Child Care Bureau: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

Child Care and Development Fund, Report to Congress for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003

The entire Report to Congress is available PDF. (File size is 3.8 Megabytes.)

Introduction
	Overview of the Report
	Highlights From the Report

Part I: Background The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
	Funding, Obligations, and Expenditures
	Eligible Families and Children
	How Families Receive Subsidies and Contribute to the Cost of Care
	Health, Safety, and Quality of Care
	Examples of Quality Activities
	Key Terms

Part II: FY 2002 and FY 2003 CCDF Administrative Data
	Service Patterns

Part III: FY 2002 and FY 2003 CCDF Financial Data
	Total FY 2002 and FY 2003 Spending on Child Care
	TANF Block Grant Funds for Child Care
	CCDF Spending by Category
	Spending of CCDF for Public Pre-Kindergarten

Part IV: FY 2002 and FY 2003 State Plans
	Background
	Administration
	Payment Rates
	Certificates, Grants, and Contracts
	Service Coordination
	Improving the Quality of Early Childhood Services
	The Territories

Part V: Tribal Child Care
	Background
	Native Language and Culture
	Child Care Technical Assistance for Tribes
	Coordination With Tribal Partners

Part VI: Child Care Research
	Background
	FY 2002 and FY 2003 Research Activities
	Emerging Findings From Child Care Research

Part VII: Training and Technical Assistance
	Background
	Major Technical Assistance Priorities
	Child Care Technical Assistance Network (CCTAN)
	Products Produced in 2002 and 2003

Part VIII: Appendices
Reporting Overview for States and Territories
Reporting Overview for Tribes
Child Care and Development Fund State Information Chart

FY 2002 CCDF Data From Aggregate and Case-Level Reports
	Table 1a. Average Monthly Adjusted Number of Families and Children Served
	Table 2a. Average Monthly Percentages of Children by Age Group
	Table 3a. Average Monthly Percentages of Children by Racial Group
	Table 4a. Average Monthly Percentages of Children by Latino Ethnicity
	Table 5a. Percentage of Children in Care by Age Category and Type of Care
	Table 6a. Average Monthly Hours of Child Care by Age Group and Type of Care
	Table 7a. Average Monthly Provider Payment by Age Group and Type of Care
	Table 8a. Reasons for Care
	Table 9a. Number of Child Care Providers Receiving CCDF Funds
	Table 10a. Percent of Children Served in All Types of Care
	Table 11a. Children Served in Settings Legally Operating With Regulation: Percent Served by Relatives vs. Non-Relatives
	Table 12a. Percent of Children Served by Payment Method
	Table 13a. Consumer Education Strategies Summary
	Table 14a. Percent of Families With TANF as One of Their Sources of Income

FY 2003 CCDF Data From Aggregate and Case-Level Reports
	Table 1b. Average Monthly Adjusted Number of Families and Children Served
	Table 2b. Average Monthly Percentages of Children by Age Group
	Table 3b. Average Monthly Percentages of Children by Racial Group
	Table 4b. Average Monthly Percentages of Children by Latino Ethnicity
	Table 5b. Percentage of Children in Care by Age Category and Type of Care
	Table 6b. Average Monthly Hours of Child Care by Age Group and Type of Care
	Table 7b. Average Monthly Provider Payment by Age Group and Type of Care
	Table 8b. Reasons for Care
	Table 9b. Number of Child Care Providers Receiving CCDF Funds
	Table 10b. Percent of Children Served in All Types of Care
	Table 11b. Children Served in Settings Legally Operating with Regulation: Percent Served by Relatives vs. Nonrelatives
	Table 12b. Percent of Children Served by Payment Method
	Table 13b. Consumer Education Strategies Summary
	Table 14b. Percent of Families With TANF as One of Their Sources of Income
	Table 15. FY 2002 and FY 2003 Mean Family Co-Payment as a Percentage of Family Income

Child Care Bureau Research Grants: 2002
Child Care Research Bureau Grants: 2003

The entire Report to Congress is available PDF. (File size is 3.8 Megabytes.)

To receive a paper copy of the CCDF Report to Congress, please contact:
National Child Care Information Center
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Child Care and Development Fund, Report to Congress for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003

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