Amid fraud claims, HHS reveals changes to child care funding : NPR
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Key Points:
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will rescind Biden-era rules for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), reverting to attendance-based billing and ending advance payments to providers to prevent fraud.
- This policy reversal follows a recent freeze on all federal CCDF funding, with HHS requiring states to submit administrative data before funds are unfrozen, causing confusion among states and child care advocates.
- Child care advocates warn that these changes could destabilize the industry, as providers operate on thin margins and delays in funding risk closures that would affect families relying on assistance.
- The scrutiny of federal child care funding intensified after allegations of fraud involving Minnesota day care providers, sparked by a viral social media video and prompting
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