[20190718]IF10511_各州的儿童保育权利.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated July 18, 2019Child Care Entitlement to StatesOverview The Child Care Entitlement to States (CCES) was created by the 1996 welfare reform law (P.L. 104-193). This law authorized the CCES in Section 418 of the Social Security Act, which directly appropriates annual mandatory child care funding for states and tribes. The law calls for CCES funds to be integrated, at the state level, with discretionary allotments from the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). The law also requires CCES funds to be spent under CCDBG Act rules. In combination, the CCES and CCDBG are commonly called the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). The CCDF is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Legislative Evolution The current structure of federal child care funding streams is linked to the system that existed prior to 1996, when the welfare reform law simultaneously repealed, created, and consolidated federal child care programs. Before this, four separate federal programs supported child care for low-income families. Each program had its own eligibility criteria and program rules. Three of these programs were linked to the