HHS-Administered Child Care Subsidy Programs In Los Angeles County
This chart illustrates the major funding pathways and administrative actors for child care subsidy programs administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). By breaking down how federal, state, and local dollars move through agencies and into programs, you can identify leverage points, understand who makes key decisions, and take informed action to strengthen early care and education in California.
FOOTNOTES:
Migrant Alternative Payment Program (CMAP) and Migrant Child Care (CMIG) are also federally-funded subsidy programs, however they are not listed because curretnly there are no contractors who administer these programs in LA County. Children with Severe Disabilities (CHAN) has also been omitted because it only operates in the San Francisco Bay Area.
CCDF and CA General Fund dollars also fund “support and quality programs” including (but not limited to): Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), local planning councils, and Child Care Providers UNITED (CCPU)-negotiated health and retirement benefits.
CCDBG and CCES Funding: The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is the primary federal law funding child care assistance for low-income working families, providing discretionary funds to states, tribes, and territories to subsidize care and support quality improvements. These funds are combined at the state level with mandatory Child Care Entitlement to States (CCES) funding, which is permanently authorized in federal law and must follow CCDBG rules. Together, CCDBG and CCES make up the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).
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