CCTAN - The Child Care Technical Assistance Network, a service of the Office of Child Care

Early childhood professionals (such as child care providers, teachers, consultants) receive federal and state funding to provide a variety of services to children in low-income working families. Federal and state funding for early childhood services are available through a complex maze of funding streams and government agencies. This table summarizes available data for the major federal and state early care and education funding streams in the United States.