---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch105/schII–B"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II–B"
heading: "Child Care and Development Block Grant"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch105-schII-B"
sections_count: 20
---

# Subchapter II–B — Child Care and Development Block Grant

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 105 — Community Services Programs

## Sections

- [§9857. Short title and purposes](/usc/42/9857.md)
- [§9858. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/42/9858.md)
- [§9858a. Establishment of block grant program](/usc/42/9858a.md)
- [§9858b. Lead agency](/usc/42/9858b.md)
- [§9858c. Application and plan](/usc/42/9858c.md)
- [§9858d. Limitations on State allotments](/usc/42/9858d.md)
- [§9858e. Activities to improve the quality of child care](/usc/42/9858e.md)
- [§9858f. Criminal background checks](/usc/42/9858f.md)
- [§9858g. Administration and enforcement](/usc/42/9858g.md)
- [§9858h. Payments](/usc/42/9858h.md)
- [§9858i. Reports and audits](/usc/42/9858i.md)
- [§9858j. Reports, hotline, and Web site](/usc/42/9858j.md)
- [§9858k. Limitations on use of financial assistance for certain purposes](/usc/42/9858k.md)
- [§9858l. Nondiscrimination](/usc/42/9858l.md)
- [§9858m. Amounts reserved; allotments](/usc/42/9858m.md)
- [§9858n. Definitions](/usc/42/9858n.md)
- [§9858o. Parental rights and responsibilities](/usc/42/9858o.md)
- [§9858p. Severability](/usc/42/9858p.md)
- [§9858q. Miscellaneous provisions](/usc/42/9858q.md)
- [§9858r. Studies on waiting lists](/usc/42/9858r.md)