Supporting State Child Care Efforts with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided a $2 billion increase for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) for 2009 and 2010, including $255 million for improving the quality of child care, of which $93.6 million was targeted for activities to improve the quality of care for infants and toddlers. States are using their ARRA child care funds to maintain or expand access to child care assistance for families and to support initiatives to enhance the quality of care.