FY25-27 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan

The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is a federal and state partnership program authorized under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBG) that provides federal funding for child care subsidies to help eligible low-income families access child care and improve the quality of child care for all children. States use CCDF to also invest in initiatives including building the skills and qualifications of the workforce, supporting programs to achieve higher standards, and providing consumer education to parents.

The Office of Child Care (OCC) requires the agency to meet requirements and report on activities, progress, spending and programing in the following areas:

1. CCDF Program Administration
2. Child and Family Eligibility and Enrollment and Continuity of Care
3. Child Care Affordability
4. Parental Choice, Equal Access, Payment Rates, and Payment Practices
5. Health and Safety of Child Care Settings
6. Support for a Skilled, Qualified, and Compensate Child Care Workforce
7. Quality Improvement Activities
8. Lead Agency Coordination and Partnerships to Support Service Delivery
9. Family Outreach and Consumer Education
10. Program Integrity and Accountability

The CCDF Plan defines how states or territories will administer CCDF in alignment with the requirements of the CCDF final rule and the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act statute.

• The Office of Child Care (OCC) requires that the State Plan be updated every three years
• Current plan cycle, October 2021-September 2024
• Our next plan, due July 1, 2024, will be in effect from October 2024 – September 2027

EEC is required to work with stakeholders to draft the plan and the Board is required to vote on the plan before it is submitted to our federal partners.

Additional Resources

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State Plan Overview

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Draft 2025-2027 State Plan

You can share feedback

As part of plan, we are asked to demonstrate how we engage stakeholders in the process. As part of that engagement, we like to collect and summarize feedback from stakeholders.

• In writing by filling out a short feedback form to share your thoughts
  Submit written comments here  (form available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole and Simplified Chinese) 
• At a public hearing by joining us on zoom on May 22nd, 2024 at 6 PM
  RSVP to attend and get the information here 

Date published:	March 28, 2024