ERIC Number: ED591073
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 93
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Report to Congress for FY 2012-FY 2013
Office of Child Care
This Report to Congress is required by Section 658L of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act as amended. The report provides information about the role of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), which is authorized under the CCDBG Act, in improving access to high-quality child care in states, territories, and tribes. The data and analysis contained in this report are from a variety of sources, including the biennial State and Territory Plans effective October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2013 (fiscal year 2012-2013) and administrative data about children and families receiving CCDF services in fiscal year (FY) 2012 through FY 2013. This report includes highlights of CCDF program activities, information on activities states and territories are doing to improve the quality of child care across the country, and an overview of the Office of Child Care's Technical Assistance and Research projects. The report closes with a look to the future, focusing on the exciting changes coming with CCDBG Reauthorization.
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Care, Federal Aid, Grants, Statewide Planning, Tribes, Program Administration, Annual Reports, Technical Assistance, Research Reports, Expenditures, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Access to Education, Educational Quality, Partnerships in Education, Program Implementation, Educational Improvement, Children
Office of Child Care. US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW 5th Floor East, Washington, DC 20447. Tel: 202-690-6782; Fax: 202-690-5600; Web site: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - Descriptive; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Child Care
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Child Care and Development Block Grants; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A