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Provide Stable Child Care Financial Assistance to Families
Subsidy, Access and Accountability information
Additional Information
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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
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...
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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
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
Finding Help to Pay for Child Care

Child care assistance is available to eligible families through State agencies that administer Federal Child Care and Development grants. Each State determines eligibility requirements for families within its State. A list of State, Territory and Tribal agencies can be found on the Office of...
Resource Type: General Information
Topic/Subtopic Supports and Services for Families, Financial Assistance Programs, Stable Financial Assistance to Families
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 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
Increasing Access for Vulnerable Children and Families

CCDF regulations requires Lead Agencies to target their efforts and funds toward specific populations of families and children who are vulnerable, at risk, and underserved. The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act identifies many of those populations and provides states flexibility...
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Topic/Subtopic Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Continuity of Care, Policy and Practice, Prioritizing Vulnerable Children and Families
Summer Programs and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

This FAQ document is designed for summer program providers that serve children from low-income families and may be interested in serving families who use child care subsidies, but are not overly familiar with CCDF. A basic introduction to the CCDF program is followed by a resource list of links...
Resource Type: Information Product
Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Stable Financial Assistance to Families
Using Child Care Subsidies to Support Special Populations

This brief highlights mechanisms for identifying special populations and strategies Lead Agencies can use to support access to child care. 
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), ARP Act Supplemental Funding, Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Prioritizing Vulnerable Children and Families, Families Experiencing Homelessness
2022–2024 CCDF Plan Preprint Training Guide Section 3: Provide Stable Child Care Financial Assistance to Families

In Section 3, Lead Agencies will identify how they define eligible children and...
Resource Type: Training guide
Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, Stable Financial Assistance to Families