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OCC is hiring: Senior Tribal Child Care Program Specialist (DC)

Job Announcement: Senior Tribal Child Care Program Specialist—GS-0101-14 (Washington, DC) Are you seeking a challenging job working...

Office of Child Care - Child Care Program Specialist (TX, CA, WA)

Job Announcement: Child Care Program Specialist—GS-0101-12 (Dallas, TX; San Francisco, CA; and Seattle, WA) Are you seeking a challenging...

Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Launches Website

[Washington, DC] – The Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children (Commission) recently launched its public...

Social Scientist for the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, USDHHS

Business Strategy Consultants seeks one experienced social scientist to work on research and evaluation activities. This position will...

The Office of Child Care has announced the National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development (NCTECD) upcoming national webinar...

Access to Child Care Can Help Children and Parents Succeed in School

The Office of Child Care (OCC) is pleased to announce the release of an Information Memorandum describing opportunities for Child Care...

SAMHSA, ACF, and HRSA Announce New Technical Assistance: Supporting Infant and Early Childhood Menta

Joint HHS/Department of Education (ED) policy statements

The Administration for Children and Families has released a number of joint HHS/Department of Education (ED) policy statements of...

Strengthening Our Investment in Working Families and Child Care

From Rachel Schumacher, Director of the Office of Child Care In the Office of Child Care (OCC), we know that investing in expanding...

Webinar: Improving Hearing Screening Practices

Early Childhood Hearing Outreach (ECHO) Initiative Learn More Hear and Now: Improving Evidence-Based Hearing Screening Practices for...

American Indian/Alaska Native EHS Expansion and EHS-Child Care Partnerships funding announcement

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces the availability of approximately $135 million to be competitively awarded...

Webinar: Soliciting Comments on the CCDF Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Make your voice heard! With the re-authorization of the Child Care and Development Fund last year, the Administration for Children and...

ACF Launches a Federal Training and Technical Assistance System

At ACF, we work to ensure that all children – especially children who experience poverty and other challenging circumstances – have early...

Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children With Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs

This week the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Education released a policy statement highlighting the importance of...

ACF Information Memorandum Regarding Children's Social-Emotional and Behavioral Health

The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (CCDBG Act) makes several references to children’s social-emotional and behavioral...