The CCDF Policies Database Book of Tables: Key Cross-State Variations in CCDF Policies as of October 1, 2016

The CCDF Policies Database Book of Tables Key Cross-State Variations in CCDF Policies as of October 1, 2016 OPRE Report 2017-105 December 2017 THE CCDF POLICIES DATABASE BOOK OF TABLES: KEY CROSS-STATE VARIATIONS IN CCDF POLICIES AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2016 OPRE Report 2017-105 December 2017 Sarah Minton, Lorraine Blatt, Victoria Tran, Kathryn Stevens, and Linda Giannarelli, The Urban Institute Submitted to: Kathleen Dwyer, Project Officer Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Contract Number: HHSP23320095654WC Project Director: Linda Giannarelli The Urban Institute 2100 M Street NW Washington, DC 20037 This report is in the public domain. Permission to reproduce is not necessary. Suggested citation: Minton, Sarah, Lorraine Blatt, Victoria Tran, Kathryn Stevens, and Linda Giannarelli (2017). The CCDF Policies Database Book of Tables: Key Cross-State Variations in CCDF Policies as of October 1, 2016, OPRE Report 2017-105, Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Disclaimer The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Urban Institute, or the Urban Institute’s trustees or funders. This report and other reports sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation are available at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre. Cover photo courtesy of Shutterstock.com. A B O U T T H E U R B A N I N S TI T U T E The nonprofit Urban Institute is dedicated to elevating the debate on social and economic policy. For nearly five decades, Urban scholars have conducted research and offered evidence-based solutions that improve lives and strengthen communities across a rapidly urbanizing world. Their objective research helps expand opportunities for all, reduce hardship among the most vulnerable, and strengthen the effectiveness of the public sector. A B O U T A C F / O P R E The Administration for Children & Families (ACF) is a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). ACF promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities. The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) studies ACF programs and the populations they serve through rigorous research and evaluation projects. These include evaluations of existing programs, evaluations of innovative approaches to helping low-income children and families, research syntheses and descriptive and exploratory studies. A B O U T T H E C C D F P O L I CI E S D A T A B A S E The CCDF Policies Database project is maintained by the Urban Institute under funding from the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. This project produces a comprehensive, up-to-date Database of child care subsidy policies for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the US territories and outlying areas. The Database contains hundreds of variables designed to capture the CCDF policies across time. The data are made available for public use; for more information visit http://ccdf.urban.org. Acknowledgments The authors owe thanks to all the individuals who helped to design the project and these tables, who provided and verified the data, and who assisted in carrying out the project tasks. Particular thanks are owed to the ACF Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) project officer, Kathleen Dwyer, Dawn Ramsburg and Minh Le of the ACF Office of Child Care (OCC), and Gina Adams and Monica Rohacek of the Urban Institute. This project would not be possible without the substantial involvement of OCC Regional Program Managers, Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Administrators, and State/Territory staff. Administrators and State/Territory staff provided the detailed policy documents on which these tables are based, and conducted often time-consuming reviews of draft tables to improve their accuracy and relevance. Regional managers helped to coordinate communication. Several other Urban Institute staff played key roles in the completion of this work. Joyce Morton and Kara Harkins handled technical aspects of the CCDF Policies Database. Christin Durham played an integral role in the development of the database, coding procedures, procedures for collecting and tracking State policy documents, and the annual report. Jacob Denny and Daniel Hay assisted in collecting and coding the 2016 policies. Guidance on the design of the project and annual reports was provided by numerous staff members of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), by members of the project’s Expert Panel, and by individuals who participated in sessions at the summer 2009 State and Territory