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This resource is a planning and implementation guide for State/Territory teams as they develop and strengthen an aligned professional development system (PDS). It defines the key elements of an aligned State/Territory PDS, as set out by the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan Preprint and…
Resource Type: Resource Guide
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Group: National Center on Early Childhood Development Teaching and Learning -- PARTNER
Apprenticeships are industry-driven career pathways that combine classroom instruction, on-the-job training (paid work experience), and mentorship, generally leading to a nationally recognized credential or degree. They are gaining momentum in Out-of-School Time (OST) as an alternate career…
Resource Type: Information Product
Topic/Subtopic:
- Leadership and Coordination
- Recruit, Engage, and Coordinate With Stakeholders
- Out-of-School Time Organizations
- Professional Development
- Career Pathways
- School-Age/Out-of-School Time Credential
Group: National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment
This guide provides in-depth information as well as links to additional resources from OCC and the national technical assistance centers.
Resource Type: Resource Guide
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- CCDF Governance and Leadership
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center
This guide is intended as an advisory resource for CCDF administrators who are considering information technology (IT) projects in support of their child care programs. The guide offers ideas about:
how to conceptualize an IT project,
project planning activities that will add success,
key…
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Topic/Subtopic:
- Leadership and Coordination
- Program Integrity and Accountability
Group: National Center on Subsidy Innovation and Accountability
During the first five years, children constantly acquire new skills and knowledge. Caregivers who know what children can do and how they can get hurt can protect them from injury.1
All children develop differently. Staff individualize their approach because "children have different rates of…
Resource Type: Information Product
Topic/Subtopic:
- Protecting Children's Health and Safety
- Supporting Health and Wellness
- Protecting the Safety of Children
- Safety and Injury Prevention
Group: Not Applicable
On January 12, 2023, OCC and the National Center on Subsidy Innovation and Accountability (NCSIA) hosted a joint webinar to review the guide, share best practices in the design of enrollment systems and offer program integrity strategies, with the goal of helping Lead Agencies identify elements of…
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic:
- Program Integrity and Accountability
- CCDF Program Integrity
- Policy, Procedures, and Systems
Group: National Center on Subsidy Innovation and Accountability
This guide offers research-based information that agencies and organizations can use to create or enhance a family-friendly consumer education website. If you are responsible for developing and posting content yourself or supporting staff who do, you can directly apply this information to your work…
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic:
- Informing Child Care Consumers
- Consumer Education Website
Group: Not Applicable
Developing a Statewide Network of Infant/Toddler Specialists: Technical Assistance Guide for States and Territories, Revised 2017
Please refer to the 2021 Developing and Strengthening Infant/Toddler Specialist Networks, A Guide for States and Territories for the most recent version.
This revised…
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic:
- Early Childhood Program Design and Management
- Promoting Children's Development
- Infant and Toddler Development and Care
Group: Not Applicable
These resources were created by the Child Care State Capacity Building Center's Intensive Technical Assistance team to guide CCDF Lead Agencies through the process of building and maintaining consumer education websites.
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic:
- Family Engagement and Consumer Education
- Consumer Education Website
Group: Child Care State Capacity Building Center
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) takes the goal of family-friendly child care policies seriously. The child care state administrator partnered with staff of other department family support programs to conduct a thorough review of operations and how they align. They…
Resource Type: General Information
Topic/Subtopic:
- Equal Access to Child Care
Group: National Center on Subsidy Innovation and Accountability