Introduction
The federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is an aggregate of several funding sources that is distributed in block grants by the federal government to the states and territories. The majority of the funds are to be used to provide child care services to families who meet certain income and need criteria. A portion of the funding (at least 4 percent of the block grant amount) is to be used for activities to improve the quality of child care. Another portion (not to exceed 5 percent of the block grant amount) is to be used to pay for costs of administering the CCDF.
The purpose of the CCDF is to increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care services. Every two years, states and territories receiving CCDF funds must prepare and submit to the federal government a plan detailing how these funds will be allocated and expended.
Federal Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009
State Plan Summary
Final CCDF State Plan (DOC; 800KB; 92 pp.)
Federal Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007
State Plan Summary
Final CCDF State Plan,
(DOC; 539KB; 87pp.; Oct-2006)
