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This Program Instruction (PI) transmits the revised state/territory Plan Preprint (ACF-118) for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program for the Fiscal Year 2025-2027 triennium and provides guidance for submitting the Plan. This Plan is required by section 658E of the CCDBG Act.

On March 12, 2024, the final version of the FY 2025-2027 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan for States and Territories was approved by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. This final version can be found online (PDF).

The 2024 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Final Rule updates regulations (45 CFR Part 98) to help working families afford child care and broadly support child care quality and accessibility in communities. Policies included in this final rule are designed to:

  • Lower child care costs for families;
  • Improve payments to child care providers;
  • Increase child care options for families;
  • Make enrollment easier and faster for families; and
  • Increase clarity in CCDF requirements.

The 2024 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Final Rule updates regulations (45 CFR Part 98) to help working families afford child care and broadly support child care quality and accessibility in communities. Policies included in this final rule are designed to:

  • Lower child care costs for families;
  • Improve payments to child care providers;
  • Increase child care options for families;
  • Make enrollment easier and faster for families; and
  • Increase clarity in CCDF requirements.

The full rule is available here .

ACF-800 and ACF-801 data forms from state and territory reports for FY 2020 are compiled into Final Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Data Tables.

ACF-800 and ACF-801 data forms from state and territory reports for FY 2021 are compiled into Final Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Data Tables.

The following table details the step-down of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Rate through 2023 and 2024.

This Technical Bulletin lists the data standards for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Annual ACF-800 Report submitted by states and territories to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Care (OCC), including key state-level data required by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186).

The ACF-901 is a data collection form designed to collect American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Stabilization Grants provider-level data.

ACF-801 Case Level Data Standards - Technical Bulletin #3r-V9

Technical Bulletin #3r-v9
October 11, 2023

This Technical Bulletin lists the data standards for the ACF-801 Child Care Case Record Form. This Form, which is submitted by States and Territories to the Office of Child Care (OCC), includes key case-level data required by the statute governing the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).