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Download full textLynch, Karen E. – Congressional Research Service, 2022
The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBG Act, as amended) is the main federal law governing child care programs for low-income working families. The CCDBG Act authorizes discretionary appropriations to support grants to state, territorial, and tribal lead agencies. Lead agencies use these funds to subsidize the child care…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Federal Aid, Grants, Child Care
Neas, Katherine Beh; Mezey, Jennifer – 2003
Families with children with disabilities often have difficulty finding high quality child care for their children; this problem is compounded for low-income families. In 2003, Congress will consider the reauthorization of the two statutes that support the development of young children with disabilities and their familiesthe Child Care and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Care, Disabilities, Financial Support
Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Child Care Bureau. – 2003
Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) monies are used primarily to provide subsidized child care services to low-income working families through vouchers or certificates. This report to Congress describes and analyzes the most current information about the CCDF including that drawn from state plans, expenditure reports, case-level reports, and…
Descriptors: Child Care, Financial Support, Program Administration, Public Policy
Greenberg, Mark; Schumacher, Rachel – 2003
The two principal federal funding streams available to states for provision of child care services are the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant structure. Noting that funds from both of these can be used for child care and early education initiatives, this report summarizes what…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Financial Support, Program Descriptions
Mezey, Jennifer; Schumacher, Rachel; Rakpraja, Tanya; Irish, Kate – 2002
This document summarizes and compares selected child care and early education provisions in current law and a set of major Congressional proposals addressing reauthorization and early education as of September 24, 2002: (1) the Administration's Early Childhood Initiative; (2) the final TANF reauthorization bill as passed in the House; (3) the…
Descriptors: Child Care, Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Federal Legislation
Greenberg, Mark; Mezey, Jennifer; Schumacher, Rachel – 2003
This document is comprised of presentation slides for overhead projection summarizing federal funding for child care since the 1996 changes in welfare and child care laws, and the status of reauthorization. The first slide provides a presentation overview; the remaining sheets cover the following: (1) two main sources of federal funds for…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Child Care, Economic Factors, Federal Legislation
Deich, Sharon; Bryant, Erika; Wright, Elisabeth – 2001
Noting that the past decade has seen a rapid increase in the number of out-of-school time and community school initiatives and that finding funding for these initiatives remains a challenge to their success, this strategy brief discusses the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) as an important long-term source of funding. The brief provides an…
Descriptors: After School Education, After School Programs, Community Schools, Federal Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1992
This report discusses efforts to ensure and promote quality child care through enforcement of state standards and other activities. The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 authorized the dispersing of funds to states for child care services through the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). These funds are used…
Descriptors: Certification, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality
National Child Care Information Center, Vienna, VA. – 1998
The Child Care and Development Block Grant sought to unify what was a fragmented child care system. As part of welfare reform, welfare-connected child care programs were repealed and new child care funding was placed under the aegis of the lead state agency for the Block Grant. This report provides an overview of the strategies that each state,…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Day Care, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education
Schumacher, Rachel; Greenberg, Mark; Duffy, Janellen – 2001
The 1996 welfare law created two block grants, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Since then, employment has increased among low-income mothers, and the number of families receiving welfare has declined. Currently, each state receives a block grant of TANF funds, which they are free to…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Federal Aid
Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Child Care Bureau. – 2002
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act requires each state to submit a biennial plan to implement the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). This report summarizes information in the biennial plans submitted for the period October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2003. The analysis includes information from 50 states, the…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Health, Child Safety, Children
Stoney, Louise; Stanton, Nina – 2001
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act requires each state to submit a biennial plan to implement the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). This report is based on the approved State Plans for the period October 1, 1999 to September 30, 2001. The analysis includes information from 48 states, the District of Columbia,…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Compliance (Legal), Day Care
Peer reviewedBlank, Helen – Young Children, 1993
Surveys how states are investing new federal money in child care quality and supply. Examines several key areas: child care licensing and monitoring; resource and referral services; child care for infants, school-agers, and children with special needs; child care for low-income families; comprehensive and enriched services; provider training;…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Caregiver Training, Certification, Day Care
