The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is a federal and state partnership program authorized under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and administered by states, territories and tribes with funding and support from the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Child Care. States use CCDF to provide financial assistance to low-income families to access child care so they can work or attend a job training or educational program. In addition, states use the CCDF to invest in quality to benefit more children by building the skills and qualifications of the teacher workforce, supporting child care programs to achieve higher standards, and providing consumer education to help parents select child care that meets their families’ needs.
Federal Child Care Funding & Program Integrity Fact Sheet
- CCDF Webinar Series
- CCDF State Plan
The CCDF State Plan describes the activities to be administered by the State of Missouri for the duration of the plan. This plan is the primary mechanism the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Office of Child Care uses to determine Missouri's compliance with the law under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG).
Child Care and Development Fund State Plan for FY - 2025-2027 (Approved by ACF)
- CCDF State Plan for FY - 2025-2027 Amendment #1 (Approved by ACF)
- Current - CCDF State Plan for FY - 2025-2027 Amendment #2 (Approved by ACF)
Missouri CCDF Waiver for FY 2025 - 2027 (Approved by ACF)
Past State Plans are available below:
- Child Care and Development Fund State Plan for FY - 2022 - 2024
- CCDF State Plan for FY - 2022-2024 Amendment #1 (Approved by ACF on October 23, 2023)
- CCDF State Plan for FY - 2022-2024 Amendment #2 (Approved by ACF on January 15, 2025)
- Child Care and Development Fund State Plan for FY – 2019-2021
- Child Care and Development Fund State Plan for FY – 2016-2018
- Child Care and Development Fund State Plan for FY – 2014-2015
- Child Care and Development Fund State Plan for FY – 2012-2013
- Monthly Data Reports
- Quality Progress Reports
- Quarterly Financial Reports (696)
States who receive federal child care funds are required to submit quarterly financial reports to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children and Families (ACF) on all expenditures to date in the reporting period.
Federal Fiscal Year (October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026)
Quarter 1
12.31.25 2402 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
12.31.25 2502 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
12.31.25 2602 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
Quarter 2
3.31.26 2402 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
3.31.26 2502 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
3.31.26 2602 CCDF Grant Award Financial ReportQuarter 3
6.30.26 2402 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
6.30.26 2502 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
6.30.26 2602 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
Federal Fiscal Year (October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025)
Quarter 1
12.31.24 2302 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
12.31.24 2402 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
12.31.24 2502 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
Quarter 2
3.31.25 2302 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
3.31.25 2402 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
3.31.25 2502 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
Quarter 36.30.25 2302 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
6.30.25 2402 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
6.30.25 2502 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
Quarter 4
9.30.25 2302 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
9.30.25 2402 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
9.30.25 2502 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
Federal Fiscal Year (October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024)
Quarter 1
12.31.23 2402 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
Quarter 2
3.31.24 2402 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
Quarter 3
6.30.24 2402 CCDF Grant Award Financial Report
Quarter 4
- Federal Regulations
- Market Rate Survey
The Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) requires states to complete a Market Rate Survey (MRS) every three years. This survey must be statistically valid and show how child care prices vary by geographic area, provider type, and child age. The report must be completed within two years before each State Plan is submitted.
The Office of Childhood contracted with the Public Consulting Group (PCG) to conduct the 2026 MRS. Information gathered in this survey helps the state understand current child care prices across Missouri. While the data informs subsidy reimbursement rates, the survey’s only purpose is to measure current market rates. Decisions about subsidy payment rates are made through a separate process.
The survey opens on September 21, 2026, and will remain available for approximately six weeks. Click the link below to take the survey. When you complete the survey, please have supporting documentation ready to upload to verify your rates.
2026 Child Care Market Rate Survey
Frequently Asked Questions about the MRS
Past Market Rate Surveys are available below:
- Report a Serious Injury or Death
Missouri child care providers are required to report any time a child is seriously injured or dies while in their care. This report must be made within 24 hours of the incident’s occurrence and must be submitted to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Office of Childhood using the Reporting a Serious Injury or Death in Child Care electronic form.
Incidents that require a report include, but are not limited to:
- the death of a child if the child died while in care;
- a serious injury that results in the child receiving professional medical treatment while in care; or
- the death of a child cared for by the provider, if the child died from a contagious disease.
States using CCDF are required to make information available to the public about the number of deaths, serious injuries, and instances of substantiated child abuse that occur each year in child care settings.
- View Missouri’s Child Care Serious Injury and Death Report for this aggregate data.
Child care providers can use this Serious Injury or Death Flyer in their facilities as a quick reference sheet for incident reporting.