{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-98.46","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 98.46","heading":"Priority for child care services.","body":"(a) Lead Agencies shall give priority for services provided under § 98.50(a) to:\n(1) Children of families with very low family income (considering family size);\n(2) Children with special needs, which may include any vulnerable populations as defined by the Lead Agency; and\n(3) Children experiencing homelessness.\n(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.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","PART 98—CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND","Subpart E—Program Operations (Child Care Services)—Lead Agency and Provider Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"5cff6527671a8fa180bec9eeaa144e3548ecc9783027cb1f1a6fd85ff39844e6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-98.45","next":"us/45-cfr-98.47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}