ACF Issues CCDF Program Guidance Under ARRA

Washington, June 19 – The Administration for Children and Families issued guidance to state, territorial and tribal lead agencies developing their fiscal year 2010-2011 Child Care and Development Fund plans under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Covered in the guidance are eligibility, reimbursement rates and family co-payments, quality activities and targeted funds, and service coordination across programs. Renewed emphasis on transparency and accountability for federal, state and local programs “makes it critically important for a lead agency to have the infrastructure and information it needs to demonstrate the effectiveness of its CCDF program by linking the services provided with positive outcomes for children and families,” the guidance states.