TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1 Administration – Section 1.1 Tribal Applicant and Designated Tribal Lead Agency – Section 1.2 Administration through Contracts or Agreements – Section 1.3 Estimated Funding – Section 1.4 Indian Child and Indian Reservation or Service Area – Section 1.5 Consortium – Section 1.6 Program Integrity and Accountability – Part 2 Developing the Child Care Program – Section 2.1 Consultation in the Development of the CCDF Plan – Section 2.2 Coordinating the Delivery of CCDF Services – Section 2.3 Public Hearing Process – Section 2.4 Public-Private Partnerships – Part 3 Child Care Services Offered – Section 3.1 Non-Exempt or Exempt Rule – Section 3.2 Description of Direct Child Care Services – Section 3.3 Payment System – Section 3.4 Limitations of In-Home Care – Section 3.5 Eligibility Criteria for Child Care – Section 3.6 Priority Rules for Children – Section 3.7 Payment Rates for Child Care Services – Section 3.8 Sliding Fee Scale(s) – Part 4 Procedures for Parents – Section 4.1 How Families Apply for CCDF – Section 4.2 Description of Procedures for Unlimited Parental Access – Section 4.3 Record of Substantiated Parental Complaints – Part 5 Activities and Services to Improve the Quality of Child Care – Section 5.1 Needs – Section 5.2 Goals – Section 5.3 Activities – Section 5.4 Relative Caregivers or other Small Home-based Providers – Section 5.5 School-Age Care and Resource and Referral Activities – Section 5.6 Child and Adult Food Program (CACPF) – Part 6 Health and Safety Requirements for Providers – Section 6.1 Centers – Section 6.2 Group Home Child Care – Section 6.3 Family Child Care Homes – Section 6.4 In Home – Section 6.5 Exemptions for Relative Providers – Section 6.6 Monitoring and Enforcement of Health and Safety Requirements – Section 6.7 Tribal Licensing Requirements – Appendices Appendix 1 CCDF Program Assurances and Certifications Appendix 2 Child Count Declarations
TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1 – Administration Section 1.1 – Tribal Applicant and Designated Tribal Lead Agency Section 1.2 – Administration through Contracts or Agreements Section 1.3 – Estimated Funding Section 1.4 – Indian Child and Indian Reservation or Service Area Section 1.5 – Consortium Section 1.6 – Program Integrity and Accountability Part 2 – Developing the Child Care Program Section 2.1 – Consultation in the Development of the CCDF Plan Section 2.2 – Coordinating the Delivery of CCDF Services Section 2.3 – Public Hearing Process Section 2.4 – Public-Private Partnerships Part 3 – Child Care Services Offered Section 3.1 – Non-Exempt or Exempt Rule Section 3.2 – Description of Direct Child Care Services Section 3.3 – Payment System Section 3.4 – Limitations of In-Home Care Section 3.5 – Eligibility Criteria for Child Care Section 3.6 – Priority Rules for Children Section 3.7 – Payment Rates for Child Care Services Section 3.8 – Sliding Fee Scale(s) Part 4 – Procedures for Parents Section 4.1 – How Families Apply for CCDF Section 4.2 – Description of Procedures for Unlimited Parental Access Section 4.3 – Record of Substantiated Parental Complaints Part 5 – Activities and Services to Improve the Quality of Child Care Section 5.1 – Needs Section 5.2 – Goals Section 5.3 – Activities Section 5.4 – Relative Caregivers or other Small Home-based Providers Section 5.5 – School-Age Care and Resource and Referral Activities Section 5.6 – Child and Adult Food Program (CACPF) Part 6 – Health and Safety Requirements for Providers Section 6.1 – Centers Section 6.2 – Group Home Child Care Section 6.3 – Family Child Care Homes Section 6.4 – In Home Section 6.5 – Exemptions for Relative Providers Section 6.6 – Monitoring and Enforcement of Health and Safety Requirements Section 6.7 – Tribal Licensing Requirements Appendices Appendix 1 CCDF Program Assurances and Certifications Appendix 2 Child Count Declarations