Fact Sheet Using the CCDF Policies Database
2018 Fact Sheets
Kelly Dwyer, Sarah Minton, Victoria Tran
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The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) provides federal money to States and Territories to subsidize the cost of child care for low-income families. The detailed policies used to administer the programs vary widely across jurisdictions, with States and Territories establishing different policies for family eligibility, family copayments, provider payment rates, and provider eligibility requirements.

The CCDF Policies Database tracks the detailed State and Territory policies. The 2018 fact sheets demonstrate how to use the database search tool (https://ccdf.urban.org/search-database), and they provide examples of policies available from the database. The policy examples shown in the fact sheets are for unlicensed home-based providers:

  1. CPR and first aid training requirements
  2. Health and safety checklist requirements
Research and Evidence Work, Education, and Labor Family and Financial Well-Being Tax and Income Supports Research to Action Upward Mobility
Expertise Families Social Safety Net Higher Education Workforce Development Labor Markets Upward Mobility and Inequality Early Childhood
Tags Families with low incomes Welfare and safety net programs Economic well-being Child care Early childhood education Kids in context Beyond high school: Education and training Child care workers and early childhood teachers Child care and early education Children and youth