Search

Policy and Advocacy
Legislative Updates, Advocacy Tips, Policy Changes
Enhancing Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability: New CCDF Regulations
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has introduced significant regulatory changes to the Child Care and Development Fund...
Feb 29, 20242 min read


NICCA Response to Tribal RFI
The National Indian Child Care Association (NICCA) has submitted formal comments in response to the Office of Child Care’s (OCC) Request...
Jan 3, 20242 min read


New Information Memoranda on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
From the Office of Child Care -- The Office of Child Care (OCC) is pleased to announce the release of two new Information Memoranda (IM)...
Jan 18, 20182 min read


We Need to Know More About Our Health Care -- Call your Senators!
Did you know... The American Health Care Act will pause funding for maternal and child health services provided at Planned Parenthood?...
Jun 13, 20172 min read
FY2018 Budget Makes Cuts to Critical Programs for Children and Families
From Child Care Aware of America - The FY 2018 budget proposal by the Trump administration was released today. And it’s not looking good...
May 24, 20172 min read


Thank you for supporting Tribal child care!
From NICCA -- We are so grateful to have you behind child care, especially for Tribal children and families, as we continue to push...
May 11, 20172 min read
New Childcare.gov Technical Assistance Resource Page Available Now!
From the Office of Child Care -- We are pleased to share the new childcare.gov resource page that includes a wide range of technical...
Apr 18, 20173 min read


ACF-696T Reports Approved
From the Office of Child Care -- The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the ACF-696T report, which is used by Tribal...
Apr 3, 20171 min read
Did you miss it? Your voice is still important -- so call TODAY!
Yesterday was the national day of action on child care! If you called your elected officials -- THANK YOU! If you missed it, that's okay!...
Mar 31, 20172 min read


Take Action on Thursday, March 30 -- Contact your Elected Officials about Child Care
On Thursday, March 30, NICCA and our partners are having a call-in day to focus specially on child care. On that day, we’re asking the...
Mar 27, 20171 min read


