ABCs of Federal Child Care and Early Learning References – 2025
- FFYF, “Federal Investments: The Foundation for Early Learning and Care Programs“
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED, Real Median Family Income in the United States
- ACF, “ FY 2023 Preliminary Data Table 1 – Average Monthly Adjusted Number of Families and Children Served”; ACF, “FY 2023 Preliminary Data Table 9 – Average Monthly Percentages of Children in Care by Age Group”
- ACF, “ FY 2023 Preliminary Data Table 1 – Average Monthly Adjusted Number of Families and Children Served”; ACF, “FY 2023 Preliminary Data Table 9 – Average Monthly Percentages of Children in Care by Age Group”; ACF, State plans FY 2025-2027 State/Territory CCDF Plans; CCDF Family Income Eligibility Levels by State, January 2025; U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates Public Use Microdata Sample, 2023
- NOTE: This number/percentage is based on federal eligibility guidelines of 85% SMI.
- Office of the Assistant for Planning and Evaluation, “Poverty Guidelines”
- Office of Head Start, Performance Indicator Report, Program Year 2025.
- Office of Head Start, Performance Indicator Report, Program Year 2024; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 Table B17001 Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months by Sex by Age
- Office of Head Start, Performance Indicator Report, Program Year 2025.
- Office of Head Start, Performance Indicator Report, Program Year 2024; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 Table B17001 Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months by Sex by Age
- Tala Q. Hooban, CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service, Deputy Director, Office of Head Start (December 2024)
- First Five Years Fund, Mapping PDG B-5 Participation Over Time
- IDEA Part C: U.S. Department of Education, IDEA Section 618 Data Products: Static Tables Part C Child Count and Settings Table 4 (2023-2024)
- IDEA Part B, Sec. 619: U.S. Department of Education, IDEA Section 618 Data Products: Static Tables Part B Child Count & Educational Environments Table 2 (2022-2023)
- Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), FY 2024 MIECHV Program Size and Reach Data.
- ACF, TANF Financial Data 2024
- Bipartisan Policy Center, Revisiting CCAMPIS During COVID-19: The Untapped Potential of On-Campus Child Care (2020); based on $50 million funding
