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Sep 16, 20242 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.
Sep 15, 20241 min read
Categorical Eligibility
The National Indian Child Care Association (NICCA) recently submitted comments supporting a proposed regulatory change to the Child Care...
Jan 3, 20242 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...
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...
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 14, 20204 min read
Addressing COVID-19
As the nation begins to take more action against COVID-19, we wanted to make sure you stay updated on the latest information as it...
Sep 26, 20181 min read
Office of Child Care - Child Care Program Specialist (DC)
A position opening at the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care. Please see below. The Office of Child Care is...
Jan 18, 20182 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)...
Dec 7, 20172 min read
National Criminal Background Checks Webinar Series
National Criminal Background Checks Webinar Series Dear Colleague: The Office of Child Care (OCC) is excited to continue the National...
Jun 28, 20172 min read
Register Now! NCTECD Upcoming National Webinar Series on the CCDF Final Rule for Tribes
The Office of Child Care has announced the National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development (NCTECD) upcoming national webinar...
Jun 21, 20171 min read
OCC Webinar: New Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) administrators - Tuesday, June 27
To All American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) CCDF Administrators: You are invited to the National Center on Tribal Early Childhood...
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...
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...
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