View COVID-19 resources for CCDF Lead Agencies, providers, and families. Learn about provider eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccination.
Key CCDF resources, contact lists, regulations, program instructions, and guidance. Topics include CCDF administration, financial management, and reporting.
National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development
The National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development assists Tribal grantees with the administration and implementation of Child Care and Development Fund programs. The Center's activities, expertise, and resources support Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations in their efforts to increase the quality, affordability, and availability of child care in Native American communities.
Targeted technical assistance services support more than 539 Federally recognized Tribes, either directly or through Tribal consortia. These services include a toll-free information and referral line, development and dissemination of information and technical assistance materials, a peer learning and leadership network, national and regional webinars and other in-person and distance-learning technical assistance events, onsite and remote consultations with program administrators, and promotion of Tribal-State collaboration and linkages between states, Tribes, and local early childhood and school-age care education programs.
Highlighted Tools and Resources:
Five resource pages, each on a key topic area for AI/AN CCDF grantees: consumer education, coordination, health and safety, quality improvement, and subsidy eligibility and equal access.
This health and safety guide provides a voluntary baseline for healthy and safe operations of child care homes and centers serving tribal CCDF-eligible families.
Understanding and Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 in Tribal CCDF Programs Webinar Series
This three-part webinar series on Understanding and Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 in Tribal CCDF Programs is being held by the Office of Child Care to understand the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Tribal communities.
Office Hours for Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies
NCTECD’s office hours series consists of eight facilitated virtual sessions that were organized around immediate TA topics requested by Tribal Lead Agencies.
The Fiscal On-Demand Sessions for Tribal Lead Agencies, available 24/7 at any time you wish to watch the session, are designed to increase understanding of key fiscal management topics related to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program.
These sessions engage Tribal Lead Agencies in a gradual learning experience focused on the health and safety requirements, specifically standards, training, and monitoring, to develop an effective and approvable CCDF Plan.
These sessions support Tribal Lead Agencies in navigating disaster planning.
Approved CCDF funds can give Tribes an opportunity to include child-focused and culturally appropriate elements into construction or major renovation design.
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This session shares an introduction to Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) fiscal management for Tribal Lead Agencies. Participants gained an understanding of CCDF financial management definitions, sound fiscal practices, CCDF fiscal requirements, and...
This session will assist you in projecting your program’s direct services costs and help you predict the number of children that your Tribal Lead Agency can serve through direct services. It...
This plenary session was held during the Tribal CCDF Administrators Event during the Full TSTAM Audience 1st Event. This plenary session provided participants with an in-depth look at how to implement the Tribal Child Care Management Systems Framework into their CCDF program. Participants had...
The Office of Child Care (OCC) recognizes that state, territory, and Tribal Child Care and...
During two fiscal management question and answer (Q&A) sessions, the National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development discussed various fiscal management topics, including the CARES Act spending requirements, obligation and liquidation strategies, and strategies to maintain effective...
This breakout session was held during the Tribal CCDF Administrators Premeeting Event. The presentation enabled members of the current and previous New Administrator’s Cohort and current fellows from the Peer Learning and Leadership Network to share in a peer-learning opportunity. Cohort members...
This breakout session was held during the Tribal CCDF Administrators Premeeting Event. During last year’s Tribal Management Institute, National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development representatives introduced the Tribal Child Care Management Systems Framework. This breakout session...
This breakout session was held during the Tribal CCDF Administrators Premeeting Event. A panel of grantees presented on how they use quality dollars to support culturally and linguistically responsive practices. Grantees shared how they developed and/or implemented their culturally and...
This breakout session was held during the Tribal CCDF Administrators Premeeting Event. The presentation touched on the essentials of CCDF administration as it relates to Tribes with medium and large allocation sizes. It provided foundational information regarding the CCDF program and role of the...
This breakout session was held during the Tribal CCDF Administrators Premeeting Event. The presentation touched on the essentials of CCDF administration as it relates to Tribes with small allocation sizes. It provided foundational information regarding the CCDF program and role of the Tribal...
