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Topical Resource Pages for American Indian and Alaska Native Child Care and Development Fund Grantees

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 child care and provide more stable child care assistance to families.

In September of 2016, the Office of Child Care published the CCDF final rule, which contains updated federal regulations for implementing the CCDBG Act of 2014 and administering the CCDF program in a way that meets the needs of children, child care providers, and families.

The topical pages below provide resources from the Tribal Child Care Capacity Building Center for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) CCDF grantees. Each page focuses on a major component of the CCDF final rule.

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Consumer Education

Resources on helping families make informed consumer choices regarding child care. Topics include sharing provider-specific information, developmental screening outreach, and family engagement.
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Leadership and Coordination

Resources on administering and coordinating CCDF services. Topics include CCDF administration, state-tribal coordination, developing effective partnerships, and cross-sector program coordination.
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Health and Safety

Resources on protecting children’s health and safety. Topics include health and safety standards, provider health and safety training, monitoring, background checks, and disaster preparedness and response for a Tribe's service area.
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Quality Improvement

Resources on enhancing the quality of child care. Topics include quality activities, quality improvement spending, quality assessments, and staff professional development.
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Subsidy Eligibility and Equal Access

Resources on providing equal access to stable child care for low-income families through offering direct child care services. Topics include subsidy administration, eligibility, and payment rates and practices.
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Fiscal Management

Resources on CCDF financial management. Topics include introduction to CCDF grants administration, fiscal management, obligation and liquidation, important deadlines, and budgeting.
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Construction and Major Renovation

Resources on construction and major renovation. Topics include an overview of the construction and major renovation application process and strategies for completing the construction or major renovation application components.
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New Administrators' Resources

Resources for New Administrators. Topics include CCDF administration and resources for new CCDF administrators.