45 CFR 98.46
§ 98.46 Priority for child care services.
United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective
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- 45 CFR 98.46, § 98.46 Priority for child care services, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/217143
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(a) Lead Agencies shall give priority for services provided under § 98.50(a) to:
(1) Children of families with very low family income (considering family size);
(2) Children with special needs, which may include any vulnerable populations as defined by the Lead Agency; and
(3) Children experiencing homelessness.
(b) Lead Agencies shall prioritize increasing access to high-quality child care and development services for children of families in areas that have significant concentrations of poverty and unemployment and that do not have a sufficient number of such programs.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.