Addressing the Decreasing Number of Family Child Care Providers
More than 97,000 licensed family child care homes closed in the United States between 2005 and 2017.
Looking for Child Care?
ChildCare.gov is the resource you can trust! Fast information about child care in your neighborhood or near where you work!
Be Prepared
Developing an Effective Emergency Preparedness Response and Recovery Plan
Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) Initiative
Learn more about the Preschool Development Birth through Five (PDG B-5) Grants and the Initial Grantees
What is the Office of Child Care (OCC)?
The Office of Child Care supports low-income working families through child care financial assistance and promotes children's learning by improving the quality of early care and education and afterschool programs.
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Sixty-four percent of all school-aged children are served by center providers.