OCC Publishes Approved FY 2016-2018 CCDF Plans
The Plan serves as the application for CCDF funds by providing a description of, and assurance about, the grantee’s child care program and all services available to eligible families.
Improving Quality and Safety for Millions of Children in Child Care
New child care rule means more children will have access to the high-quality care they need to support their development in critical early years.
National Website and Hotline Project
The CCDBG Reauthorization Act of 2014 includes a requirement to design and develop a national website and hotline to disseminate publicly available child care consumer education information for parents.
State Lead Agency Policies Supportive of Early Head Start-Child Care
State lead agencies are implementing new CCDF requirements and strengthening their state systems with new policies that also support the Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) initiative.
Profiles of Early Head Start –Child Care Partnership State Grantees
State Grantees are leveraging policy change and resources to drive system development that supports successful Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships.
What is the Office of Child Care (OCC)?
The Office of Child Care supports low-income working families through child care financial assistance and promotes children's learning by improving the quality of early care and education and afterschool programs.
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1.4 million children
receive a child care subsidy from the Child Care and Development Fund every month.
receive a child care subsidy from the Child Care and Development Fund every month.