Faith-based Child Care

The following sample of organizations and resources have information about faith-based child care initiatives, funding streams, and program start-up information to support the faith-based community.

• What Congregations Should Know About Federal Funding for Child Care (2003) is a brochure by the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• A list of organizations and resources that have information about faith-based child care.  
• Information on starting a child care program is available at NCCIC.  
• NCCIC State Profiles summarize basic demographic information and licensing requirements for each State, and include contact information for agencies related to child care and early education as well as other human services.
• In some States, child care centers affiliated with religious institutions are exempt from child care licensing requirements. The document Center Child Care Licensing Regulations: States with Religious Affiliation Exemptions 
• To participate in the publicly subsidized child care services program in your State, contact the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) agency. Each State’s CCDF agency contact information is listed in the State Data and Contacts section of the NCCIC Website.  
• Information about the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), the main Federal subsidy for child care.

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