CCTAN

Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Required Health and Safety Training

The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 more clearly defines health and safety requirements for child care providers. Click the Learn More link to learn about the requirements and some of the health and safety trainings that are available online.

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Spotlight on Family Child Care

Millions of young children across the country receive care in home-based settings. Family child care includes care in a child's home, care provided by relatives and license-exempt caregivers, and regulated large family child care homes. These resources can help in the development of targeted supports to strengthen the quality and stability of family child care.

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Celebrating the First Anniversary of the New Child Care Law

It has been one year since the President signed the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 into law. The CCDBG Act of 2014, passed with bipartisan support in Congress, marked the beginning of a new era for child care in this country and an opportunity to improve the learning experiences of millions of children every day.

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Provider Cost of Quality Calculator (PCQC)

The Provider Cost of Quality Calculator (PCQC) is a tool that calculates the cost of care by levels of quality. View the introductory video.

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Early Educator Central

No matter what your infant-toddler career pathway is, you’ll find resources organized by your role to build competency and your impact.

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The Office of Child Care supports our grantees in various ways. Among the most important is our Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) system. The system brings together resources from the Office of Child Care, Office of Head Start, and our health partners to offer CCDF Administrators and their partners information, tools, training, and other supports. Learn more about the T/TA System

Announcements

Important Announcement – Deadline update for current funding opportunity announcements

ECTTA Events

Resources to Support Family Child Care Providers Serving Infants and Toddlers

This webinar will be held by the State Capacity Building Center's Infant Toddler Specialist Network on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 from 2:00-3:30 ET. Register at https://ccsssn.adobeconnect.com/ccrritnregistration/event/registration.html. Learn More.

Dual Language Learners

High-Quality Early Learning for Dual-Language Learners: Moving from Research to Policy to Practice -- Webinar to be held on September 8, 2016 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EDT. Register at https://cc.readytalk.com/r/5p7gcicbr5bz&eom. Learn More.

CCDF Health and Safety Requirements Briefs

Series of nine briefs address health and safety requirements specified in the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 for center-based and home-based child care settings. Licensing administrators and CCDF administrators may find these briefs helpful as they assess and consider revisions to state standards for both licensed and license-exempt providers. They may also be of value to child care and Head Start providers in understanding and improving the health and safety of their early learning and development settings. Learn More

Impact Project Launches With Nine States and Territories

As part of the new Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance System, the Child Care State Capacity Building Center (SCBC) launched the Impact Project for States and Territories in March 2016. The Impact Project is designed to support States and Territories in developing their capacity to implement their early childhood (EC) projects and priorities. We are excited to announce that nine States and Territories have been selected to participate in this opportunity

These States and Territories were selected through a competitive application process. They have diverse contexts, geographies, and entry points for advancing quality and are united by their commitment to building stronger EC systems to support significant change for young children from low-income families.

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New Early Childhood Systems Building Guide

The State Capacity Building Center has published a new, expanded version of the Early Childhood Systems Building Guide. This online tool is designed to support Child Care and Development Fund Administrators in their pursuit of systems building initiatives. The updated version includes new chapters, state highlights, and a searchable resource database.

CCDF Reauthorization Highlighted Resources

CCDF Reauthorization One Year Anniversary: Reforming Child Care for Children and Families

It has been one year since the Child Care and Development Fund was reauthorized, and the new law's expansive changes have already begun to make a difference in protecting the health and safety of children in child care, promoting continuity of subsidy access for low-income families, better informing parents and the public about available child care choices, and improving the overall quality of early learning and afterschool programs.