Current Technical Bulletins

Publication Date: August 26, 2014
Current as of:

ACF-800 Technical Bulletins

Technical BulletinDescription
#1r-v9ACF- 800 State-Level Data Standards - November 2023

ACF-801 Technical Bulletins

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#2The guidance related to whether States should submit full population versus sample data in Technical Bulletin #2 is no longer applicable. States have determined which approach to use. For States considering to change from sample to full-population reporting refer to Technical Bulletin #5 for further details.
#3r-v9ACF-801 Case-Level Data Standards - September 2023
#4r-v7ACF-801 Case-Level Data File Format - September 2023
#5r-v4ACF-801 Case-Level Data Submission Guidelines (PDF) - April 2020
#6r-v5The guidance related to the procedures for electronically transmitting ACF-801 Data Files in the original Technical Bulletin #6r-v5 is no longer applicable because the OCCIS data submission site is retired. ACF-801 data is now submitted in the Child Care Automated Reporting System (CARS). Please refer to Technical Bulletin #9 for further guidance.
#7The guidance related to the use of Social Security Numbers (SSN) in the original Technical Bulletin #7 is no longer applicable. The 2014 reauthorization of the CCDF Grant Program (Public law 113-186) prohibits SSNs from being collected by OCC. Please refer to Technical Bulletins #3 and #4 for further details.
#8r-v7ACF-801 Clarifications - June 2023
#9r-v6Using the ACF-801 Data Assessment Reports - Revised January 2024

ACF-901 Technical Bulletins

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#15-v2CCDF ACF-901 Provider-Level File Format and Transmission - October 2023
#16CCDF ACF-901 Provider-Level Data Standards  (PDF) - December 2021

ACF-700 Technical Bulletins

Technical BulletinDescription
#11r-v6ACF-700 and Other Tribal CCDF Reporting Requirements: Frequently Asked Questions - June 2023
#12r-v3ACF-700 CCDF Clarifications - Revised June 2023
#13r-v3Child Care Data Tracker Clarifications - Revised June 2017 (for federal fiscal years 2019 and earlier)
#14r-v3CCDF Reporting Clarifications for Tribally Operated Centers - June 2023
#17ACF-700 Part 3 Data Standards and FAQs - July 2023