 |
12,500 |
1,250 |
24 |
3,300 |
20 |
4,392 |
18 |
0 |
27 |
3,300 |
20 |
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11 |
52,000 |
1 |
8,500 |
425 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
4,392 |
8 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
|
12 |
52,000 |
2 |
12,500 |
625 |
23 |
2,100 |
20 |
4,392 |
16 |
0 |
24 |
1,060 |
22 |
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Total Awards: |
22,050 |
|
39,800 |
|
67,092 |
|
19,800 |
|
50,840 |
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Range of Awards: |
425 - 3,750 |
|
500 8,100 |
|
4,392 7,820 |
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3,000 3,600 |
|
1,060 - 10,300 |
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| TFI= | total
family income |
| %TFI= | the percentage of a familys total family income (pre-tax) that is spent on total child care cost. |
Page Created 23 March 2000
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