State Policies for Assessing Access: Analysis of 2016-2018 Child Care Development Plans

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By: Patti Banghart, Carlise King, Anne Partika, and Victoria Perkins, The Early Childhood Data Collaborative March 1, 2018

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This research report examines how states and territories are addressing, or plan to address, new requirements and goals of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) reauthorization law related to access to early care and education (ECE) services described in their 2016–2018 FY state/territory CCDF plans.

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