Child Care and Development Fund
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The Child Care and Development Fund is a multibillion-dollar Federal and State partnership administered by CCB to promote family economic self-sufficiency and to help children succeed in school and life through affordable, high-quality early care and afterschool programs.
CCDF, along with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and related funding streams, provides more than $11 billion each year to States, Territories, and Tribes to enable low-income families to access affordable, quality child care, which in turn makes it possible for more parents to leave welfare and to achieve self-sufficiency. Nationally, approximately 2.4 million children receive subsidized child care through these funding streams.
Parental Choice is promoted through State child care programs that serve low-income families through vouchers allowing parents to choose from a wide range of providers in the child care market. Parental choices cross a broad spectrum, from child care centers to relative caregivers.
Child Care Technical Assistance Network >>