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This brief provides an overview of the comprehensive monitoring and oversight of fiscal program integrity processes in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program.  \nThe CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND PROGRAM  \nCCDF is the federal program that provides financial assistance to help families who are working or are participating in education or training to afford child care and supports the quality of care for all children. It is authorized by the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBG) and Section 418 of the Social Security Act, which allocate the funds to state governments by a formula based on the number of young children that reside in a state and the number of children receiving free and reduced school lunch there. Most families need child care to go to work, but with the average cost of care more than $13,000 per year for one child, stable child care arrangements can be difficult or impossible to afford.1  \nBy providing child care assistance to families with lower incomes, CCDF helps support child development and family well-being, facilitates parent employment, education, and training, and improves the economic  \nwell-being of participating families. According to the latest data published by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 1.6 million children in 995,000 families receive child care assistance each month from CCDF.2  \nCCDF PROGRAM oversight  \nCCDF is comprehensively monitored, with numerous oversight, reporting, and auditing requirements and systems that promote strong program accountability. Since CCDF is a federal block grant, monitoring and oversight is the responsibility of both the federal government and state governments that operate the program. HHS, which administers the program, is responsible for overseeing the state agencies that administer CCDF, including their compliance with the federal law and all relevant regulations and grant award terms and conditions. States are primarily responsible for overseeing participating families and providers and maintaining internal policies and systems that ensure program administration compliance with federal requirements. This includes requirements that states document and verify child eligibility and enrollment, regularly report spending to the federal government, track improper payments and reduce administrative errors, conduct annual audits, pursue and investigate fraud, and conduct regular provider inspections. There is no evidence of significant or widespread fraud in the CCDF program. Historically, ACF has paired program oversight with technical assistance and other supports to states to improve CCDF implementation and compliance and promote continuous improvement and best practices in states’program administration and oversight. This partnership with states has been critical to strengthening state systems and performance, but these efforts to support state program administration have been curtailed in the past year due to significant staff reductions at ACF.  \nProgram integrity is important in any public program, meaning strong adherence to the statutory and regulatory requirements of the program. For CCDF, program integrity would mean:  \n• Eligible families receive the child care assistance they need to sustain work, education, or training;  \n• Participating families with low incomes have equal access to child care as parents who are not eligible to participate in CCDF;  \n• Child care providers are paid with the same generally accepted pa","cbCaibNwW10PAjbM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibNwW10PAjbM","pdf",5280769,"English","# CCDF and Program Integrity\n## CCDF program purpose and authorization\n## Comprehensive monitoring and shared responsibilities\n## Definitions and goals of program integrity\n# CCDF Oversight Processes\n## ACF monitoring of state policies every three years\n## Triennial CCDF State Plan compliance mechanism\n## State internal controls and fraud requirements\n## Data reporting and oversight of providers\n## Improper payment reviews and annual audits\n## HHS sanction and penalty authority\n## HHS Office of the Inspector General","[{\"question\":\"What is the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and what does it fund?\",\"answer\":\"CCDF provides financial assistance to help working families or families in education or training afford child care. It also supports the quality of care for all children through funding authorized under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act and Social Security Act Section 418.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is responsible for monitoring CCDF program integrity?\",\"answer\":\"Oversight is shared between the federal government and state governments. HHS oversees state agencies’ compliance with federal law and grant terms, while states oversee participating families and providers and maintain internal systems to ensure compliance.\"},{\"question\":\"How does CCDF define program integrity in practice?\",\"answer\":\"Program integrity means eligible families receive needed assistance, low-income participating families have equal access, providers are paid using generally accepted payment practices similar to private pay, child care quality is supported, health and safety standards are met, and funds are safeguarded with taxpayer dollars spent as required by law.\"}]","Program Integrity and Accountability in the Childcare and Development Fund Program - Overview of Comprehensive Monitoring and Oversight | PDF",1792046514,25]