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Oct 312 min read

Top Federal Official Highlights Urgent Need for Resources in Tribal Early Childhood Programs

Katie Hamm of ACF underscores the importance of funding Tribal early childhood programs to strengthen family resilience and cultural identit

Sep 232 min read

Critical Child Care Funding Gaps for American Indian and Alaska Native Children

Tribes serve over 433,000 Native children with just $500-$600 per child in federal funding, falling far short of child care needs and qualit

Critical Child Care Funding Gaps for American Indian and Alaska Native Children

Sep 162 min read

Empowering Tribal Child Care: Advocating for Greater Flexibility in CCDF Eligibility

NICCA supports new CCDF rules for categorical eligibility for Tribal child care, promoting sovereignty and cross-agency collaboration.

Empowering Tribal Child Care: Advocating for Greater Flexibility in CCDF Eligibility

Sep 151 min read

Categorical Eligibility

The National Indian Child Care Association (NICCA) recently submitted comments supporting a proposed regulatory change to the Child Care...

Sep 52 min read

Advocating for Tribal Child Care: NICCA’s Comments on the FY 2026-2028 Tribal CCDF Plan Preprint

At the National Indian Child Care Association (NICCA), we are dedicated to advocating for the best interests of Tribal children,...

Advocating for Tribal Child Care: NICCA’s Comments on the FY 2026-2028 Tribal CCDF Plan Preprint

Jan 32 min read

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...

Sep 7, 20232 min read

OCC is hiring!

Job Announcement: Supervisory Child Care Program Specialist GS-0101-14 Boston, Massachusetts, and Chicago, Illinois Are you seeking a...

Dec 3, 20212 min read

OCC is hiring: Senior Tribal Child Care Program Specialist (DC)

Job Announcement: Senior Tribal Child Care Program Specialist—GS-0101-14 (Washington, DC) Are you seeking a challenging job working...

OCC is hiring: Senior Tribal Child Care Program Specialist (DC)

Oct 15, 20212 min read

Available Careers in Tribal ECE at the national level

The Office of Child Care is working to increase their tribal expertise and capacity and is hoping to reach strong candidates for two...

Mar 31, 20212 min read

Office of Child Care - Child Care Program Specialist (TX, CA, WA)

Job Announcement: Child Care Program Specialist—GS-0101-12 (Dallas, TX; San Francisco, CA; and Seattle, WA) Are you seeking a challenging...

Mar 23, 20212 min read

Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Launches Website

[Washington, DC] – The Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children (Commission) recently launched its public...

Sep 26, 20182 min read

Preschool Development Grant Birth-5 Funding Opportunity

This is to inform you that the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) was posted...

Jul 11, 20183 min read

Deadline for Submitting Applications To Use FY 2018 Tribal CCDF Program Funds for Construction or a

Deadline for Submitting Applications To Use FY 2018 Tribal CCDF Program Funds for Construction or a Major Renovation Extended to August 1...

Jun 9, 20181 min read

Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (Tribal MIECHV), Program Analyst Position

Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (Tribal MIECHV) Program Analyst Position Business Strategy Consultants seeks...

Jun 29, 20171 min read

ACF AI/AN EC Needs Assessment Design Project – New Report

From our partners -- ACF and Mathematica Subject: ACF AI/AN EC Needs Assessment Design Project – New Report Dear American Indian/Alaska...

Jun 28, 20172 min read

The Office of Child Care has announced the National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development (NCTECD) upcoming national webinar...

Register Now! NCTECD Upcoming National Webinar Series on the CCDF Final Rule for Tribes

Apr 18, 20173 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 3, 20171 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...

Mar 7, 20173 min read

New Resources From the State Capacity Building Center

We are pleased to share several new resources from the Child Care State Capacity Building Center (SCBC). SCBC works with State and...

Dec 8, 20163 min read

Access to Child Care Can Help Children and Parents Succeed in School

The Office of Child Care (OCC) is pleased to announce the release of an Information Memorandum describing opportunities for Child Care...

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