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Staffed Family Child Care Networks

Staffed Family Child Care (FCC) Networks are an important part of the child care solution for families and educators...
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Topic/Subtopic Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
Creating a family-friendly child care assistance application

The Office of Child Care (OCC) is committed to reducing the burden on families applying for Child Care Development and Fund (CCDF) child care assistance. This guide can help Lead Agencies...
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Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, ARP Act Supplemental Funding, Program Integrity and Accountability, CCDF Program Integrity, Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Continuity of Care, Eligibility Policies
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
Family Child Care Resources for Improving Business Practices

The National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance has partnered with Tom Copeland to provide essential family child care resources for improving business practices. In each...
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Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), Stabilization Grants, Management Practices, Family Child Care, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
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
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
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
Family composition

This section shows how to define family unit for CCDF eligibility determination and capture information from the relevant adult family members.

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Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, ARP Act Supplemental Funding, Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Eligibility Policies
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