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May
2003
 Child Care:
Recent State Policy Changes Affecting the Availability of
Assistance for Low-Income Families
GAO-03-588
With passage of welfare reform in
1996, child care assistance has become a significant strategy for
helping recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
move into the workforce and for helping other families stay off
welfare.
The Congress provided states with
more child care funding and with flexibility to allocate child
care monies among three groups at risk: (1) TANF families
participating in work-related activities, (2) families that
recently transitioned off TANF (transitioning families), and (3)
other low-income working families.
Since 1996, many states have
expanded their programs of child care assistance with funds from
the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and TANF;
however, their policies may have changed somewhat in recent years,
given state budget shortfalls and other factors.
In view of the pending
reauthorization of welfare and child care legislation, you asked
us to provide information about states child care assistance
programs for low-income families.
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