Top Federal Official Highlights Urgent Need for Resources in Tribal Early Childhood Programs
Katie Hamm of ACF underscores the importance of funding Tribal early childhood programs to strengthen family resilience and cultural identit
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Categorical Eligibility
The National Indian Child Care Association (NICCA) recently submitted comments supporting a proposed regulatory change to the Child Care...
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Advocating for Tribal Child Care: NICCA’s Comments on the FY 2026-2028 Tribal CCDF Plan Preprint
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Response to Tribal RFI
The National Indian Child Care Association (NICCA) has submitted formal comments in response to the Office of Child Care’s (OCC) Request...
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OCC is hiring!
Job Announcement: Supervisory Child Care Program Specialist GS-0101-14 Boston, Massachusetts, and Chicago, Illinois Are you seeking a...
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OCC is hiring: Senior Tribal Child Care Program Specialist (DC)
Job Announcement: Senior Tribal Child Care Program Specialist—GS-0101-14 (Washington, DC) Are you seeking a challenging job working...
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Office of Child Care - Child Care Program Specialist (TX, CA, WA)
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Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Launches Website
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Social Scientist for the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, USDHHS
Business Strategy Consultants seeks one experienced social scientist to work on research and evaluation activities. This position will...
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Register Now! NCTECD Upcoming National Webinar Series on the CCDF Final Rule for Tribes
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Access to Child Care Can Help Children and Parents Succeed in School
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Joint HHS/Department of Education (ED) policy statements
The Administration for Children and Families has released a number of joint HHS/Department of Education (ED) policy statements of...
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Strengthening Our Investment in Working Families and Child Care
From Rachel Schumacher, Director of the Office of Child Care In the Office of Child Care (OCC), we know that investing in expanding...
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Webinar: Improving Hearing Screening Practices
Early Childhood Hearing Outreach (ECHO) Initiative Learn More Hear and Now: Improving Evidence-Based Hearing Screening Practices for...
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American Indian/Alaska Native EHS Expansion and EHS-Child Care Partnerships funding announcement
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces the availability of approximately $135 million to be competitively awarded...
Jan 22, 20161 min read
Webinar: Soliciting Comments on the CCDF Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Make your voice heard! With the re-authorization of the Child Care and Development Fund last year, the Administration for Children and...
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ACF Launches a Federal Training and Technical Assistance System
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Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children With Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs
This week the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Education released a policy statement highlighting the importance of...
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ACF Information Memorandum Regarding Children's Social-Emotional and Behavioral Health
The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (CCDBG Act) makes several references to children’s social-emotional and behavioral...
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