ACF-700 CCDF Annual Tribal Report

OMB Control Number: 0970-0430
Expiration Date: 01/31/2023
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND ANNUAL REPORT (ACF-700)
ON SERVICES PROVIDED FROM OCTOBER 1, 20__ THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 20__
COMPLETE NAME OF TRIBAL LEAD AGENCY (TLA):
CONTACT PERSON: First Name, Middle Name, Last Name
Phone:

Phone Type: Work or Mobile

Email:

INTRODUCTION: Program Characteristics

1. Did your Tribal Lead Agency (TLA) supplement the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) grant with
dollars from other sources during the last fiscal year? These OTHER sources do not include the CCDF
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding, CCDF Coronavirus Response and
Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act funding, and CCDF American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act
Discretionary Supplemental funding. Check one.
Yes
No
1a. If yes, what other sources of funding were used? Check all that apply.
Tribal funds
Grant/Foundation funds
Private donations
State funds
Other Federal funds
Other (list) _________________
1a (i). Describe the additional sources of funds and how they were used:

1a (ii) Do the numbers provided in Part 1: Administrative Data include (check one):
CCDF funded children only [preferable]
All children regardless of funding source [used if TLA is unable to only report CCDF funded
children]
1a(iii) Do the numbers provided in Part 1: Administrative Data include families and children served
with (check all that apply):
CCDF Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding
CCDF Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act funding
CCDF American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Discretionary Supplemental funding
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None of the above

2. If you are a grantee with a small allocation, did your Tribal Lead Agency (TLA) only provide quality
activities and no direct child care services? [Note that Tribal grantees with large and medium
allocations are required to report both Part 1: Administrative Data and Part 2: Tribal Narrative. Tribal
grantees with small allocations are not required to report Part 1 if NO direct child care services are
provided].
Yes (skip to Part 2: Tribal Narrative)
No (complete Part 1: Administrative Data and Part 2: Tribal Narrative)

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PART 1: Administrative Data
Provide the administrative data for the families and children you served during the fiscal year. The ACF-700
Administrative Data section should include information about families and children who meet CCDF
eligibility requirements, and whose direct child care services were provided during the Federal fiscal year,
regardless of which year’s CCDF funds paid for those services. These funds could be broader CCDF dollars,
or CCDF Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act moneys, or CCDF Coronavirus Response
and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act dollars, or CCDF American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act
Discretionary Supplemental funds.
PART 1: ADMINISTRATIVE DATA QUESTIONS
1. Total number of families that received child care services this fiscal year:
2. Total number of children that received services this fiscal year:
2a. Number of children served by a Relative in a Child’s Home
2b. Number of children served by a Non-Relative in a Child’s Home
2c. Number of children served by a Relative in a Family Child Care Home
2d. Number of children served by a Non-Relative in a Family Child Care
Home
2e. Number of children served in a Center
3. Total number of children receiving services that fall into each age category
below:
3a. 0 up to 1 year
3b. 1 year up to 2 years
3c. 2 years up to 3 years
3d. 3 years up to 4 years
3e. 4 years up to 5 years
3f. 5 years up to 6 years
3g. 6 years up to 13 years
3h. 13 years and older
4. Number of children who received child care services because:
4a. Their parents worked
4b. Their parents were in training or an educational program
4c. Child received or needed protective services
4d. Their parents worked AND were in training/educational program
4e. Program has implemented categorical eligibility and employment or
training status is not an eligibility criterion
5. Average number of hours of child care services provided per child per month:
6. Average monthly amount paid for child care service:
6a. Average monthly CCDF program subsidy per child
6b. Average monthly parent copayment per child
7. Number of children served by payment type this fiscal year:
7a. grant/contract with provider
7b. certificate or voucher to parent and/or provider
7c. cash payment to parent
7d. CCDF funding to a tribally operated center for direct services
Comments (explanatory comments re: any of the questions in Part 1):

NUMBER/RESPONSE

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PART 2: Tribal Narrative
Provide a brief description of the Tribal Lead Agency’s (TLA) quality improvement activities during the last fiscal year by answering the questions
below. The Tribal Narrative section should include information about quality improvement efforts the Tribal Lead Agency funded during the
Federal fiscal year, regardless of which year’s CCDF funds paid for those services. These funds could be broader CCDF dollars, or CCDF
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act moneys, or CCDF Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations
(CRRSA) Act dollars, or CCDF American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Discretionary Supplemental funds. Keep in mind that the Tribal Lead Agency
SHOULD include further information about the ARP Stabilization Grants in the new Part 3: American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Stabilization Grants
below.

TRIBAL NARRATIVE QUESTIONS
1. What quality improvement
efforts did the Tribal Lead Agency
fund this fiscal year? Check all
that apply. Tribal Lead Agencies
must fund quality efforts in at
least one of the following 10
activities (98.53(a)):

RESPONSE/NARRATIVE
Supporting the training and professional development of the child care workforce
Improving on the development or implementation of early learning and developmental guidelines
Developing, implementing, or enhancing a tiered quality rating and improvement system for child care
providers and services
Improving the supply and quality of child care programs and services for infants and toddlers
Establishing or expanding a system of child care resource and referral services
Supporting compliance with requirements for licensing, inspection, monitoring, training, and health and
safety
Evaluating the quality of child care programs, including evaluating how programs positively impact
children
Supporting providers in the voluntary pursuit of accreditation
Supporting the development or adoption of high-quality program standards related to health, mental
health, nutrition, physical activity, and physical development
Carrying out other activities determined by the Tribal Lead Agency to improve the quality of child care
services provided, and for which measurement of preparedness, child safety, child well-being, or entry
to kindergarten is possible. This can include activities and services related to tribal language, culture,
and consumer education activities.

2a.What trainings did the Tribal Lead
Agency provide for child care
caregivers, teachers and directors?
Check all that apply.

Prevention and control of infectious diseases (including immunizations)
Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and use of safe sleeping practices
Administration of medication, consistent with standards for parental consent
Prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions
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TRIBAL NARRATIVE QUESTIONS

RESPONSE/NARRATIVE
Prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma
Emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster or a
human-caused event (such as violence at a child care facility)
Handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of bio contaminants
Building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards that can
cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic
Precautions in transporting children (if applicable)
First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification
Family engagement
Access to physical activity
Nutrition
Promotion of child development
Language and literacy
Caring for children with special needs
Fiscal management
Administration and program management
Curriculum development and instruction
Child care as a business
Other topic(s) (List):__________________________________________________
None
Describe the trainings the Tribal Lead Agency provided during the fiscal year. In your narrative, please also
include the number of caregivers, teachers and directors trained during the fiscal year:

2b. Did the Tribal Lead Agency
support child care caregivers,
teachers, and directors in achieving
any of the following along a career
pathway?

Credit towards required training hours
Certificate
Credential
Degree
Other (list) ______________________________________________
None

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TRIBAL NARRATIVE QUESTIONS

2c.How did the Tribal Lead Agency
assist providers in meeting health
and safety standards? Check all that
apply.

RESPONSE/NARRATIVE
Describe the support given to providers in achieving credits, credentials, or degrees. In your narrative,
please also include the number of caregivers, teachers and directors who received support from the Tribal
Lead Agency to obtain credits, credentials or degrees:

Provide health and safety equipment/materials
Grants/mini-grants for health and safety equipment/materials
Classroom materials and resources
Financial assistance in meeting licensing requirements
Other (list) ______________________________________________
None
Describe how the Tribal Lead Agency assisted providers in meeting health and safety standards:

2d.How did the Tribal Lead Agency
support and provide culturally
appropriate activities to children,
parents, and providers? Check all
that apply.

Incorporation of Tribal language into child care settings
Modified curriculum to reflect Tribal culture
Served traditional Tribal foods in facilities
Culturally-based training opportunities for parents and providers
Culturally-based training to non-Tribal providers
Other (list) ______________________________________________
None
Describe the Tribal Lead Agency’s support and provision of culturally appropriate activities:

2e.How did the Tribal Lead Agency
provide consumer education to
parents and providers? Check all that
apply.

Written materials, including newsletters, brochures, booklets, checklists, or handbooks about child care
topics
Local/Tribal media
Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Guidance and Education from Child Care Resource and Referral agencies
Internet, including electronic media, publications, and webcasts about child care topics
Postings on community bulletin boards
Other (list): ______________________________________________
None
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TRIBAL NARRATIVE QUESTIONS

RESPONSE/NARRATIVE
Describe the consumer education the Tribal Lead Agency provided to parents and child care providers:

2f. Did any CCDF child care providers
participate in the following? Check all
that apply.

State system of assessing and improving quality, such as Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS)
Tribal system of assessing and improving quality, such as QRIS
Nationally-recognized accreditation
Other (list) ______________________________________________
None
Describe the quality rating and improvement system used. If none was selected, please explain why no
quality rating and improvement system is being used:

2g. Describe any other significant
quality activities that occurred during
the past fiscal year:

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PART 3: American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Stabilization Grants
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act included funding for child care stabilization grants to stabilize the child care sector and do so in a way that
builds back a stronger child care system that supports the developmental and learning needs of children, meets parents’ needs and preferences
with equal access to high-quality child care, and supports a professionalized workforce that is fairly and appropriately compensated for the
essential skilled work that they do. Tribal Lead Agencies must spend stabilization funds to support the stability of the child care sector during and
after the COVID-19 public health emergency. This section should include information about the ARP stabilization grants awarded to providers
during the Federal fiscal year.
PART 3: ARP STABILIZATION GRANTS QUESTIONS
1. Number of stabilization grants awarded during the fiscal year to:

RESPONSE
(system calculated 1a+1b+1c)

1a. Family Home providers
1b. Center providers
1c. Providers at Child’s Home
2. Average provider total licensed or identified capacity (i.e., number of children they can serve)
2a. Average provider infant licensed or identified capacity (i.e., average number of infants they can
serve)
2b. Average provider toddler licensed or identified capacity (i.e., average number of toddlers they
can serve)
2c. Average provider preschooler licensed or identified capacity (i.e., average number of
preschoolers they can serve)
2d. Average provider school-age children licensed or identified capacity (i.e., average number of
school-age children they can serve)
3. Stabilization grant award amounts
3a. Minimum award amount per provider
3b. Maximum award amount per provider
3c. Average award amount per provider

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PART 3: ARP STABILIZATION GRANTS QUESTIONS

RESPONSE

4. Number of stabilization grants awarded to providers that, at the time of application, were serving
children who received subsidy
5. Number of providers who temporarily closed due to public health, financial hardship, or other
reasons relating to COVID-19
6. Number of providers planning to use the stabilization grants for:
6a. Personnel costs, including any sole proprietor or independent contractor-- employee benefits,
premium pay, or costs for employee recruitment and retention
6b. Rent, mortgage, utilities, facility maintenance or improvements, insurance
6c. Personal protective equipment cleaning and sanitization supplies and services, or training and
professional development related to health and safety practices
6d. Purchases of or updates to equipment and supplies to respond to the COVID–19 public health
emergency
6e. Goods and services necessary to maintain or resume child care services
6f. Mental health supports for children and employees
7. Comments (explanatory comments re: any of the questions in Part 3):

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) STATEMENT OF PUBLIC BURDEN:
Through this information collection, ACF is obtaining data from Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Tribal Lead agencies on their efforts to
provide affordable and quality child care using CCDF funds. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 19
hours per response for Tribes with small allocations, and 26 hours per response for Tribes with medium/large allocations, including the time for
reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of information. This is a mandatory collection of
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information as required by 42 U.S.C. 9857, and sections 98.70 and 98.71 of the CCDF Final Rule (45 CFR Parts 98 and 99). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. If you have any comments on this collection of information,
please contact Helen Papadopoulos, Office of Child Care, 330 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20201.

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