The Child Development Division (CDD) has a goal that all children receiving Child Care Financial Assistance with a Children's Integrated Services (CIS) need for care will be in child care programs that have achieved 3 or more stars and are approved Specialized Child Care Programs. The CIS needs for care are children in protective custody, family's at high risk, and children with special needs. CDD has been working with the CIS Child Care Coordinators to support child care programs to be at this standard, and the number of programs that meet the standard has been increasing. This has caused an increase in the number of children attending these programs to increase in the past fiscal year.

The Child Development Division provides a grants to community agencies across the state to work with families to determine eligibility for Child Care Financial Assistance (CCFAP), and to help families find child care. In addition, through a Children's Integrated Services (CIS) grant this agency works with child care programs to become approved Specialized Child Care Programs.