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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...
Dec 7, 20161 min read
Joint HHS/Department of Education (ED) policy statements
The Administration for Children and Families has released a number of joint HHS/Department of Education (ED) policy statements of...
Nov 10, 20163 min read
Strengthening Our Investment in Working Families and Child Care
From Rachel Schumacher, Director of the Office of Child Care In the Office of Child Care (OCC), we know that investing in expanding...
Aug 3, 20163 min read
New Briefs About Health and Safety Topics
By: Rachel Schumacher The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 made major changes designed to protect the health...
May 5, 20162 min read
Federal Register Publication 2nd Notice-2017-2019 CCDF Plan Preprint for Tribes
The Office of Child Care (OCC) is pleased to announce the Federal Register publication of the Second Notice of the Proposed Information...
Apr 26, 20162 min read
Native Hawaiian and American Indian Non-Profit Child Care Funding Opportunity Announcement
On April 21, 2016, the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, announced the availability of funds and requested...
Apr 22, 20162 min read
Federal Register Notice on the Proposed Revisions to the CCDF Tribal Annual Report (ACF-700)
Dear Tribal Colleagues: The Office of Child Care (OCC) is pleased to announce the Federal Register publication of the first notice...
Apr 7, 20164 min read
Laying the Groundwork for School Readiness With Infants and Toddlers—OPRE Report: Developmental Foun
When we talk about school readiness, we often focus on preschool children who are getting ready for the transition to kindergarten....
Apr 7, 20166 min read
Strengthening Family Child Care Is Important to the Success of Children and Families and to the Impl
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Apr 1, 20161 min read
Webinar: Improving Hearing Screening Practices
Early Childhood Hearing Outreach (ECHO) Initiative Learn More Hear and Now: Improving Evidence-Based Hearing Screening Practices for...
Feb 18, 20161 min read
American Indian/Alaska Native EHS Expansion and EHS-Child Care Partnerships funding announcement
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces the availability of approximately $135 million to be competitively awarded...
Jan 22, 20161 min read
Webinar: Soliciting Comments on the CCDF Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Make your voice heard! With the re-authorization of the Child Care and Development Fund last year, the Administration for Children and...
Oct 5, 20153 min read
ACF Launches a Federal Training and Technical Assistance System
At ACF, we work to ensure that all children – especially children who experience poverty and other challenging circumstances – have early...
Sep 28, 20152 min read
FY 2016-2018 Child Care and Development Fund Plan for States and Territories - Second Public Comment
Dear Colleagues: The Office of Child Care (OCC) is pleased to announce the Federal Register publication of the Second Notice of the...
Sep 17, 20151 min read
Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children With Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs
This week the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Education released a policy statement highlighting the importance of...
Sep 8, 20151 min read
ACF Information Memorandum Regarding Children's Social-Emotional and Behavioral Health
The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (CCDBG Act) makes several references to children’s social-emotional and behavioral...
Aug 31, 20152 min read
Let's Move! Child Care Celebrates 4th Anniversary--Complete an Action Plan Today!
The Packard Foundation is partnering with Let’s Move! Child Care (LMCC) to award toolkits to support early care and education (ECE)...
Aug 20, 20151 min read
Resources from the 2015 State and Territory Administrators Meeting Available Now
Resources from the 2015 State and Territory Administrators Meeting (STAM 2015) are now available on the Child Care Technical Assistance...
Aug 6, 20152 min read
Information Memorandum for the Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships - Available Now!
Dear Colleagues: We are pleased to share this Information Memorandum (IM), which provides policy and program guidance for the Early Head...
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