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The purpose of this Technical Bulletin is to clarify several issues surrounding the ACF-801 reporting requirements. Section II provides guidance related to definitions of specific data elements and data element response options. Section III contains contact information if you have questions or need further assistance.
ACF-800 and ACF-801 data forms from state and territory reports for FY 2018 are compiled into Preliminary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Data Tables.
The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is the primary federal funding source dedicated to providing child care assistance to low-income families. As a block grant, CCDF gives funding to states, territories, and tribes to provide child care subsidies through vouchers or certificates to low-income families, and grants and contracts with providers in some states. CCDF provides access to child care services for low-income families so parents can work, attend school, or enroll in training. Additionally, CCDF promotes the healthy development of children by improving the quality of early learning and afterschool experiences. In November 2014, Congress acted on a bipartisan basis to pass the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 (Public Law (Pub.L.) 113-186) into law and reauthorized the CCDF program through fiscal year (FY) 2020. In September 2016, the Office of Child Care (OCC) within the Department of Health and Humans Services’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published a CCDF final rule (81 F.R. 67438) to provide clarity to states, territories, and tribes on how to implement the CCDBG Act.
ACF-800 and ACF-801 data forms from state and territory reports are complied into Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) statistics displayed as data tables.
Formerly the National Center on Child Care Data and Reporting (NCDR), the Child Care Automated Reporting System (CARS) TA Team, part of the Office of Child Care Technical Assistance Network (CCTAN), was established by the Office of Child Care to help States, Territories, and Tribes participating in the Federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) to meet their reporting obligations under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The CARS TA Team provides technical assistance to CCDF grantees in their efforts relating to the state/territory monthly data report (ACF-801), the state/territory quarterly report for ARP stabilization grants (ACF-901), the state/territory annual report (ACF-800) and the tribal annual report (ACF-700), and access to and technical issues related to the Child Care Automated Reporting System (CARS).
ACF-800 and ACF-801 data forms from state and territory reports for FY 2004 are compiled into Preliminary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Data Tables.
ACF-800 and ACF-801 data forms from state and territory reports for FY 2009 are compiled into Final Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Data Tables.