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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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Esta infografía muestra lo que los cuidadores pueden hacer para apoyar la salud mental de los bebés y niños pequeños ayudándolos a experimentar, manejar y expresar emociones.
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“Emotional literacy is the ability to identify, understand, and respond to emotions in oneself and others in a healthy manner” (Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning, 2005, p. 2). Children who develop an emotional vocabulary and emotional literacy can manage strong...
Early in life, babies express emotions through facial expressions, vocalizations, and body language. The expression of emotion can be defined as “the developing ability to express a variety of feelings through facial expressions, movements, gestures, sounds, or words” (California Department of...
Infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) is synonymous with healthy social and emotional development and can be defined as “the...
Managing our feelings can be a challenge. This skill takes time to develop, and babies are in the earliest stages of this development. Just as our moments of stress are real and important in our world (for example, a challenge with our child or partner, a financial hardship, a disagreement with...
Empathy can be defined as “knowing what another person is feeling,” “feeling what another ...
This infographic depicts what caregivers can do to support the mental health of babies and toddlers by helping them explore their environments and learn. ...
This infographic depicts how caregivers can foster close relationships with infants and toddlers and the ways in which these relationships contribute to strong mental health.
This resource is also available in Spanish.
