2024 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Final Rule

Publication Date: February 28, 2024
Current as of:

2024 CCDF Final Rule: Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund

The 2024 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Final Rule updates regulations (45 CFR Part 98) to help working families afford child care and broadly support child care quality and accessibility in communities. Policies included in this final rule are designed to:

  • Lower child care costs for families;
  • Improve payments to child care providers;
  • Increase child care options for families;
  • Make enrollment easier and faster for families; and
  • Increase clarity in CCDF requirements.

The full rule is available here.

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States , Territories , Tribes