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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.

On March 1, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families published updates to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) regulations (45 CFR Part 98) through a Final Rule published in the Federal Register. While Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies are exempt from most of the new requirements in this Final Rule, there are several important new flexibilities for Tribes related to construction, family co-payments, and provider payment practices.

Specifically, this final rule supports Native families by lowering child care costs and making enrollment easier and faster. The final rule also provides increased flexibility for Tribal Lead Agencies on construction renovations and spending deadlines as well as approaches to provider payments. Tribal Leaders, Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies, Tribal child care providers, Tribal families, and other interested parties are encouraged to read this Final Rule and related resources. Unless explicitly stated in the Subpart I of the Final Rule, regulations in previous final rules remain in effect for Tribal Lead Agencies.

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.

Tribal leaders or their designated representatives were invited to join OCC in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 29 and 30, 2023 for an in-person consultation regarding the RFI titled: Meeting the Child Care Needs in Tribal Nations.  This report captures the information gathered during this consultation.

Tribal leaders in Alaska or their designated representatives were invited to join OCC in Anchorage, Alaska, on November 27, 2023, for an in-person consultation regarding a RFI titled: Meeting the Child Care Needs in Tribal Nations. This report captures the information gathered during this consultation.

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