The CCDF Policies Database Book of Tables: Key Cross-State Variations in CCDF Policies as of October 1, 2012

The CCDF Policies Database Book of Tables: Key Cross-State Variations in CCDF Policies as of October 1, 2012 OPRE Report 2013-22 November 2013 THE CCDF POLICIES DATABASE BOOK OF TABLES: KEY CROSS-STATE VARIATIONS IN CCDF POLICIES AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2012 OPRE Report 2013-22 November 2013 Sarah Minton, Christin Durham, Erika Huber, 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 Numbers: GS23F8198H; 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, Erika Huber, and Linda Giannarelli (2013). The CCDF Policies Database Book of Tables: Key Cross-State Variations in CCDF Policies as of October 1, 2012, OPRE Report 2013-22, 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 members of the CCDF Policies Database Expert Panel (with their affiliations at the time of joining the Panel): Peggy Ball (National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center), Steffanie Clothier (National Conference of State Legislatures), Ann Collins (Abt Associates), Danielle Ewen (Center for Law and Social Policy), Peter Joftis (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research/Child Care and Early Education Research Connections), 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), Deanna Schexnayder (University of Texas), and Karen Tvedt (Washington State). 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. Kathryn Stevens and Melissa Medeiros provided research assistance in the preparation of the tables. Jamyang Tashi, Ei Yin Mon, Adam Kent, Meryl Barofsky, Tiffany O’Neal, Lindsay Davis, Joanna Wu, Kathryn Stevens, and Niloufer Taber obtained, reviewed, and coded policy materials. In the early stages of the project, Gretchen Rowe and Mary Murphy provided guidance on design and logistical issues, and Meryl Thomson participated in the design of the database. The Urban Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research and educational organization that examines the social, economic, and governance challenges facing the nation. CCDF Policies Database 2012 Book of Tables i Overview This document describes the policies that States and Territories use in operating child care subsidy systems under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Across the country and in five outlying areas, CCDF provides federal money to States, Territories, and Tribes to subsidize the cost of child care for lower-i