Trends in Child Care Spending from the CCDF and TANF

"The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is the main source of federal funding dedicated primarily to child care subsidies for low-income working families. The term “CCDF” was coined in regulation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to encompass multiple child care funding streams, including
 federal discretionary child care funds authorized by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act,
 federal mandatory child care funds authorized by Section 418 of the Social Security Act (sometimes referred to as the “Child Care Entitlement to States”),
 state maintenance-of-effort (MOE) and matching funds associated with the Child Care Entitlement to States, and
 federal funds transferred to the CCDF from states’ Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants..."
Child care spending

Who's Minding the Kids: Child Care Arrangement, Spring 2011

Find data on who's taking care of our children.
Who's Minding the Kids:Child Care Arrangements, Spring 2011

Credentials for the Infant/Toddler Child Care Workforce
"The purpose of this document is to serve as a technical assistance tool to State CCDF Administrators working to improve the quality of infant/toddler child care in their States through the development of an Infant/Toddler Credential for providers. This document was created as a result of the work of the States and Territories participating in the Infant/Toddler Child Care Credentials Learning Community. It is a comprehensive overview of the development and implementation of credentials for the infant/toddler work force."

EPA Knows More About Children's Health Today Than Ever - New Report Highlights 10 Years of Comprehensive Research
"EPA knows more now than ever about children's environmental health and how to create a healthier environment for children. This is the result of a 10-year research effort on children's environmental health highlighted in a new report issued today.

"Understanding potential environmental health risks to children is important to EPA," said George Gray, assistant administrator of EPA's Office of Research and Development. "This research will help us assess and address environmental factors that may affect some of the most vulnerable members of our society."

The report, "A Decade of Children's Environmental Health: Highlights from EPA's Science to Achieve Results Program" focuses on 10 years of research funded or performed by EPA's National Center for Environmental Research's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants program."