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This user guide accompanies State and Territory Infant/Toddler Child Care System Policies and Practices: A Tool for Strengthening Infant/Toddler Care Quality. It is based on feedback from the policy tool’s developers and initial users, and offers a variety of tips and strategies for maximum success…
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic:
- Professional Development
- Quality Improvement
- Data Collection and Evaluation
- System Planning and Implementation
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center
To support the Office of Child Care’s and the Office of Head Start’s priority of a strong early childhood (EC) and school-age (SA) workforce, the PDW Center developed the Strengthening the EC and SA Workforce briefs, guide, presentation, and tool. These resources are designed to help State/…
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic:
- Professional Development
- Compensation, Benefits, and Access to Professional Development (PD)
- Professional Development Systems
Group: National Center on Early Childhood Development Teaching and Learning -- PARTNER
This tool is designed to support state child care leaders and infant/toddler stakeholders as they assess, prioritize, plan, implement, and evaluate state policies in order to strengthen the quality of child care services infants, toddlers, and their families receive. The tool also aims to assist…
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic:
- Quality Improvement
- Data Collection and Evaluation
- System Planning and Implementation
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center
The following resources were presented as part of the "Raising the Bar on Quality" sessions at the 2015 State and Territory Administrator's Meeting:
Raising the Bar on Quality: Strengthening the Workforce
Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth through 8 - Report Brief
Transforming the…
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
Topic/Subtopic:
- Professional Development
- Career Pathways
- Compensation, Benefits, and Access to Professional Development (PD)
- Core Knowledge and Competencies (CKC)
- Professional Development Systems
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center
Download the article, Building and Strengthening Skills and Competencies.
Article - Skills and Competencies
The development of core knowledge and competency standards (CKCs) is a key part of professionalizing infant/toddler care and education. Several states and territories have identified…
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic:
- Professional Development
- Core Knowledge and Competencies (CKC)
- Promoting Children's Development
Group: Not Applicable
This breakout session on strengthening the child care workforce through apprenticeships was presented at the 2022 State and Territory Administrators Meeting.
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
Topic/Subtopic:
- Professional Development
Group: National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment
Strengthening Systems and Supports to Build Positive Social-Emotional Climates in Out-of-School Time
From December 2018 through May 2019, the National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment facilitated a peer learning group (PLG) on social-emotional learning (SEL) in out-of-school time for 10 state teams.
This brief, Strengthening Systems and Supports to Build Positive Social-Emotional…
Resource Type: Information Product
Topic/Subtopic:
- Leadership and Coordination
- Promoting Children's Development
Group: National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment
A quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) is a systemic approach to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early and school-age care and education programs. The Strengthening Families™ approach, developed by the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), is a research-…
Resource Type: Information Product
Topic/Subtopic:
- Quality Improvement
Group: National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance
Energizing others to overcome challenges and pursue opportunities takes certain skills. For example, a new agency secretary may have a new vision to implement, or a statewide coalition may want to use funding to address child care needs during a pandemic. To achieve these goals, leaders will need…
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic:
- Leadership and Coordination
- CCDF Governance and Leadership
- Systems Building
Group: Not Applicable
Making child care monitoring and inspection reports available online is an essential component of CCDF-required child care consumer education and provides families with important provider-specific information they can use to make the best child care choice for their family. This brief describes key…
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic:
- Family Engagement and Consumer Education
- Informing Child Care Consumers
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center