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Nebraska's Child Care and Development Fund Quality Infant/Toddler Targeted Fund:

FY: 2008: The Federal CCDF Quality Infant and Toddler Targeted Funds allocation is $564,721.

FY: 2006: The Federal CCDF Infant and Toddler Targeted Funds allocation was $582,404.

According to the 2007-2009 CCDF State Plans, the funds are used in the following ways to enhance the Nebraska infant and toddler child care system (additional funds may be used to support these activities):

• Continued support of First Connections, a training program for infant and toddler caregivers offered via the Internet, augmented with CD ROM, and supported with an Internet web site.
• Continued support of the Infant and Toddler Care Training (including use of ITERS) and media resources, with an emphasis on those that support understanding of language and literacy development in infants and toddlers.
• Continued support to fund a higher reimbursement rate for infants.
• Continued support to fund the Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative.
  

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