Title 42 › CHAPTER 105 — COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER II–B — CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT › § 9858i
States that get these federal child care funds must collect certain facts about each family getting help every month. The facts include family income and income sources (such as employment, TANF, certain State programs, housing help, SNAP, and other assistance), county, child gender, race, and age, whether the head of household is a single parent, how many months the family got benefits, the type of child care and whether the provider is a relative, child care cost and average hours per month, and whether the children are homeless. States must send that data to the Secretary every quarter. States may use statistically valid samples if the Secretary approves the methods and provides sampling plans and quality checks. Reports must not include any personal information that identifies people. Not later than 1 year after November 19, 2014, and annually thereafter, each State must also send an aggregate annual report with counts by provider type (as listed in section 9858n(6)), costs and shares paid by the program, payment methods, how consumer education was given and how many parents got it, total children and families served, and child fatalities by provider type and licensing status (excluding providers in section 9858n(6)(B)). After each program period covered by an application approved under section 9858c(d), the State must have an audit of its spending from these funds. The audit must be done by an independent auditor and follow generally accepted auditing principles. Within 30 days after the audit is finished, the State must send the audit to its legislature and to the Secretary. If the audit finds money was not spent correctly, the State must repay the United States or the Secretary may offset those amounts against other funds under this subchapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 9858i
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
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Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110