The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is a federal and state partnership program authorized under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBG). CCDF funding is administered by states, territories, and tribes and is used to provide financial assistance to help low-income families access child care so they can work, attend job training, or for other reasons as decided by states. Each state sets its own eligibility requirements.
This dashboard displays eligibility and enrollment data from 2009 to 2019 for each state. These data were created using the American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates and CCDF administrative data. To select a specific state, use the drop-down menu below. Some eligibility and enrollment estimates may be removed due to a failure to report those data, and some may be missing due to insufficient demographic information from the 1-year American Community Survey Estimates. We compared eligibility and enrollment rates only for the most prevalent racial/ethnic groups nationally (Black; Hispanic; and white, non-Hispanic populations).
This dashboard includes data on the 50 states as well as Washington, D.C. It does not include information pertaining to the CCDF programs of tribes or U.S. territories. Georgia did not submit enrollment information for 2019, so any results for the state of Georgia will exclude that year.
These data were created in service of a report about national-level trends in center-based care for Black and Hispanic families (Burroughs & Van Vliet, 2024). For insights on national-level trends, read the report here.
