Policy Library & Recent Reports

• Current Law CCDBG (Full Law)   ( 149.9 KB )
• Current Law CCDBG (Excerpts)   ( 76.95 KB )
• State Child Care and Related Department Locations (State-by-State cabinets for child care, child care licensing, and pre-k)   ( 16.69 KB )
• Our CCDBG Recommendations

• Child Care in America, Basic Facts   
• State by State Child Care Fact Sheets

Census Data:

• Spring 2010 Census Bureau Detailed Tables (Released 2012)
• Our Fact Sheet on Spring 2010 Census Data
• Spring 2005 Census Bureau Detailed Tables (Released August 2010)
• Our fact sheet on the August 2010 Census Bureau Report, "Who's Minding the Kids?"
• Census Bureau Full Report (August 2010), "Who's Minding the Kids?"
• Child Care Subsidy Data
• About Child Care – Basic Background

• DoD requirements for Child Development Programs   ( 350.68 KB )
• Report: Making Quality Child Care Possible: Lessons Learned from our Military Partnerships   ( 7.89 MB )
  • Additional Materials
• Linda Smith, NACCRRA’s Executive Director, testimony before Senate Children’s Subcommittee (June 9, 2011)   ( 365.04 KB )
• MCCA vs. CCDBG Chart   ( 84.41 KB )
• Report: Child Care: Like the Military, Is it Time for Shared Responsibility?
  • One Pager/Brief Summary Fall 2011

• We Can Do Better  (Review of State Child Care Center Policies)
• Leaving Children to Chance (Review of Family Child Care Home Policies)
• Child Care: Like the Military, Is It Time For Shared Responsibility? 
• Unequal Opportunities (Review of State Child Care Center Policies vs. Early Learning Standards)
• Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2012 Report - State by State Costs
• The Economy’s Impact on Parents’ Choices and Perceptions about Child Care
• 2011 State Budget Cuts Report 
• White Paper: Child Care Training and Technical Assistance: Improving the Quality of Child Care (May 2012)
• White Paper: Background Checks: It is Time to Protect Children in Child Care (May 2013)
• White Paper: Why Aren't We Outraged?  Children Dying in Child Care Across America (July 2012)
• White Paper: Effective Inspection Policies Promote Children's Safety and Healthy Development in Child Care  (August 2012)
• White Paper:  Parent Services Spearheaded by Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (March 2013)
• White Paper: Child Care Subsidy Policy: Access to What? (September 2012)
• White Paper: Executive Function and School Readiness (November 2012)

• White Paper:  "Child Care in Rural America: Top Challenges" (July 2010)
• Carsey Institute: "Over Sixteen Million Children in Poverty in 2011" (Fall 2012)
• Carsey Institute: "More Poor Kids in More Poor Places, Children Increasingly Live Where Poverty Persists" (Fall 2011)
• Carsey Institute: "One Million Additional Children in Poverty Since 2009, 2010 Data Reveal Nearly One in Four Southern Children Now Live in Poverty" (Summer 2011)
• Carsey Institute: "Education in Chronically Poor Rural Areas Lags Across Generations" (Spring 2011)
• White House Rural Council: "Jobs and Economic Security for Rural America" (August 2011)

Child Care:

• State Child Care Administrators   ( 137 KB )
• Office of Child Care Regional Managers   ( 37 KB )
• HHS Office of Child Care Web Site
• Early Childhood State Advisory Councils   ( 232.09 KB )

 Advocacy Resources:

• Capitol Connection Guidebook 113th Congress: A Congressional Resource Manual for CCR&s 
• Key Congressional Leaders   
• Key Senate Committees
• Key House Committees 
• Minorities Serving in Congress
• Women Serving in Congress
• Key Legislative Terms 
• How a Bill Becomes a Law
• Excel for Advocates
• National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 Reading Test Scores for 4th Grade Children  
• Guide to Using Data for Non-researchers
• 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Agencies and Lobbying: One Pager

• All Tables – State by State Information
• Background Checks
• Minimum Training Requirements
• Inspection Requirements