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The Head Start Act and the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act allow American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start grant recipients and Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Tribal Lead Agencies to use federal funds to construct or improve early childhood facilities.
The Office of Child Care, Office of Early Childhood Development, and the Office of Head Start published a joint Information Memorandum that details ways that ACF's early childhood funds may be used to connect young children and families with traditional Indigenous foods and food practices, including CCDF, AIAN Head Start, and Tribal MIECHV.
This Information Memorandum (IM) provides an overview and guidance to Tribal CCDF lead agencies, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start award recipients, and Tribal MIECHV recipients regarding how CCDF, Head Start, and Tribal MIECHV funds can be used to address challenges recruiting and retaining an effective Tribal early childhood workforce serving Tribal communities where access to affordable housing is limited.
The Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (TMIECHV) Program supports the development of healthy American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and families through coordinated, culturally relevant, and evidence-based home-visiting strategies. This page provides statistics from 2020 to 2023.