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National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development

The National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development assists Tribal grantees with the administration and implementation of Child Care and Development Fund programs. The Center's activities, expertise, and resources support Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations in their efforts to increase the quality, affordability, and availability of child care in Native American communities.

Targeted technical assistance services support more than 539 Federally recognized Tribes, either directly or through Tribal consortia. These services include a toll-free information and referral line, development and dissemination of information and technical assistance materials, a peer learning and leadership network, national and regional webinars and other in-person and distance-learning technical assistance events, onsite and remote consultations with program administrators, and promotion of Tribal-State collaboration and linkages between States, Tribes, and local early childhood and school-age care education programs.

 

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CCDF Administrators’ Resource Notebook

Key CCDF resources, contact lists, regulations, program instructions, and guidance. Topics include CCDF administration, financial management, and reporting.

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Topical Resource Pages

Five resource pages, each on a key topic area for AI/AN CCDF grantees: consumer education, coordination, health and safety, quality improvement, and subsidy eligibility and equal access.

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Minimum Health and Safety Standards: A Guide for AI/AN CCDF Grantees

This health and safety guide provides a voluntary baseline for healthy and safe operations of child care homes and centers serving tribal CCDF-eligible families.

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CCDF Final Rule Cluster Trainings: Materials for AI/AN CCDF Grantees with Medium and Large Allocations

In August and September 2017, NCTECD hosted a series of regional Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) final rule cluster trainings. The trainings provided...

Tribes and States Working Together: CCDF Coordination Requirements, Benefits, and Successful Models

This webinar was hosted by the National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development on July 25, 2017. The presentation provided an overview of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Final Rule regulations on coordination for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) CCDF grantees. It...

Quality Improvement in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) CCDF Programs

This webinar was hosted by the National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development on July 18, 2017. The presentation provided an overview of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) final rule regulations on quality improvement activities for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) CCDF...

The Child Care and Development Fund for American Indian and Alaska Native Grantees: A Guide for New Administrators

This webinar was hosted by the National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development (NCTECD) on June 27, 2017. NCTECD staff provided an overview of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) administration and the implications of the 2016 CCDF Final Rule for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN...

Ensuring the Health and Safety of Children in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) CCDF Programs

This webinar was hosted by the National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development on July 11, 2017. The presentation provided an overview of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) final rule regulations on health and safety for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) CCDF grantees. It...

Monitoring Child Care Centers: A Guide for American Indian and Alaska Native Grantees

This guide outlines the many important skills, tools, and strategies needed by Tribal CCDF Lead Agency staff to implement a monitoring program and meet the variety of challenges they will encounter in their work. This training guide includes monitoring and enforcement policy guidelines,...

Monitoring Child Care Homes: A Guide for American Indian and Alaska Native Grantees

This guide outlines the many important skills, tools, and strategies needed by Tribal CCDF Lead Agency staff to implement a monitoring program and meet the variety of challenges they will encounter in their work. This training guide includes monitoring and enforcement policy guidelines,...

Developing Child Care Monitoring and Enforcement Systems: A Guide for American Indian and Alaska Native Grantees

This training guide was designed to help Tribal CCDF Lead Agency staff and elected tribal leaders understand their responsibilities for ensuring that all of the child care facilities they fund and operate are...

Tribal Child Care: Exploring Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) (Brief #1)

What does quality child care mean to you?

  • Well-trained, caring and responsive teachers
  • A safe and healthy environment
  • A place where children will develop and flourish

It’s all those things and more. Research has shown that high quality child care...

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