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  • New Briefs About Health and Safety Topics

    To support licensing administrators and CCDF administrators as they consider revisions to state standards for licensed and license-exempt providers, the National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance has developed nine new briefs addressing the health and safety topics specified in the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014.
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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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  • CCDF Final Rule Clarifies the New Child Care Law

    The 2016 Final Rule updates Child Care and Development Fund regulations to clarify changes made through the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014. The law made many important changes focused on strengthening child care to better support the success of both parents and children, while also providing a new emphasis on the importance of providing high-quality early education and care.
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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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  • New ECLKC Website

    Explore the new features, including prominent search, easier navigation, and much more!
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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.

Results in Brief from the National Survey of Early Care and Education

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ECTTA Events and Announcements

The Child Care State Capacity Building Center

SCBC Infant/Toddler Specialist Network Hot Topic Webinars

The National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development

National Webinar Series on the CCDF Final Rule for Tribes

Highlighted Resources and Tools

Health and Safety Training
Health and Safety Training
Fundamentals of CCDF Administration
Fundamentals of CCDF Administration
Infant Toddler Resource Guide
Infant Toddler Resource Guide
Early Childhood Systems Building Resource Guide
Early Childhood Systems Building Resource Guide
NCASE Resource Library
NCASE Resource Library
NCASE Resource Library
National Database of Child Care Licensing Regulations
NCASE Resource Library
State Legislation and Early Childhood Systems 2000 - 2015
NCASE Resource Library
The Provider Cost of Quality Calculator Tool
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