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ACF is required to issue an annual report “that contains a determination about whether each state uses amounts provided for the fiscal year under this subchapter in accordance with the priority for services.” (658E(c)(3)(B)(ii)(I)) The statutory priorities for service categories are: 1) children of families with very low incomes (taking into account family size), and 2) children with special needs. To reflect the focus on serving children experiencing homelessness included in the CCDBG Act, the CCDF regulations include serving children experiencing homelessness as a third priority for services category (45 CFR 98.46(a)(3)). This report includes analysis of ACF-801 CCDF administrative data and summary information from FY 2022-2024 CCDF State/Territory Plans.

This Program Instruction (PI) distributes the revised Form ACF-696 Financial Reporting Form for State and territory CCDF lead agencies.  The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the Form ACF-696 under OMB 0970-0510.

The purpose of this Technical Bulletin is to clarify reporting issues for Tribal grantees that own and operate a child care center (Tribally Operated Center - TOC) to deliver all or part of their child care services funded by Child Care Development Fund (CCDF). The bulletin addresses frequently asked questions that these grantees have raised with the Office of Child Care (OCC), and with the Child Care Automated Reporting System (CARS) Technical Assistance (TA) Team.

The purpose of this Technical Bulletin is to clarify several issues surrounding the ACF-801 reporting requirements. Section II provides guidance related to definitions of specific data elements and data element response options. Section III contains contact information if you have questions or need further assistance.

FY 2018 Preliminary Data Table 19 - Average Monthly Percentages of Families by Homeless Status (FY 2018)

FY 2018 Preliminary Data Table 21 - Average Monthly Percentages of Children With a Disability (FY 2018)

FY 2017 Final Data Table 18 - Average Monthly Percentages of Head of Family Status (FY 2017)

FY 2017 Final Data Table 20 - Average Monthly Percentages of Primary Language Spoken at Home (FY 2017)

FY 2017 Final Data Table 21 - Average Monthly Percentages of Children With a Disability (FY 2017)

FY 2017 Final Data Table 19 - Average Monthly Percentages of Family by Homeless Status (FY 2017)