Saturday, May 18, 2024
5/18/2024
The primary purposes of this cooperative agreement are to provide high quality child care consumer education to families searching for child care; and link families to local organizations that provide child care referrals. Through the activities of this cooperative agreement, Child Care Aware will promote a central point of entry for families to locate child care services and provide resources to support them in making informed choices by providing customer information and educational materials. In addition, those who want to start a child care business will be directed to community-based organizations that provide support and/or resources. Specifically, with its toll-free hotline and web site, Child Care Aware, has the annual capacity to reach over one million families nationwide to assist families, especially low-income families, in every State* and community, to find the child care setting of their choice across the full range of child care options. In addition, Child Care Aware will provide families, especially low-income families, with access to information regarding finding child care; parental choice, including ¿family child care¿ settings; how to recognize quality; and other relevant topics and resources. *For the purposes of this cooperative agreement, "State" means the 50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Territories
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
