The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)
Congressional Action
On November 19, 2014, the President signed the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 into law (PL113-186). The bipartisan measure marks the first time in 18 years that Congress has passed legislation to strengthen the quality of child care.
The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) allocates funds to states to assist families in affording child care and to strengthen the quality of child care. State child care policies vary greatly. The new law requires minimum health and safety protections for children while promoting greater accountability by states for the expenditure of federal funds. The last time that Congress reauthorized (renewed) CCDBG was in 1996. Action now turns to the states to close the gap between state policies and the new provisions of PL113-186.
CCDBG Information at a Glance
CCDBG RESOURCES:
- 2016 CCDBG Final Regulations
- HHS Office of Child Care Key Resources for CCDBG Implementation Page
- Text of the CCDBG Reauthorization Act (PL113-186)
- Statements of Support from Key Stakeholders (Child Care Advocacy Groups)
- House Floor Debate (September 2014)
- Senate Floor Debate (November 2014)
- Side by Side Detailed Comparison Between 1996 Law and PL113-186 (2014 Law)
- Bipartisan CCDBG Reauthorization Act Summary
KEY STATE BY STATE TABLES
KEY LICENSING BACKGROUND
KEY SENATE HEARINGS
KEY HOUSE HEARINGS
Janet Singerman, President & CEO, Child Care Resources Inc., Charlotte, NC 7/26/12
Paula Koos, Executive Director, Oklahoma Child Care Resource & Referral Association, Oklahoma City, OK
3/25/14 House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood. "The Foundation for Success: Strengthening the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program"
2/5/14 House Education and the Workforce Committee. “The Foundation for Success: Discussing Early Childhood Education and Care in America”
COVID-19 Resources:
- The CARES Act (3/27/20) includes an increase of $3.5 billion in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) in addition to the $550 million increase enacted in December as part of the FY20 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations legislation.
- CCDBG statutory text included in the CARES Act
- CCDBG $3.5 billion allocation to states (4/20)
- HHS, Office of Child Care COVID-19 Resources
- Early Learning Policy Group COVID-19 Resource Page
CCDBG Implementation Resources:
- FY2019-FY2021 CCDF State Plans
- FY2019-2021 HHS CCDF State Plan Preprint (template)
- FINAL HHS CCDBG Regulations (Sept. 2016)
- Caring for Our Children Basics: Health and Safety Foundations for Early Care and Education (June 2015)
- FY2019 State Compliance/Corrective Action Plans
Sheila Hoyle, Executive Director, Southwestern Child Development Commission, Webster, NC
- 6/15/16 Senate HELP Committee. "Implementing the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014: Perspectives of Stakeholders"
- 2/6/14 Senate HELP Committee. "Supporting Children & Families through Investments in High-Quality Early Education"
- 7/26/12 Senate HELP Subcommittee on Children & Families. "CCDBG Reauthorization: Helping to Meet the Child Care Needs of American Families"
- 9/8/11 Senate HELP Subcommittee on Children & Families. "Examining Quality & Safety in Child Care: Giving Working Families Security, Confidence, & Peace of Mind"
- 6/9/11 Senate HELP Subcommittee on Children & Families. "Getting the Most Bang for the Buck: Quality Education and Care"
High Quality Early Learning Settings Depend On a High Quality Workforce: Low Compensation Undermines Quality (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Education) June 2016
- Background (Centers & Family Child Care Homes and Group FCC (March 2020)
- Family Child Care Home State Licensing Thresholds (How many children can be in the home before a license is required)
- Trends in Child Care Center Licensing Regulations and Policies for 2014 (ACF, Nov. 2015)
- Trends in Family Child Care Home Licensing Regulations and Policies (ACF, October 2019)
- Resources about Supports and Systems for Improving Quality in Family Child Care
- Child Care Center Staff:Child Ratios by State vs NAEYC Recommended Ratios
- Caring for Children Database (National Resource Center for Health and Safety)
- National Survey of Early Care & Education (NSECE) Related Studies
Child Care & Economic Impact
Child Care and State Economies: 2019 Update, Committee for Economic Development (2019)
- FY2018 CCDBG Program Overall Statistics (Number of Children receiving assistance by setting)
- FY2018 Number of Children Served
- FY2018 Percent of Children by Type of Care
- FY2018 Children in Licensed/Regulated Care vs Unlicensed
- FY2018 Unlicensed Care: Relative vs Non-Relative Settings
- FY2018 Setting Detail by All Types of Care
- FY2018 Percentage of Children by Age Group
- FY2018 Percentage of Children by Race
- FY2018 Percentage of Children by Latino Ethnicity
- FY2018 Children by Race and Ethnicity
- FY2018 Percentage of Children by Age Group (National)
- FY2018 Average Monthly Hours by Age and Type of Care (National)
- FY2018 Average Payments by Age of Care (National)
- FY2018 CCDF by Receipt of TANF benefits
- FY2018 Reasons for Care
- FY2018 Average Monthly Co-Payment
- FY2018 Types of Payments
- FY2018 Consumer Education
- FY2018 Child Care Providers Receiving CCDF Funds
- FY2018 Monthly Average Head of Household Status
- FY2018 Family Homelessness Status
- FY2018 Primary Language Spoken in the Home
- FY2018 Children with a Disability
Prior Year State CCDBG Tables
Bipartisan Policy Center
Nationwide Child Care Poll: Child Care Costs Impact Families’ Employment, Savings, and Future Planning (November 2019)
Funding:
- FY2019 CCDF Allocations
- FY2018 CCDF Allocations
- FY2017 CCDF Allocations
- FY2016 CCDF State Allocations
- FY2017 CCDF Expenditure Data
- FY2016 CCDF Expenditure Data
- FY2015 CCDF Expenditure Data
- FY2018 TANF expenditures
- FY2018 Federal TANF and State MOE Spent on Child Care (National)
- FY2018 TANF Transferred to CCDBG by State
- FY2018 Federal TANF Expenditures on Child Care and Pre-K by State
- FY2018 State TANF MOE Expenditures on Child Care and Pre-k by State
- FY2018 All TANF Expenditures by State including MOE
- FY2017 Federal TANF and State MOE Spent on Child Care (National)
- FY2017 TANF Transferred to CCDBG by State
- FY2017 All TANF Expenditures by State for Child Care
- FY2017 TANF Federal Expenditures by State for Child Care
- FY2017 TANF State MOE Expenditures by State on Child Care
- FY2017 TANF All Expenditures including "Other"
- FY2016 CCDF State Unobligated Funds
Policy Background:
Nationwide Parent Poll During COVID-19 (BPC, April 10, 2020)
CCR&R ACF Comments "Improving Access to Affordable, High-Quality Child Care: Request for Information" (December 2019)
