PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To make grants to States and Tribes to assist low-income families with child care and to: (1) Allow each State maximum flexibility in developing child care programs and policies that best suit the needs of children and parents within such State; (2) promote parental choice to empower working parents to make their own decisions on the child care that best suits their family's needs; (3) encourage States to provide consumer education information to help parents make informed choices about child care; (4) assist States to provide child care to parents trying to achieve independence from public assistance; and (5) assist States in implementing the health, safety, licensing, and registration standards established in State regulations.

ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. INCOME SECURITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES;
- Families and Child Welfare Services;

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Infant (0-5);
- Child (6-15);

WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments;