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CAPS Policy – Overview No.: CAPS/00-1 Effective Date: 10/01/2016

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CAPS Policy Manual

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• CCDF offers federal funding to states, territories, Indian Tribes, and tribal organizations in order to: o Provide low-income families with the financial resources to find and afford quality child care for their children; o Enhance the quality and increase the supply of child care for all families, including those who receive no direct assistance under the CCDF; o Provide parents with a broad range of options in addressing their child care needs; o Strengthen the role of the family; o Improve the quality of, and coordination among, child care programs and early childhood development programs; and o Increase the availability of early childhood development and before- and after-school care services.

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