Child Care Aware of America

Military Child Care programs: ccaoa partners with the united states military and the department of defense to help military families find and offset the cost of quality Child Care in their communities when they are unable to access installation Child Care. Ccaoa also helps military families access short-term relief Care for families with exceptional children. Our military Child Care programs serve more than 22,000 families and 32,000 children each year through a nationwide network of more than 18,000 Child Care programs.

Member services and community partnerships: ccaoa supports and partners with a network of nonprofit and public organizations to deliver innovative, results-based strategies that build the supply of safe, stable and nurturing Child Care options that meet families' unique needs and support children's healthy development and learning.

Research, policy and public engagement: ccaoa produces research reports, analyzes policies and data, and works with the media, policymakers, and state and community-based organizations to promote understanding of the importance of a high-quality Child Care system for families to work, children learn and grow healthy, and businesses and our economy to thrive. We advance policies and mobilize action that increase public and private investment in Child Care and improve the availability of quality, affordable Child Care for each and every Child and family that needs it.