Child Care and Development Fund Program Plans

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Child Care and Development Fund Plans

The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan serves as the application for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds by providing a description of, and assurance about, the grantee’s child care program and all services available to eligible families. The Office of Child Care reviews the Plans for approval. If they are approved, funds are awarded for the next federal fiscal year.

Change of Plan Cycle and Submission Date for CCDF Plans

Prior to 2014, CCDF Plans reflected a grantee’s plans for a two-year period. When it was reauthorized in 2014, the CCDBG Act changed the Plan cycle for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program from a biennial to a triennial Plan period.

Beginning with the FY 2016-2018 CCDF Plan for States and Territories, Plans cover a 3-year period, from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2021 for the FY 2019-2021 Plan for States and Territories. States and Territories will soon submit their next 3-year Plan covering October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024.

CCDF State/Territory Plan Preprint and Approved Plans

For more information about the submission of plans, a copy of the plan preprint, and the approved plans for State and Territories, review the resources below.

2025 - 2027 State/Territory Plans

2022 - 2024 State/Territory Plans

CCDF Tribal Plan Preprint

Tribal Lead Agencies submitted plans in 2023 to cover a 3-year period from April 30, 2023 through September 30, 2025 and will submit their 3-year plan covering October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028 in July 2025. 

For more information about the submission of current Tribal Plans, you can review the 2026-2028 Tribal CCDF Plan Program Instruction, as well as the Tribal CCDF Plan (PDF), which CCDF Lead Agencies will use to complete their Plans.