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Child Care Data Viewer


The Child Care Data Viewer is a software tool that permits you to see and understand the contents of your State's ACF-801 file before it is submitted to the Administration for Children and Families. Using the Data Viewer will allow you to avoid time-consuming resubmissions and provide an easy way to improve the quality of your data, as well as gain insight into the programmatic implications of the data you submit.

What you should already know before using the Child Care Data Viewer:

  • Windows 95/98 or NT
  • ACF-801 Data Elements
  • Whether your State submits full population or sample data.

This software tool is categorized into three areas:

  • Loading an ACF-801 data file into the Data Viewer
  • Analyzing errors in the ACF-801 data file
  • Generating customized programmatic reports based on your state's data.

The Analyze Errors section detects the same errors that the Federal Child Care Information System detects, organizes the stream of data into legible segments, and provides error messages and data standards to help you correct your data before submitting to ACF. The Generate Views section allows you to customize and produce reports containing statistics from your data.

To receive a copy of the Child Care Data Viewer, contact the Child Care Automation Resource Center:

  • Toll-free at (877) 249-9117 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.
    Email to: ccarc@childcaredata.org

  • By mail at:
    Child Care Automation Resource Center
    2600 Tower Oaks Blvd., Suite 600
    Rockville, MD 20852

Related Items: Tutorial for Child Care Data Viewer

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