This Data Point describes the barriers related to provider participation identified by states and territories in their FY25-27 Plans. The analysis identifies several major barriers to provider participation in CCDF, including examples of administrative burden reported by states. Key findings include:
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Seventy Percent of States Report that Administrative Burden is a Barrier to Provider Participation in CCDF
Policy Brief, Visualization
Structural Fragmentation Contributes to Administrative Complexity in Child Welfare Funding
Report
Longitudinal Maternal & Infant Health Information for Research FHIR Implementation Guide: Maternal Mental Health Use Case
Building on a previously funded OS-PCORTF initiative, this project piloted a new maternal mental health use case for the Longitudinal Maternal & Child Health Information for Research Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR) Implementation Guide.
ASPE Issue Brief
Project Update: Child Welfare and Health Infrastructure for Linking and Data Analysis of Resources, Effectiveness, and Needs Initiative
This brief describes progress in the Child Welfare and Health Infrastructure for Linking and Data Analysis of Resources, Effectiveness, and Needs (CHILDREN) Initiative, which is in its fourth year. At this time, four jurisdictions participate in the CHILDREN Initiative: District of Columbia, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.
Case Study
A Home for Every Child Case Studies: Briefs from Five States with Some of the Highest Home-to-Child Ratios
The Administration for Children and Families’ initiative, A Home for Every Child, is designed to help achieve at least a one-to-one ratio of foster homes available for children and youth in foster care, where the numerator is the number of foster homes available and the denominator is the number of children in care.
Case Study, Research Brief
Strategies to Improve the Ratio of Homes Available to Children in Foster Care: Findings from Five States
The goal of the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF’s) A Home for Every Child initiative is to have a safe and supportive home available for every child or youth in foster care. ACF measures the initiative’s success by a one-to-one home-to-child ratio, meaning there are as many foster homes available as there are children in foster care.
Research Brief
Children in Child Welfare are More Likely to be Prescribed Psychotropic Medication than Other Children on Medicaid: Findings from Florida and Kentucky
The use of psychotropic medications in children is a complex issue for parents, caregivers, health care professionals, researchers, and policymakers. Psychotropic medications are used to treat behavioral health conditions. When these medications are prescribed appropriately, they can be effective in managing behavioral health symptoms.
Research Brief
Directed by Executive Order: Reconsideration of the Regulatory Costs of Head Start’s 2016 Final Rule
The 2016 Head Start Program Performance Standards final regulation anticipated that improved quality would justify potential reductions in access.
ASPE Issue Brief
Head Start Operates Within Existing State Child Care Licensing Infrastructure and Includes Established Supports for Alignment and Coordination Between Systems
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ASPE Issue Brief
Research Does Not Identify an Optimal Teacher-Child Ratio That Improves Child Outcomes, Though More Stringent Ratios May Increase Per Child Spending
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KEY POINTSChild care and early childhood education licensing regulations are set by states and identify minimum standards that programs must meet to be licensed to operate.When covered by both