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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

Oct 81 min read

FY25 Appropriations: What’s at Stake for Child Care and Early Learning

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee recently took an important step toward addressing the ongoing child care crisis by approving its...

FY25 Appropriations: What’s at Stake for Child Care and Early Learning

Oct 13 min read

Pandemic-Era Child Care Funding: A Lifeline That Should Not End

As we reflect on the past few years, it’s clear that child care has been at the center of many challenges faced by families, providers,...

Pandemic-Era Child Care Funding: A Lifeline That Should Not End

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...

Mar 9, 20221 min read

Webinar: Think Big - Constructing Child Care Centers

During Think Big: Constructing Child Care Centers (a webinar), Tribal leaders and CCDF Administrators will have the opportunity to learn...

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...

Jul 7, 20212 min read

Registration is open for COVID Response Roundtable & 2021 National Academy!

NICCA's upcoming events are open for registration -- the COVID Response Roundtable on August 4 and the 2021 National Academy on Early...

Registration is open for COVID Response Roundtable & 2021 National Academy!

Jun 16, 20211 min read

COVID-19 Response Webinar Series Resources

During May and June, NICCA held a 4-part webinar series on responding to COVID-19. The series focused on the funding opportunities...

COVID-19 Response Webinar Series Resources

May 7, 20212 min read

Join our COVID Response Series as we look at the three new funding streams and the requirements, flexibilities, and restrictions of...

Register for our COVID Response Webinar Series: Wednesdays through June 2

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...

May 30, 20201 min read

The Impact of COVID-19 in Tribal Child Care

COVID-19 hit our nation and our world hard. It hit child care really hard...and Tribal communities even harder. The National Indian Child...

The Impact of COVID-19 in Tribal Child Care

Sep 10, 20182 min read

Renew your membership!

NICCA Membership is due for renewal! Read below to learn about our revised membership terms or click here to become a member today!...

Aug 30, 20181 min read

Registration Open for the 2019 National Academy on Early Care and Education

2019 National Academy on Early Care and Education Silver Linings: Building Tribal Early Care and Education for Future Generations Join us...

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...

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