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FY 2017 Preliminary Data Table 10 - Reasons for Receiving Care, Average Monthly Percentage of Families

 BACKGROUND 

The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) subsidies help low-income families with children under age 13 pay for child care. As a block grant, CCDF gives funding to states, territories, and tribes to provide child care subsidies through vouchers or certificates to low-income families, and grants and contracts with providers in some states. CCDF provides access to child care services for low-income families so parents can work, attend school, or enroll in training. Additionally, CCDF promotes the healthy development of children by improving the quality of early learning and afterschool experiences for both subsidized and unsubsidized children. Within the federal regulations, states, territories, and tribes decide how to administer their subsidy programs. States determine payment rates for child care providers, copayment amounts for families, specific eligibility requirements, and have some flexibilities on how to prioritize CCDF services. 

Final FY 2018 CCDF Allocations (Including Redistributed Funds)

Financial Reporting for Indian Tribes: ACF-696T Form

The purpose of this information memorandum (IM) is to strongly encourage all human service agencies including child welfare agencies, courts, offices of child support enforcement, offices of public assistance, offices of child care, Head Start programs and family and youth services programs to work together across governments to jointly create and maintain an environment that prioritizes father engagement as a critical factor in strengthening families and adopt approaches to enhance paternal involvement in all family support and child welfare related programs.

FY 2018 CCDF Allocations (Including Redistributed Funds)

State-Tribal Coordination Regarding the CCDF Requirements

 Purpose: 

To provide an overview and guidance on the increased CCDF Discretionary funds made available through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. 

Letter to Human Service Commissioners

 This Information Memorandum provides guidance and best practices to help state and territorial Lead Agencies design, implement, and maintain the required CCDF consumer education websites.