Last month, the Administration of Children and Families (ACF)
approved California’s 2025-27 Child Care and Development Fund
(CCDF) State Plan. The
2025-27 CCDF State Plan is effective October 1, 2024 through
September 30, 2027, which details how California will utilize
federal funds to provide child care services to families who meet
income and need criteria.
The federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is an
aggregate of several funding sources that are distributed in
block grants by the federal government to the states and
territories. While the majority of funds are used for direct
child care services, a portion of the funding must be used for
activities to improve the quality of child care delivery and
programming in the state.
Additional information on the CCDF State Plan can be found on the
California Department of Social Services
website.
