CCDBG Moving Forward · 2020. 3. 1. · CCDBG Moving Forward: Funding, appropriations, & timelines for implementation Director of Policy November 6, 2014 Nick Vucic Senior Government

CCDBG Moving Forward:

Funding, appropriations, & timelines for implementation November 6, 2014

Nick Vucic Senior Government Affairs Michelle McCready Director of Policy

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The CCDBG Moving Forward Webinar Series is designed to provide an introduction into the amended version of S.1086 and what, if passed, those in the states will need to be made aware of. In addition to awaiting final passage of the bill by the Senate and the President’s signature to become law, the Department of Health and Human Services will then be responsible for providing guidelines for implementation that could alter some of what’s discussed during this series.


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Who We Are

Child Care Aware® of America The nation’s leading voice for child care whose mission is the development of an effective child care system to support the

healthy development of all children.


The Child Care Landscape

Child Care

Home Visiting

Head Start Early Head Start

State PreK


The State of Child Care in the United States • Nearly 15 million children of working parents are in some type of child care • On average, they spend 36 hours a week in care • At least 1 in 4 families “piece together” their children’s care as they are placed in multiple arrangements • Almost 60 percent of the cost of care is assumed by parents; spending more than 30% of their monthly budget on child care – more than rent, utilities, transportation and food.


The Child Care “System”

The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Program-a federal grant program that provides child care assistance for

families and funds child care quality initiatives.

• Signed into law in 1990, last reauthorized in 1996 as part of welfare reform. • States have great latitude in implementation of policies

Current Law, CCDBG: • Does not require a background check for child care providers • Does not contain a minimum training requirement • Does not require regular inspections • Does not require minimum protections for children



Characteristics of the CCDBG Program: • Established in 1990 • Approximately 1.5 million children and 903,500 families received child care

assistance monthly in Fiscal Year 2012 • In FY2012, 460,902 child care providers served children receiving CCDF subsidies • Each of 50 states, District of Columbia, and DOD has unique systems • States can use funding from a variety of sources to blend with CCDBG funds,

including RTT and Head Start • Some states have consolidated Offices of Early Learning, while others use different

agencies to administer funds & standards. • States are provided flexibility to determine licensing standards for child care

programs operating within their state.

Source: ACF-OCC: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ/resource/characteristics-of-families-served-by-child-care-and-development-fund-ccdf

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ/resource/characteristics-of-families-served-by-child-care-and-development-fund-ccdf





















Budget/Appropriations Process and Timeline


The Regular (order) Process

• Early February: President submits budget request to Congress

• April 15: Congress completes action on budget resolution

• May – July: House consideration of Appropriations bills begins

• June 30: Target date for House completion on Appropriations bills

• June – October: Senate Consideration of Appropriations bills

• September 30: Last day of current Fiscal Year

• October 1: New Fiscal year begins:

Budget/Appropriations Process and Timeline


The Actual (FY2014 & FY15) Process: • September 30, 2013: Fiscal Year 2013 Ends

• October 1 – October 16: No funding for Federal Government

• October 17, 2013: Congress passes Continuing Resolution to fund government through January

• October 17, 2013 – January 15, 2014: Congress works on Budget/Appropriations

• December 2013: Congress Passes 2-year Budget for FY14/FY15

• January 2014 : Congress passes Omnibus Spending bill

• March 2014: President Submits Budget FY15 Request

• April 2014: House passes Ryan FY15 Budget

• April – September 30, 2014: House and Senate work on Appropriations bills

• September 2014: Continuing Resolution passed for FY 15

• October 1, 2014: Fiscal Year 15 begins

• December 12, 2014: Continuing Resolution Expires

• ??? – Omnibus Spending bill or another CR



Funding:

CCDF = CCDBG + CCES + TANF Transfers to CCDBG

Combined CCDF funding streams are consolidated at state level and administered under CCDBG Act rules. $2.360 billion in discretionary CCDBG funding for FY2014 $2.917 billion in mandatory child care funding in FY2014

Source: Karen Lynch, Congressional Research Service, http://ffyf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RL30785-CCDBG-1-30-14.pdf

http://ffyf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RL30785-CCDBG-1-30-14.pdf













Funding Language: “PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (``CCDBG Act''), $2,360,000,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low- income families: Provided, That $19,357,000 shall be available for child care resource and referral and school-aged child care activities, of which $996,000 shall be available to the Secretary for a competitive grant for the operation of a national toll free referral line and Web site to develop and disseminate child care consumer education information for parents and help parents access child care in their local community: Provided further, That, in addition to the amounts required to be reserved by the States under section 658G of the CCDBG Act, $296,484,000 shall be reserved by the States for activities authorized under section 658G, of which $108,732,000 shall be for activities that improve the quality of infant and toddler care: Provided further, That $9,851,000 shall be for use by the Secretary for child care research, demonstration, and evaluation activities: Provided further, That technical assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided directly, or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or interagency agreements.”

Child Care Funding Trends and History


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Fiscal Year 2015: Requests/Proposals: Continuing Resolution (Current) = $2.36b Discretionary, $2.917b Mandatory President’s Budget Request = $2.417b Discretionary, $3.667b Mandatory Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations bill = $2.458b Discretionary

Reservations: • $19,357,000 – Child Care Resource and Referral/School-Age

• $996,000 – Toll-Free Hotline and Website

• $308,827,000 – Quality Improvement Activities • $113,258,000 – Targeted for Infants and Toddlers

• $9,851,000 – Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation

CCDBG Reauthorization


S.1086 – The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 • Introduced 6/3/2013 • Sponsored by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Senator

Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

Under Amended Version of S. 1086, states would be required to: • Conduct comprehensive background checks • Inspect programs prior to licensing • Conduct an annual announced inspection of licensed programs • Conduct an annual announced Fire, Health, and Safety inspection of license-exempts

providers receiving funds. • Implement professional development standards as part of licensing • Raise the amount of funds set-aside for quality improvement activities • Raise the eligibility period to 12-months • Designate a national toll-free hotline and website for referrals, quality information, and

consumer complaints

S.1086 – CBO Estimate (March 2014)


Congressional Budget Office Score of S.1086: • Scored before Senate passage in March 2014 • Estimate was based on bill as of February 2014 • Assumed enactment in FY 2014 • Estimates total cost of $13.1b for CCDBG program, including implementation over

Fiscal Years 2015-2019 • CBO Estimated Cost of Implementing certain components of the bill:

• 12-month Redetermination: $175m/year ($800m total) • License-Exempt Inspections: $35m/year ($150m total) • Quality Set-Aside (13% total, Amended S.1086 is 12% total): $25m/year ($100m

total) • Health and Safety requirements: $20m/year ($100m total) • Consumer Education: $10m/year ($100m total) • Background Checks: $1m/year ($5m total)

CCDBG Reauthorization Timeline in Congress


Images courtesy of Govtrack.us: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s1086

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s1086

CCDBG Reauthorization Next Steps Timeline


HHS

CCDBG Reauthorization Next Steps Timeline


If… The Senate Passes S.1086 & The President signs the bill into law


Important Implementation Dates

Fiscal Year 2016 (Starting October 1, 2015) Start of First Full Fiscal Year • Funding Authorized: $2.478b for Fiscal Year 2016 • State plans due for Fiscal Years 2016-2018

• State plans now set to cover 3 years, as opposed to 2 previously • Must include certification of compliance (or movement towards compliance) with licensing requirements, and how they are enforced. Including, but not limited to:

• Training requirements • Consumer education requirements • Technical assistance • Child to Staff Ratios • Basic Health and Safety requirements



Fiscal Year 2016 (Starting October 1, 2015) Start of First Full Fiscal Year • States must ensure that 7% of expenditures for child care are reserved for quality improvement activities (Quality Set-Aside) • Beginning in FY16, and each Fiscal Year following states must provide assurance that state complied with Quality Set-Aside reservations and provide a description of how funds were used in state for preceding fiscal year in an annual report containing:

• Amount of funds reserved • Activities carried out • Measures of evaluation for state’s progress in improving quality

• Not later than July 31, 2016 (and every 2 years after) HHS must provide summary and analysis of aggregated data on families and the subsidy program



1 Year From Enactment (Assumed December 1, 2015) Not later than 1 year after enactment of this bill, HHS must provide to Congress an interdepartmental review of all early learning and care programs for children less than 6 years of age. Fiscal Year 2017 (Starting October 1, 2016) Start of Second Full Fiscal Year States must ensure that 7% of expenditures for child care are reserved for quality improvement activities (Quality Set-Aside)



2 Years From Enactment (Assumed December 1, 2016) • 2 years after date of enactment states must provide Certification that they have policies in place for:

• Licensing inspectors are qualified to inspect providers and have received health and safety training. • Pre-licensing inspections • Annual inspections • “Maintaining a sufficient” ratio between inspections and programs – “fixing caseloads” • Annual Fire, Health, and Safety inspection of license-exempt providers

• HHS is required to provide report to Congress on studies on waiting lists to determine number of families that are eligible that have applied for assistance and have been placed on a waiting list for the assistance



Prior to the end of the Second Full Fiscal Year (September 30, 2017) • States must ensure that an additional 3% of funds are reserved for quality improvement activities targeted for infants and toddlers • States must ensure compliance with comprehensive background check component of S.1086 prior to the end of the second full Fiscal Year after enactment.

• 1-year extension allowable with waiver granted by HHS if State’s efforts are believed to be in “good faith”

Approximately 3 Years From Enactment (Assumed December 1, 2016) 1 year after coming into compliance, but no later than 3 years after enactment, states must have inspection reports posted publically Fiscal Year 2018 (Starting October 1, 2017) • Funding Authorized: $2.603b for Fiscal Year 2018 • States must ensure that 8% of expenditures for child care are reserved for quality improvement activities (Quality Set-Aside)



Fiscal Year 2019 (Starting October 1, 2018) • Funding Authorized: $2.668b for Fiscal Year 2019 • States must ensure that 8% of expenditures for child care are reserved for quality improvement activities (Quality Set-Aside) Fiscal Year 2020 (Starting October 1, 2019) • Funding Authorized: $2.749b for Fiscal Year 2020 • States must ensure that 9% of expenditures for child care are reserved for quality improvement activities (Quality Set-Aside) September 30, 2020 Authorization of CCDBG expires

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CCDBG Moving Forward · 2020. 3. 1. · CCDBG Moving Forward: Funding, appropriations, & timelines for implementation Director of Policy November 6, 2014 Nick Vucic Senior Government