The purpose of this issue brief is to assist Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Administrators in exploring approaches to meeting new federal regulations regarding the monitoring of license-exempt homes receiving CCDF funding. It is one of a series of three issue briefs that offer insights into how States and Territories have improved their systems with new requirements, monitoring policies, and support systems for exempt providers. These issue briefs were developed based on several regional webinars and meetings that focused on monitoring license-exempt providers. (author abstract)