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This resource answers common state and territory questions about Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) consumer education website requirements and innovative practices for website design. It was prepared in response to questions raised by webinar participants who attended the September 12, 2019,…
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic:
- Family Engagement and Consumer Education
- Informing Child Care Consumers
- Consumer Education Website
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center
This tip sheet is designed to help states and territories leverage child care consumer education websites to communicate critical information to families, providers, and the general public during times of emergencies and disasters.
Resource Type: Fact Sheet
Topic/Subtopic:
- COVID-19
- Family Engagement and Consumer Education
- Informing Child Care Consumers
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center
Download the article, QRIS and Quality Improvement Initiatives as a Mechanism of Consumer Education.
Article - QRIS and Consumer Education
The quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) structure was designed by states to evaluate and strengthen the level of quality of early child care…
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic:
- Professional Development
- Core Knowledge and Competencies (CKC)
- Professional Development Systems
- Promoting Children's Development
Group: Not Applicable
This resource answers common state and territory questions about Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) consumer education website requirements and innovative practices for website design. It was prepared in response to questions raised by webinar participants who attended the October 10, 2019,…
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic:
- Family Engagement and Consumer Education
- Informing Child Care Consumers
- Consumer Education Website
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center
Once you build your child care consumer education website, your target audience needs to know about it so that they may use the key information and resources it provides. Using website promotion strategies is essential to increasing your website’s visibility and reaching your target audience.
This…
Resource Type: Training Module
Topic/Subtopic:
- Early Childhood Program Design and Management
Group: Not Applicable
This training PowerPoint presentation is used when delivering Section 2 of the 2022–2024 CCDF Plan Preprint Training.
Lead Agencies are required to support the role of parents as child care consumers who need information to make informed choices regarding the services that best suit their needs. A…
Resource Type: Training resources
Topic/Subtopic:
- Family Engagement and Consumer Education
- Informing Child Care Consumers
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center, Office Of Child Care
You can help families make informed child care decisions by posting monitoring and inspection reports on your consumer education website in a way that makes them easy to find and easy to read and understand. This webinar presents best practices for posting online monitoring and inspection reports…
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic:
- Family Engagement and Consumer Education
- Informing Child Care Consumers
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center
This training guide is used when delivering Section 2 of the 2022–2024 CCDF Plan Preprint Training.
Lead Agencies are required to support the role of parents as child care consumers who need information to make informed choices regarding the services that best suit their needs. A key purpose of…
Resource Type: Training guide
Topic/Subtopic:
- Family Engagement and Consumer Education
- Informing Child Care Consumers
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center, Office Of Child Care
This issue brief focuses on how to support families in choosing quality care and understanding a QRIS. Innovative state examples describe various ways to inform parents about what to look for when searching for child care, including guidebooks, checklists, videos, and public awareness campaigns.…
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic:
- Family Engagement and Consumer Education
Group: National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance
In this section, Lead Agencies address how information is made available to families, the general public, and child care providers to assist them in accessing high-quality child care, and how information is shared on other financial assistance programs or supports for which a family might be…
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Topic/Subtopic:
- Family Engagement and Consumer Education
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center