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Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
The Health and Human Services Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on May 12, 2026. It took effect on July 13, 2026.
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What the agency says
This final rule amends the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) regulations to reduce costs and burden for States and Territories administering the CCDF program. It rescinds the requirements to limit family co-payments to 7 percent of family income, to provide some direct services through grants or contracts, to pay providers prospectively, and to pay providers based on enrollment. A plain language summary of this final rule is posted at https:// www.regulations.gov/document/ACF-2026-0001-0002.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-09382
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department
- Published
- May 12, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 13, 2026
- Dates
- Effective: July 13, 2026.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0970-AD20
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 45 CFR 98
- Topics
- Grant programs-social programs
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 13
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