Child Care Bureau: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

Child Care and Development Fund, Report to Congress for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005

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Introduction
	Overview of the Report
	Highlights From the Report

Part I: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
	Funding, Obligations, and Expenditures
	Eligible Families and Children
	How Families Receive Subsidies and Contribute to the Cost of Care
	Health, Safety, and Quality of Care
	Examples of Quality Activities
	Key Terms

Part II: CCDF Administrative Data
	Service Patterns

Part III: CCDF Expenditure Data
	Total FY 2004 and FY 2005 Spending on Child Care
	TANF Block Grant Funds for Child Care
	CCDF Spending by Category
	Spending of CCDF for Public Prekindergarten

Part IV: State CCDF Plans
	Administration
	Payment Rates
	Certificates, Grants, and Contracts
	Service Coordination
	Improving the Quality of Early Childhood Services

Part V: Tribal Child Care
	Native Language and Culture
	Tribal Child Care Assistance
	Coordination With Tribal Partners

Part VI: Child Care Research
	FY 2004 and FY 2005 Research Activities
	Emerging Findings From Child Care Research

Part VII: Training and Technical Assistance
	Major Technical Assistance Priorities
	Child Care Technical Assistance Network

Part VIII: Appendices
	Reporting Overview for States and Territories
	Reporting Overview for Tribes
	Child Care Bureau Research Grants (FY 2004)
	Child Care Policy Research Grants
	Child Care Bureau Research Grants (FY 2005)
FY 2004 CCDF Data From Aggregate and Case-Level Reports
	Table 1a. Average Monthly Adjusted Number of Families and Children Served
	Table 2a. Average Monthly Percentages of Children by Age Group
	Table 3a. Average Monthly Percentages of Children by Racial Group
	Table 4a. Average Monthly Percentages of Children by Latino Ethnicity
	Table 5a. Percentage of Children in Care by Age Category and Type of Care
	Table 6a. Average Monthly Hours of Child Care by Age Group and Type of Care
	Table 7a. Average Monthly Provider Payment by Age Group and Type of Care
	Table 8a. Reasons for Care
	Table 9a. Number of Child Care Providers Receiving CCDF Funds
	Table 10a. Percent of Children Served in All Types of Care
	Table 11a. Children Served in Settings Legally Operating With Regulation: Percent Served by Relatives vs. Non-Relatives
	Table 12a. Percent of Children Served by Payment Method
	Table 13a. Consumer Education Strategies Summary
	Table 14a. Percent of Families With TANF as One of Their Sources of Income
	Table 15a. Mean Family Copayment as a Percentage of Family Income

FY 2005 CCDF Data From Aggregate and Case-Level Reports
	Table 1b. Average Monthly Adjusted Number of Families and Children Served
	Table 2b. Average Monthly Percentages of Children by Age Group
	Table 3b. Average Monthly Percentages of Children by Racial Group
	Table 4b. Average Monthly Percentages of Children by Latino Ethnicity
	Table 5b. Percentage of Children in Care by Age Category and Type of Care
	Table 6b. Average Monthly Hours of Child Care by Age Group and Type of Care
	Table 7b. Average Monthly Provider Payment by Age Group and Type of Care
	Table 8b. Reasons for Care
	Table 9b. Number of Child Care Providers Receiving CCDF Funds
	Table 10b. Percent of Children Served in All Types of Care
	Table 11b. Children Served in Settings Legally Operating with Regulation: Percent Served by Relatives vs. Nonrelatives
	Table 12b. Percent of Children Served by Payment Method
	Table 13b. Consumer Education Strategies Summary
	Table 14b. Percent of Families With TANF as One of Their Sources of Income
	Table 15b. Mean Family Copayment as a Percentage of Family Income

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To receive a paper copy of the CCDF Report to Congress, please contact:
National Child Care Information Center
Telephone: 800-616-2242
Fax: 800-716-2242
TTY: 800-516-2242
info@nccic.org
Website: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/

Posted May 14, 2008

Child Care and Development Fund, Report to Congress for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005

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