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Parents should have the opportunity to choose from the full range of eligible child care settings:
- Center-based care: Care in a nonresidential, commercial-type setting
- Family child care: Care in the...
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This paper provides information on state and territory efforts to use contracts and grants with providers, beginning with an overview of States and Territories whose 2016–18 CCDF Plans indicate that they are currently using contracts and grants. Topics addressed include the following:
... Resource Type: Brief
This first in a series of Hot Topics webinars examined the requirements in the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 for services to families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Resources for planning and implementing services for families were shared and discussed.
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Stable Financial Assistance to Families
This fiscal guide addresses the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program. It provides general information on fiscal administration and accountability issues. This guide also covers basic financial management and grants management principles. It is...
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Several federal grant programs play a significant role in supporting the costs of child care for low-income families, including care for school-age children before and after school and during the summer. The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program is the largest federal funding source for...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Stable Financial Assistance to Families
A child who resides with a parent and receives or needs to receive protective services is eligible for child care subsidy to the extent that the Lead Agency defines the term protective services within the CCDF Plan. The protective services category does not need to be limited to families...
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Family income must be at or below 85 percent of the state median income (SMI) and family assets cannot exceed $1 million. Lead Agencies have the flexibility to set the maximum income for eligibility as long as it does not exceed 85 percent of SMI. Every state is now required to have two-tier...
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CCDF regulations allow Lead Agencies to serve families with children younger than 13 years, or children who turn 13 during the eligibility period, (or through age 18 if the child is mentally or physically incapable of self-care or is under court supervision). Children must be U.S. citizens or...
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Topic/Subtopic Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Eligibility Policies
The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act articulates a systems approach for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) States, territories, and Tribes work on access, quality, and supply of child care within the CCDF requirements that apply across all participating grantees....
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Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness, Community Assessment and Collaboration, Laws, Regulations, and Governance, Program Self-Assessment/Materials Checklists, Management Practices, Child Care Center, Family Child Care, Fiscal Management, Human Resources, School-Age and Out-of-School Time, New Programs, Program Design, Program Planning, Program Startup, Staffing and Professional Development, PDG Program Design, Data Systems, Dissemination Plan, Evaluation Plan, Governance, Sustainability Plan, Equal Access to Child Care, Assessing Market Rates and Child Care Costs, Alternative Methodologies, Market Rate Surveys, Payment Practices, Absence Policies, Generally Accepted Payment Practices, Sliding Fee Scale Structure, Setting Payment Rates, Determining Equal Access, Tiered Rates or Add-Ons, Supply Building Strategies, Children With Disabilities, Contracts or Grants, Homeless, Infants and Toddlers, Nontraditional-Hour Care, 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Diverse Populations, Provider and Quality Information, Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Continuity of Care, Policy and Practice, Prioritizing Vulnerable Children and Families, Families Experiencing Homelessness, Protection for Working Parents, 12-Month Eligibility, Family Contribution to Payment, Job Search, Prevent Disruption of Work, Eligibility Policies, Fluctuation in Earnings, Graduated Phase-Out
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...
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