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Find High-Quality Child Care with ChildCare.gov

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Resource Type: General Information
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education
Resource Guide: Child Care Information for Families

Having access to safe and affordable child care is a critical issue for parents and other caregivers. Families face numerous decisions when balancing their work and home life, especially when it comes to choosing the type of care they will use. Finding the right type of care that is also...
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education
National Resources about Family Child Care

National Resources about Family Child CareFamily child care (FCC) has many unique qualities that sets...
Resource Type: General Information
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education
Provide Stable Child Care Financial Assistance to Families
Subsidy, Access and Accountability information
Additional Information
Information found in this part is connected to...
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Payment Practices, Generally Accepted Payment Practices, Sliding Fee Scale Structure, Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Eligibility Policies
CCDF Reauthorization: Reforming Child Care for Children and Families
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Key Policy Resources

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Topic/Subtopic CCDF Governance and Leadership
Staffed Family Child Care Networks: A Research-Informed Strategy for Supporting High-Quality Family Child Care

This brief includes a description of family child care (FCC) networks. It also outlines a well-informed strategy for supporting high-quality family child care:

  • Addresses the support a staff FCC network can provide
  • Outlines the essential elements of an effective network...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), ARP Act Supplemental Funding, Quality Improvement, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
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 that section 5 addresses additional supports necessary to promote...
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Protection for Working Parents, 12-Month Eligibility, Family Contribution to Payment, Job Search, Prevent Disruption of Work
Overview of Family Homelessness

Explore this overview of family homelessness and learn why it is important for professionals to understand the definition of “homeless children and youth.” It is included in Section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. § 11435a(2)]. 

This resource is...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and School Readiness, PFCE Framework/Family Engagement Outcomes, Relationship-Based Practice, Supports and Services for Families, Relationship-Based Practice, Prioritizing Vulnerable Children and Families, Families Experiencing Homelessness
Building the Supply of Child Care

The key to increasing access to child care for at-risk populations is increasing the supply of child care services in underserved areas and for targeted groups. The law and final rule require states to develop strategies for increasing the supply and quality of child care services for these...
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Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Supply Building Strategies, Children With Disabilities, Contracts or Grants, Homeless, Infants and Toddlers, Nontraditional-Hour Care
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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Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Eligibility Policies