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This document provides definitions of key acronyms and terms frequently used in partnership work. These definitions offer a starting point for discussion and can be added to as the partnership takes shape to ensure that all participants have a common understanding.
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic:
- Leadership and Coordination
- Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships
Group: Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships
National Focus
Afterschool Investments Project. (2009). Using the Child Care and Development Fund to Support a System of Quality Improvement for School-age Programs. (Strategy Brief). Washington, DC: Afterschool Investments Project. Retrieved from http://www.researchconnections.org/childcare/…
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic:
- Early Childhood Program Design and Management
- Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
- Community Assessment and Collaboration
- Laws, Regulations, and Governance
- Program Self-Assessment/Materials Checklists
- Management Practices
- Child Care Center
- Family Child Care
- Fiscal Management
- Human Resources
- School-Age and Out-of-School Time
- New Programs
- Program Design
- Program Planning
- Program Startup
- Staffing and Professional Development
- PDG Program Design
- Data Systems
- Dissemination Plan
- Evaluation Plan
Group: Not Applicable
Tools for Assessing Early Care and Education Systems Building
This section provides a set of resources to assist States in assessing their systems building efforts.
Anderson, B. (n.d.). The Stages of Systemic Change. Retrieved from http://www.buildinitiative.org/WhatsNew/ViewArticle/tabid/96/smid…
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic:
- Leadership and Coordination
- CCDF Governance and Leadership
- Systems Building
- Program Integrity and Accountability
- CCDF Data Management and Reporting
- Procedures and Systems
- Quality Improvement
- Data Collection and Evaluation
- Data Systems
- System Evaluation, Validation, and Review
- Quality Assurance and Monitoring
- Data Systems
- Program Quality Assessment Tools
- System Planning and Implementation
Group: Not Applicable
Findings from Four National Studies: Evaluating Systems Integration Approaches
Several national initiatives have been evaluated and provide useful information as to how frameworks were implemented and how effective the approaches were at improving services for children and families. The findings…
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic:
- Early Childhood Program Design and Management
- Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
- Community Assessment and Collaboration
- Laws, Regulations, and Governance
- Program Self-Assessment/Materials Checklists
- Management Practices
- Child Care Center
- Family Child Care
- Fiscal Management
- Human Resources
- School-Age and Out-of-School Time
- New Programs
- Program Design
- Program Planning
- Program Startup
- Staffing and Professional Development
- PDG Program Design
- Data Systems
- Dissemination Plan
- Evaluation Plan
Group: Not Applicable
Improving Services for Children and Families through Integrated Cross-Sector Systems
Over the last few decades, there has been a steady increase in the number of policies and initiatives focused on meeting the needs of young children and their families. As a result, there is a dizzying array of…
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic:
- Early Childhood Program Design and Management
- Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
- Community Assessment and Collaboration
- Laws, Regulations, and Governance
- Program Self-Assessment/Materials Checklists
- Management Practices
- Child Care Center
- Family Child Care
- Fiscal Management
- Human Resources
- School-Age and Out-of-School Time
- New Programs
- Program Design
- Program Planning
- Program Startup
- Staffing and Professional Development
- PDG Program Design
- Data Systems
- Dissemination Plan
- Evaluation Plan
Group: Not Applicable
Overview of Systems Initiatives
There have been national and state efforts to develop more effective delivery of human services that result in positive outcomes for children and families, their communities, states, and the nation. Numerous models (or frameworks) have been developed to show the…
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic:
- Early Childhood Program Design and Management
- Leadership and Coordination
- CCDF Governance and Leadership
- Systems Building
Group: Not Applicable