DES now has a child care waiting list in place for most families applying to the program. Learn more about the waiting list on the Child Care Assistance page.
The federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is administered by the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care. The CCDF provides funding to State, Tribal, and Territory Lead Agencies to offer services to families through subsidized child care, to oversee the regulation of child care providers, and to implement activities that improve the quality of child care. The purpose of the CCDF is to increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care services. States, tribes and territories receiving CCDF funds must prepare and submit to the federal government a plan detailing how these funds will be allocated and expended.
The Arizona Department of Economic Security is the designated Lead Agency for implementation of the CCDF State Plan that serves as the state and territory application for CCDF funds by providing a description of, and assurance about, the grantee’s child care program and all services available to eligible families. States and territories are required to post their submitted and final approved Plans, any Plan amendments, and any approved waivers on a publicly available website (45 CFR 98.14(d)).
If you have any questions, you may submit them to [email protected].
Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other nondiscrimination laws and authorities, ADES does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Persons that require a reasonable modification based on language or disability should submit a request as early as possible to ensure the State has an opportunity to address the modification. The process for requesting a reasonable modification can be found at Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Modification