Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance System

Capacity Building Self-Assessment Tool

This self-assessment tool can help states and territories identify organizational strengths and challenges and effectively plan for achieving specified goals.

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Fundamentals of CCDF Administration Website

The new Fundamentals of CCDF Administration website is a comprehensive, interactive resource for state, territory, and tribal administrators.

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State/Territory Infant/Toddler Credential Overview

This document captures the various credentialing approaches used by states and territories. The tool can be used to identify strengths and gaps, get a glimpse of other state/territory efforts, and consider articulation and/or portability beyond one’s state professional development system needs.

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Strengthening, Sustaining, and Supporting the Out-of-School Time Workforce

The new brief from NCASE shares best practices for increasing access to professional development, supporting the workforce through TA, and forging partnerships essential in preparing individuals to work with the school-age population.

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CCDF Criminal Background Check Requirements

Criminal background check requirements is a focus topic for the National Center on Subsidy Innovation and Accountability. Comprehensive resources are available that break down the requirements into easier to understand language.

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