Department
Department of Health and Human Services
Agency
Administration for Children and Families
Program
Child Care and Development Fund
Description
Child Care and Development Funds (CCDF) are used primarily to provide subsidized child care services to low-income working families, families receiving temporary public assistance, and those transitioning from public assistance in obtaining child care so they can work or further their education, through vouchers or certificates. Parents may select any legally operating child care provider—including child care centers, family members, neighbors, family child care homes, after-school programs, and faith-based programs. Providers serving children funded by CCDF must meet basic health and safety requirements set by States, Territories and Tribes. Within general Federal rules, States decide how their subsidy system will be administered and determine the payment rates that providers receive, the co-payment amounts that parents pay, the specific eligibility requirements that a family must meet in order to receive a subsidy, and how CCDF services will be prioritized. The estimated size of funding for this program is $4,800,000,000 annually. While CCDF funds are not a source of direct transportation funds, if child care providers include transportation as part of their usual and customary services, covered by the amount they charge parents for care, these services may also be covered by voucher payments.
The statutory language pertaining to transportation provisions within this program is found within the following citation(s):
42 U.S.C.A. § 9858c
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb/geninfo/ccdfdesc.htm
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