The CCDF Policies Database Book of Tables: Key Cross-State Variations in CCDF Policies as of October 1, 2013

The CCDF Policies Database Book of Tables: Key Cross-State Variations in CCDF Policies as of October 1, 2013 OPRE Report 2014-72 October 2014 THE CCDF POLICIES DATABASE BOOK OF TABLES: KEY CROSS-STATE VARIATIONS IN CCDF POLICIES AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2013 OPRE Report 2014-72 October 2014 Sarah Minton, Christin Durham, 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, Christin Durham, and Linda Giannarelli (2014). The CCDF Policies Database Book of Tables: Key Cross-State Variations in CCDF Policies as of October 1, 2013, OPRE Report 2014-72, 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 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/index.html. 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. Guidance on design was provided by numerous Administration for Children and Families (ACF) staff, by members of the project’s Expert Panel, and by individuals who participated in sessions at the summer 2009 State and Territory Child Care Administrators Meeting and at the fall 2009 meeting of the Child Care Policy Research Consortium. The authors would like to thank the following past and current members of the CCDF Policies Database Expert Panel who provided guidance on the project and report (with their affiliations at the time of joining the Panel): Peggy Ball (Office of Child Care National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement), Donald Beltrame (National Center on Child Care Subsidy Innovation and Accountability), Leigh Bolick (South Carolina Department of Social Services), Steffanie Clothier (National Conference of State Legislatures), Ann Collins (Abt Associates), Liz Davis (University of Minnesota), Danielle Ewen (Center for Law and Social Policy), Rose Harris (Illinois Office of Early Childhood), Susan Jekielek (University of Michigan and Research Connections ), Peter Joftis (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research/Child Care and Early Education Research Connections), Gail Kelso (Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services), Cherie Kotilinek (Minnesota State Child Care Administrator), Lee Kreader (National Center for Children in Poverty/Child Care and Early Education Research Connections), Tom Olsen (Oregon State Child Care Administrator), Carol Pearson (National Center on Child Care Subsidy Innovation and Accountability (WRMA)), Deanna Schexnayder (University of Texas), Karen Tvedt (BLH Technologies, Inc.), Linda Williams (Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services), and Susan Wilson (National Center on Child Care Subsidy Innovation and Accountability). The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of these members. Particular thanks are owed to the ACF Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) project officer, Kathleen Dwyer, Dawn Ramsburg 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. Finally, 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. Martha Johnson provided research assistance in the preparation of the tables and coded policy materials. Erika Huber, Kathryn Stevens, Melissa Medeiros, Jamyang Tashi, Ei Yin Mon, Adam Kent, Meryl Barofsky, Tiffany O’Neal, Lindsay Davis, Joanna Wu, and Niloufer Taber obtained, reviewed, and coded policy materials. In the early stages of the project, Gretchen Rowe a