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National Center on Subsidy Innovation and Accountability

The National Center on Subsidy Innovation and Accountability (SIAC) provides technical assistance to Child Care and Development Fund programs in developing child care subsidy systems that are child-focused, family-friendly, and fair to providers. SIAC works with grantees to help them reach goals related to subsidy eligibility, integrating quality and subsidy, strengthening program integrity, payment rules, rate setting, and other policies and practices that support providing high-quality care to more children from low-income families.

 

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The Grantee Internal Controls Self-Assessment Instrument assists grantees in assessing how well their policies and procedures meet CCDF's regulatory requirements in the areas of program integrity and financial accountability.

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The Market Rate Survey Series consists of briefs addressing topics to include: planning a market rate survey, data sources, designing and conducting the survey, analyzing the results, and reporting and using results.

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The State Median Income and Federal Poverty Level Calculation Tool assists states and territories with calculating annual and monthly SMI estimates and FPL levels for determining income eligibility and family copayments for their child care subsidy programs.

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Criminal background check resources are available that break down the requirements into easier to understand language.

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Guidance on Estimating and Reporting the Costs of Child Care aims to support Lead Agencies and their partners as they create cost estimates, prepare detailed reports, and use cost estimates to inform their rate setting.

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Financing and Budgeting for Early Care and Education Facilities provides information about how to budget for and secure funds to purchase and maintain quality facilities. State leaders will find this guidebook a helpful resource to pass along to child care programs in their States. This guide supports leaders in being innovative in acquiring unique sources of funds to make improvements to existing facilities or to build new ones.

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Promoting Partnerships in Tribal Programs highlights areas in which CCDF and Head Start and Early Head Start policies closely align and can support partnerships in tribal communities. It reflects changes that are required under the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 and new regulations specific to Tribal Lead Agencies receiving medium and large CCDF allocations (those receiving $250,000 or more) and the requirements outlined in the Head Start Program Performance Standards.

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Considerations for the Implementation of Infant/Toddler Contracted Slots

This resource was presented as part of the Staff Enrichment Sessions at STAM 2018.

Promising Approaches for In-State Criminal Background Check CCDF Compliance

This resource was presented as part of the implementation sessions at STAM 2018.

Weighing the Tradeoffs in Eligibility Policy

This resource was presented as part of the policy development sessions at STAM 2018.

CCDF Error Rate Fact Sheets

These fact sheets summarize the error rate findings for each year. They include information about the national error rates, causes of improper payment errors, and states' strategies to reduce errors.

The most recent fact sheet includes the findings from the 2017 federal fiscal year....

Family-Friendly Eligibility and Enrollment Policies

This brief outlines opportunities and benefits of family-friendly policies, and provides examples of how Lead Agencies can simplify eligibility and enrollment to best meet the needs of families and providers.

National Program Integrity Webinar Series

NCSIA's National Program Integrity Webinar Series highlights grantee actions that ensure internal controls and fraud prevention in their child care programs. So far, five webinars have been presented in the series:

  • Webinar #1: Program Integrity Overview (April 11,...
Criminal Background Checks: Fingerprint Considerations and Resources

The CCDBG Act of 2014 requires CCDF Lead Agencies to complete comprehensive background checks for child care staff members and prospective staff members. 45 CFR 98.43(b) of the Final CCDF Rule specifies that criminal background checks of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Next...

Serving Children Experiencing Homelessness with Child Care and Development Fund Subsidies / Sirviendo A Los Niños Que Están Experimentando La Falta De Hogar Con El Programa De Cuidado Infantil Y Subvenciones Del Fondo De Desarrollo

Young children experiencing homelessness are among the most vulnerable of those needing child care. This brief discusses requirements in the CCDBG Act and CCDF final rule regarding homelessness, and explores policy and practice options for Lead Agencies.

Fraud Risk Assessment Tool Instructions

This document includes an overview and instructions for using the Fraud Risk Assessment Tool, provided by the National Center on Subsidy Innovation and Accountability (NCSIA). The Fraud Risk Assessment Tool is designed for Lead Agencies. Lead Agencies can assess their risk level by...

Addressing Equal Access through Alternative Methodologies and Cost Analyses

These slides accompanied a national webinar about the use of alternative methodologies and narrow cost analyses to inform Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) subsidy payment rates within the context of equal access. They include information on approaches to estimating the cost of care...

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