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The Office of Child Care’s (OCC) National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, in partnership with Tom Copeland, the Nation’s leading expert on the business of child care, held a national webinar, How Family Child Care Providers Can Take Advantage of the New Small Business Administration…
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic:
- Management Practices
- Fiscal Management
- Protecting Children's Health and Safety
- Emergency Preparedness
- Recovery
Group: National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance
This brief describes steps and strategies that child welfare agencies can use to engage and support family members and build their capacity for meaningful family involvement. In the evaluation of the Systems of Care initiative, one guiding principle—child, youth, and family involvement—was found to…
Resource Type: Information Product
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Group: Not Applicable
The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 requires Lead Agencies to develop state and territory child care disaster plans. These plans must demonstrate how each state and territory will address the needs of children—including the need for safe child care—before, during, and…
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic:
- Development of State EPR Plans
- Protecting Children's Health and Safety
- Emergency Preparedness
- Preparedness
- Recovery
- Response
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center
Child care is important to children and families. Child care after a disaster is a critical part of response and recovery. Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies can do a lot to prepare both the early care and education system in their state, territory, or Tribal service area and…
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic:
- Leadership and Coordination
- Continuing Operations
- Development of State EPR Plans
- Promoting Children's Development
- Preschool Development, Teaching, and Learning
- Protecting Children's Health and Safety
- Emergency Preparedness
- Preparedness
- Recovery
- Response
- Supporting Families
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center
A primary goal of the Office of Child Care is to help early childhood programs support children's healthy growth and development. This goal becomes especially important in the event of a major disaster or emergency, as children are among our most vulnerable populations. Child care can be a critical…
Resource Type: General Information
Topic/Subtopic:
- Leadership and Coordination
- Emergency Preparedness
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center
This brief includes a description of family child care (FCC) networks. It also outlines a well-informed strategy for supporting high-quality family child care:
Addresses the support a staff FCC network can provide
Outlines the essential elements of an effective network
Illustrates the value…
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic:
- COVID-19
- American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act)
- ARP Act Supplemental Funding
- Quality Improvement
- Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
Group: National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance
The Family Child Care Budget Guide from First Children’s Finance is designed to help family child care providers apply for the Child Care Stabilization Grants. This guide has information on each category in the application with a definition of the category and how to show expenses.
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Topic/Subtopic:
- COVID-19
- American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act)
- Stabilization Grants
Group: National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, Office Of Child Care, Stabilization Grants Technical Assistance Team
This webinar was recorded on July 21, 2021, and was part of the series, Building Strong Systems of Support for Family Child Care: CCDF Administrator Conversations. This session focused on building staffed family child care networks and shared strategies for beginning or expanding family child care…
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic:
- Professional Development
- Quality Improvement
Group: National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance
Staffed Family Child Care (FCC) networks are an important part of the child care solution for families and educators. Successful FCC n are built on strengths-based relationships and equity and can take many forms. The materials can help you understand the importance of FCC Networks, to begin…
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic:
- Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
Group: National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance
This webinar was recorded on September 8, 2021, and was part of the series, Building Strong Systems of Support for Family Child Care: CCDF Administrator Conversations. This session focused on financing supports for family child care and included presentations from the National Center on Early…
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic:
- Quality Improvement
- Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
- Professional Development
Group: National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance