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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
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Lead Agencies can use direct service grants or contracts to increase the supply of quality child care for underserved or vulnerable populations. This brief provides information on direct service grants and contracts, including:
- Key Issues and Goals;
- Top Policies and...
Resource Type: Brief
This webinar included presentations by states that have used different strategies related to provider payments, grants and contracts, and financial incentives to help build and sustain the supply of high quality care in child care deserts.
This was the fourth webinar in the series—...
Resource Type: Webinar
The attached resources were presented as part of the "Increasing Access and Building Supply" sessions at the 2015 State and Territory Administrator's Meeting:
- The Mechanics of Contracting for Child Care
- Illinois' Contracted Child Care at Department of Children &...
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
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.
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This office hours session will provide information on recruiting providers in all categories of care and discuss the flexibility of building the supply of care through certificates/vouchers or contracts and grants, etc. The session will also include alternative payment practices such as paying...
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
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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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...
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In November 2014, the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 was signed into law. The CCDBG Act, also known as “CCDF reauthorization,” reauthorized the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program and introduced legal changes to strengthen the health, safety, and quality of...
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The CCDBG Act and CCDF final rule require states to develop and implement strategies to increase the supply and improve the quality of child care providers to meet the needs of certain underserved populations, including
- children in underserved areas;
- infants and toddlers...
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