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Child Care State Capacity Building Center
The Child Care State Capacity Building Center (SCBC) works with State and Territory leaders and their partners to create innovative early childhood systems and programs that improve results for children and families. Its priorities are enhancing the effectiveness of programs implemented under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and improving the quality and affordability of child care services. SCBC focuses on enhancing the effectiveness of programs implemented under the Child Care and Development Fund, improving the quality and affordability of child care services that meet the needs of families. Guiding principles include the following:
- Effective State-level technical assistance establishes credibility and expertise, builds partnerships, and develops systemic capacity from Child Care and Development Fund Administrators to child care providers.
- Context matters. Effective capacity building requires understanding and respecting each organization's history, values, and vision.
Services are available through the SCBC's Impact Capacity Building Network, Infant/Toddler Specialist Network, Intensive Technical Assistance Network, Special Projects Team, State Systems Specialist Network, and ChildCare.gov.
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COVID-19 Resources lists resources related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 for CCDF Lead Agencies, children and families, and child care providers.
Featured Consumer Education Resources pages feature resources from the 2019 Consumer Education Webinar Series, including the Consumer Education Resource Guides. Also provided are resources to guide CCDF Lead Agencies in reaching families and the public, and those related to using data to inform consumer education efforts.
Office of Child Care Spanish Language Glossary provides consistent terminology for translating child care materials from English into Spanish.
The OCC Systems Building Resource Guide is designed to provide an overview of key system-building issues to support Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Administrators (SAs) in pursuing system-building initiatives.
This Training on the Fundamentals of CCDF Administration is a 90-minute comprehensive, interactive resource for state, territory, and tribal administrators.
The Infant/Toddler Resource Guide offers a host of materials to support the development and implementation of policies and practices for high-quality care for infants and toddlers.
The Expulsion Policy Assessment Tool provides a review of expulsion research and discusses dimensions of expulsion.
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This guide provides information about child care options, costs, choosing quality care, and finding help paying for care.
This document is also available in Spanish.
This chapter is a starting point for state and territory leaders who are interested in early childhood systems building. It includes definition and methods of building early childhood systems, information about system integration, and common themes in systems building. It also includes examples...
The EPDRR CCDF Requirements infographics consist of three parts. Part 1 provides an overview of the CCDF requirements for the Child Care Statewide Disaster Plan. ...
The purpose of this resource is to provide a synopsis of states and territories' plans to improve the supply and quality of child care programs and services for infants and toddlers to meet CCDF 3 percent set-aside requirements.
This resource can help CCDF staff understand how to describe continuity of child care services and subsidy as well as CCDF provider operations continuity in their disaster plans.
This infographic shows the strategies and practices infant/toddler providers can consider to promote healing in babies and toddlers who are impacted by trauma.
This infographic explores trauma-responsive care and how infant/toddler providers can consider using a trauma-responsive approach.
This infographic shows how infant/toddler providers can help build resilience in families impacted by trauma.
This infographic explores how infant/toddler providers can promote resilience and healing in babies and toddlers.
This infographic explores infant/toddler caregiver protective factors and resilience.
