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Families Experiencing Homelessness

Strategies Supporting Families Experiencing Homelessness

  • Same definition of homelessness used by Head Start and the U.S. Department of Education programs
  • Priority for services
  • Grace period on immunizations
  • ...
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Topic/Subtopic Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Prioritizing Vulnerable Children and Families, Families Experiencing Homelessness
Provide Stable Child Care Financial Assistance to Families
Subsidy, Access and Accountability information
Additional Information
Information found in this part is...
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Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Payment Practices, Generally Accepted Payment Practices, Sliding Fee Scale Structure, Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Eligibility Policies
Provide Stable Child Care Financial Assistance to Families

In this section, Lead Agencies identify how they define eligible children and families and how the Lead...
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Topic/Subtopic Stable Financial Assistance to Families
Family Copayment Contribution

The law requires most CCDF families to make a contribution to the cost of care through a copayment. Lead...
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Topic/Subtopic Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Continuity of Care, Policy and Practice, Protection for Working Parents, Family Contribution to Payment
Expanding Outreach to Families on Child Care Assistance

These resources can help Lead Agencies engage partners and organizations trusted by families and providers to expand outreach activities, particularly with underserved constituencies.
Resource Type: Resource list
Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), ARP Act Supplemental Funding
Eligible Children and Families

Though states have flexibility in administering the subsidy program, the CCDF sets certain eligibility criteria that must be addressed by the state and met by families to receive services.

How Subsidy Works – An Example

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Topic/Subtopic Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Eligibility Policies
Protection for Working Families

In their CCDF Plans, states are required to describe how they will support and protect working families through specific strategies. Many of these strategies involve eligibility determination and redetermination policies. (Note: Section 5 addresses additional supports necessary...
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Topic/Subtopic Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Protection for Working Parents, 12-Month Eligibility, Family Contribution to Payment, Job Search, Prevent Disruption of Work
Staffed Family Child Care Networks As a Workforce Support Strategy

Learn how staffed family child care networks (SFCCNs) can help state, Tribal, and territory CCDF Lead Agency teams; early childhood leaders; and local programs in your region...
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), Professional Development, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
Provide Stable Child Care Financial Assistance to Families - Introduction

The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 added requirements that will provide more stable child care financial assistance—commonly referred to as subsidy in many states[2]—to families on the path to financial...
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Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Equal Access to Child Care
Family Outreach Series

The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) regulations require States, Territories, and Tribes to explain in their CCDF plans how they will provide outreach (i.e., increase awareness of available services) and promote the use of services among eligible families including those with limited...
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Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers, Family Friendly Outreach, Supports and Services for Families, Relationship-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, System Planning and Implementation, Outreach and Participation, Outreach and Consumer Education