Policy
Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Plan for Florida
The Division of Early Learning (DEL) is the lead agency responsible for developing the CCDF State Plan. The School Readiness Program is funded primarily by CCDF. Each state must submit detailed information regarding how the state will ensure the affordability, availability and quality of child care.
2022-2024 CCDF State Plan
The CCDF State Plan for 2022-2024 was due June 30, 2021 and will be effective October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024.
2022-2024 CCDF State Plan Public Hearing
A Public Hearing on DEL’s CCDF State Plan FY 2022- 2024 was held via webinar on Monday, May 24, 2021, to gather input and feedback on the proposed draft 2022-2024 CCDF Plan.
Issued Program Guidance
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the Division of Early Learning by phone at 850-717-8500 or email DEL.questions@del.fldoe.org.
100-199 Office of Early Learning
100 General Provisions
101.02 Records Confidentiality
102 Early Learning Advisory Council
200-299 Early Learning Coalitions
200 General Provisions
202 Reports and Plans
202.80 Early Learning Coalitions Annual Report
202.80 (A) Annual Report Template
202.80 (B) Disenrollment Description Table
206 Coalition Governance
210 Contractors
220 Program Quality and Standards
240 Finance and Budget
240.01 Cash Management Procedures
240.01 (A) Deposit Form Workbook
240.01(B) Simple Interest Template
240.02 Tangible Personal Property
240.02(A) Surplus Property Form
240.02(B) Surplus Property Affidavit
240.03 Collection of Delinquent Accounts
240.04 School Readiness Funds Management
240.05 (I) Prior Approval Submission Instructions
240.05 (II) Prior Approval Guidelines
240.05(III) Prior Approval Reference Guide
240.05(IV) How to Submit a Prior Approval Request
240.06 Reimbursement Request Requirements
240.06(A) Reimbursement Requests
240.09 Reobligation of Returned Restitution
240.10 Travel Clarification Reference Guide
240.10 Travel Questions and Answers
240.20 Tracking Costs for Disasters
240. 20 Appendix A Professional Development Mini Grants for Providers
240. 20 Early Learning/Child Care Provider Eligibility Form
240.20 Appendix B Infrastructure Mini-grants for Early Learning/Child Care Providers
240. 20 Appendix C Health and Safety Cleaning Supplies/Mini Grants for Providers
Online Training List for Early Childhood Professional Development
240.21 COVID-19 Crisis - Emergency Funding Assistance for Early Learning/Child Care Providers
240.21 (A) III - COVID-19 Grant App SR.VPK Provider
240.21 (A) IV - COVID-19 Grant App - Non Contracted
240.21 (A) VII - COVID-19 Grant App - All Providers - Phase IV Grants
240.21 (A) IX - COVID-19 Grants Issued by Phase and Provider Type Workbook
240.21 (B) - COVID-19 Crisis - CRRSA Act Initiatives
240.21 (B) I - CRRSA Phase V Provider Grant Allocations Statewide
240.21 (B) II - COVID-19 Grant App - All Providers - Phase V Grants
240.21 (B) III - CRRSA Phase VI Provider Grant Allocations Statewide
240.21 (B) IV - COVID-19 Grant App - All Providers - Phase VI Grants
240.21 (B) V - COVID-19 Coalition Workforce Initiatives for Early Educators Application
240.21 (B) VI - CRRSA Grants Issued by Phase and Provider Type
240.21(C) - COVID-19 Crisis - ARP Act Initiatives
240.21 (C) I - ARPA Child Care Stabilization Subgrant Application -- Round 1
240.21 (C) II - ARPA Infrastructure Deficit Areas Zip Code Listing
240.21 (C) III - ARPA Child Care Stabilization Subgrant Spending and Documentation Guide
240.21 (C) IV - ARPA Provider Eligibility
240.21 (C) V - ARPA Child Care Stabilization Subgrant -- Round 1: Installment Survey
240.21 (C) VI - ARPA Child Care Stabilization Subgrant Application -- Round 2
240.21 (C) VII - ARPA Child Care Stabilization Subgrant Round 2: Final Payment Survey
240.21 (C) ARPA Child Care Stabilization Subgrant Coalition FAQs
240.21 (C) ARPA Child Care Stabilization Subgrant Provider FAQs
240.21 (D) - COVID-19 Crisis -ARP Build a World Class Workforce
240.21 (D) Att 1 - ARPA Early Learning Educator.Director Bonus Application
240.21 (D) Att 2- ARPA Provider Eligibility Application
240.21 (D) Att 3 - ARPA Child Success and CLASS® Observer Grant Application
240.21 (D) Att 4 - ARPA CQI Grant Provider Application
240.22 COVID-19 Guidance for Reimbursement for Closed School Readiness Providers
250 Accountability
250.01 Other cost Accumulators (OCA)
250.01A – SR and VPK OCA Working Definitions
250.01B – PDG OCA Working Definitions
250.01C – COVID-19 Disaster Relief OCA Working Definitions
250.01D – HMG OCA Working Definitions
250.01E – HIPPY OCA Working Definitions
250.01F – Inactive OCA Working Definitions
250.01G – OCA Short and Long Titles
250.01H – Gold Seal Quality Care Program
300-399 Application and Data Services
300 General Provisions
320 Data Quality
340 Data Dictionary
400-499 School Readiness Programs
400 General Provisions
400.01 Federal Poverty Guidelines
400.01(A) Plan Amendment Parent Fee Ten Percent Justification Form_2022-23
400.01(B) 2022 Sliding Fee Schedule Memo
400.01(C) 2022 Sliding Fee Schedule Model
404 Child Eligibility
404.01 School Readiness Program Transfers
408 Provider Eligibility
410 Enrollment and Attendance
420 Program Quality and Standards
420.03 School Readiness Quality Performance
420.03 School Readiness Quality Performance Program Guidance
420.03 A School Readiness Program Assessment
420.03 B Quality Improvement Plan Guide
420.03 B2 Task and Deliverable Schedule
420.03 C Child Assessment Implementation Guide
420.03 C1 Parent Portal Child Assessment Summary
430 Monitoring and Performance Evaluations
440 Finance and Budget
440.10 Match Reporting Guidance
440.10(I) Instructions for Local Match Reporting
440.10(II) Match Raising, Fundraising and Grant Writing
440.10(D) Sample Valuation of In-Kind Approval Forms
440.60(A) Instructions for Completing TAPP Supplemental Information Form
440.60(B) TAPP Supplemental Information Form
440.60(C) TAPP Provider Profile Information Certificate
500-599 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program
500 General Provisions
504 Child Eligibility
508 Provider Eligibility
508.06 Requirements for VPK Director Credential
508.20 Supplemental Service Fees
508.21 Prohibited Fees and Charges in the VPK Education Program
508.22 Prohibited Forms of Discrimination in VPK Education Program
510 Enrollment and Attendance
510.50 School District Minimum Funding
520 Program Quality and Standards
520.03 Instructional Hours for the VPK Program
530 Compliance Verification
540 Finance and Budget
600-699 Child Care Resource and Referral
600 General Program Requirements
600.01 CCR&R Program Requirements
700-799 Other Early Learning Programs
720 Resource and Referral
730 Even Start
740 HIPPY
750 Redlands Christian Migrant Association
760 TEACH
800-899 (RESERVED)
900-999 (RESERVED)
Please submit rule comments to Rules@del.fldoe.org
Rules@del.fldoe.orgLegislative Meetings of Interest 
You may be interested in these upcoming meetings.
Legislative Links of Interest
Executive Office of the Governor
- New Changes in Law That Impact Child Care Programs including Afterschool Programs Operated in Public Schools
- Proposed Rules
Adopted Rule Forms
Useful Links
- Divison of Early Learning Rules
- Division of Early Learning Statutes - School Readiness Program
- Division of Early Learning Statutes - VPK
- Florida Department of Children and Families Statutes and Rules
- Florida Department of Education Rules
- Florida Department of Education Statutes
- Florida Statutes
- Florida Administrative Register
The following are memoranda issued by the Division of Early Learning to Early Learning Coalitions to provide guidance and information.
2022
October 18, 2022 – Division of Early Learning Program Requirements
September 8, 2022 – Memo_ELC_House Bill 7 RE Individual Freedom
August 3, 2022 – 2022-23 $15 Hourly Wage for VPK Personnel
June 17, 2022 – VPK Program Assessment Requirement and Training Opportunities
April 14, 2022 – Federal Contracting Requirements for Indirect Costs
February 17, 2022 – Limits on Using Covid-19 Relief Funding to Pay for Overtime and Supplemental Payments for Early Learning Coalition Staff
February 9, 2022 – Use of CCDF Funds by Sectarian Child Care Providers
January 28, 2022 – VPK Director Credential for Private Providers
2021
January 7, 2021 – Sunshine State Early Childhood Information Portal User Request – 2021-001
January 14, 2021 – 2021 Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! – 2021-002
March 4, 2021 – New 2021-2022 Statewide SR and VPK Provider Contracts – 2021-003
March 10, 2021 - High Quality Master In-service Plan: Early Learning Courses – 2021-004
March 11, 2021 – School Readiness Attendance, Temporary Closures and COVID-19- 2021-005
March 11, 2021 – 2021 Sliding Fee Schedule Program Guidance 400.01 Federal Proverty Guidelines and State Media Income Estimates – 2021-006
- Federal Poverty Guidelines and State Median Income Estimates
- Plan Amendment Justification of Co-Payments Above 10 Percent of Gross Family Income Form
- Sliding Fee Schedule Model
March 15, 2021 - Annual Salary and Bonus Cap Certification for CCDF-funded activities – 2021-007
April 1, 2021 - High Quality Professional Learning Catalog (HQPLC): Early Learning Courses OEL 2021-008
- Office of Early Learning, Implementing the Florida Standards in Preschool Classrooms: 3 Years Old to Kindergarten
- Office of Early Learning, Integrating the Standards: Phonological Awareness
- Office of Early Learning, Language and Vocabulary in the VPK Classroom
- Office of Early Learning, Mathematical Thinking for Early Learners
- Office of Early Learning, VPK Emergent Literacy
- Office of Early Learning, English Language Learners in the VPK Classroom
April 9, 2021 – School Readiness Expenditure Caps, Hours Required for Summer VPK Program and Payment for VPK Closures – 2021-009 – REVISED
April 9, 2021 – 2021 Summer VPK Guidance and Reimbursement for Closures due to COVID-19 - 2021-010
May 6, 2021 – COVID-19 Grants to Early Learning/Child Care Providers: Phase V – 2021-011
May 20, 2021 – 2019-2020 VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rates – 2021-12
May 20, 2021 – 2020-2021 Summer Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Reenrollment – 2021-013
June 29, 2021 - 2021-2022 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program Funding 2021-014
July 8, 2021 - Child Care/Early Learning Disaster Relief Payments to Instructors; Request for Title I Data – 2021-015
- Attachment A - Title I Instructor Guidance for Data Submission
- Attachment B - Title I Instructors Spreadsheet
- Attachment C - Title I District Attestation
July 19, 2021 - 2021-2022 School Readiness Wait List Appropriation 2021-015
October 13, 2021 - Overview of 2021-22 Monitoring Criteria and Process
- Fiscal 21-22 Review Monitoring Process
- Accountability Section 21-22 Review Process
- Fiscal 21-22 Monitoring Schedule
- Accountability Section 21-22 Monitoring Schedule
October 29, 2021 - Emergent Literacy Training Requirement Memo
November 19, 2021 - VPK Program Assessment Requirement and Training Opportunities Memo