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Employer Provided Child Care Credit – 45F
Overview Employers rely on affordable, quality child care to support a robust workforce – but it’s often out of reach for too many working parents. The Employer-Provided Child Care Credit …
Child & Dependent Care Tax Credit
Overview The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) is the only provision of the tax code specifically created to help working parents pay for child care. The CDCTC helps …
Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five
Overview Due to limited budgets and capacity, many states struggle to support important activities like data collection, research, infrastructure development, and other quality initiatives that ensure child care and early …
Tax Policy and Child Care
Overview Strong funding is essential to strengthening child care in the United States, but updating provisions of the federal tax code is also an important part of the solution. These …
Dependent Care Assistance Program
Overview The Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) is an employee benefit plan – or a flexible spending plan – that helps employees pay for the care of a qualifying dependent. …
Child Tax Credit
Overview The Child Tax Credit (CTC) helps qualifying parents with children under the age of 17 offset the cost of everyday household expenses. The CTC is designed to ensure that …
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Overview The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is the second largest source of public funding for child care in the United States. TANF provides grants to states to …
Apprenticeships
Overview The child care shortage in the United States is due in large part to the child care and early learning professional workforce shortage. Too many professionals have left the …
Maternal, Infant, & Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
Overview The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program provides funding to pair families who have limited support and resources with trained home visitors such as nurses, social …
Head Start & Early Head Start
Overview Head Start is a federal program that delivers comprehensive early learning, health, nutrition, and family support services to families with children who are experiencing poverty. Head Start Preschool serves …
Child Care & Development Block Grant
Overview Child care is a necessity for working parents, yet the cost of quality care often places it out of reach for many families. The Child Care and Development Block …
Child and Adult Care Food Program
Overview The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federal program that, in part, reimburses child care programs for nutritious meals and snacks provided to young children. The …
