Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies Database

The CCDF Policies Database is a source of information on the detailed policies used to operate child care subsidy programs under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Since 2008, the CCDF Policies Database has collected, coded, and disseminated the CCDF policies in effect across the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories and outlying areas, using consistent methods across places and over time. The information in the CCDF Policies Database is based primarily on the documents that caseworkers use as they work with families and providers, as well as the CCDF Plans and amendments submitted by States/Territories to ACF, state law, and regulations used by the staff operating the program. The Database captures detailed information on eligibility, family payments, application procedures, and provider-related policies, including dates of enactment and some of the policy variations that exist within states/territories. The database is updated and released annually and can be accessed via the Child and Family Data Archive and the project website. Users are encouraged to use the most recent release for the most accurate policy records.

<b>Units of Response: </b>State, Territory

<b>Type of Data: </b>Administrative

<b>Tribal Data: </b>No

<b>Periodicity: </b>Annual

<b>Demographic Indicators: </b>Disability;Geographic Areas;Household Income;Household Size;Housing Status

<b>SORN: </b>Not Applicable

<b>Data Use Agreement: </b>No

<b>Data Use Agreement Location: </b>Not Applicable

<b>Granularity: </b> County;State;US Territory; Region

<b>Spatial: </b>States

<b>Geocoding: </b> County;State;FIPS Code;Region;US Territory