This brief describes licensing requirements for child care centers in 2020 and identifies trends from previous years of data collection. The data in this brief were collected from state child care licensing regulations by the National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance from regulations...
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This brief describes licensing requirements for group child care homes in 2020 and identifies trends from previous years of data collection. The data in this brief were collected from state child care licensing regulations by the National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance from...
This brief describes licensing requirements for family child care homes in 2020 and identifies trends from previous years of data collection. The data in this brief were collected from state child care licensing regulations by the National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance from...
The National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance has conducted a large-scale research study of child care licensing provider and facility requirements every three years since 2005. The current study looks at licensing requirements for child care centers, family child care homes, and...
Out-of-school time (OST) programming has been an integral piece of the school-age child care puzzle for decades. Working families often depend on care before and after school and during school breaks (e.g., summer) for their children when their work schedules do not align with the traditional...
Este informe de prácticas, "Alineación de los servicios de tiempo extraescolar para los niños sin techo", es el quinto de una serie periódica publicada por el Centro Nacional de Enriquecimiento Extraescolar y de Verano (National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment, NCASE) para difundir...
Los padres que trabajan dependen de programas extraescolares para cubrir el cuidado de los niños durante las horas de trabajo, así como para el enriquecimiento académico y socioemocional. Sin embargo, generalmente la calidad de la programación extraescolar se ve sólo a través de la lente del...
La transición al jardín de infantes es un hito importante en la vida de un niño. Aunque esta transición va acompañada de emoción y anticipación, puede causar confusión y ansiedad, ya que los niños se topan con cambios en muchos niveles: nuevos maestros y compañeros de clase, un nuevo entorno de...
Working parents depend on out-of-school time programs for child care coverage during work hours as well as for academic and social-emotional enrichment. However, what we know about quality afterschool programming is generally viewed through the lens of enrichment alone. What do parents who seek...
The transition to kindergarten is an important milestone in a young child’s life. While this transition is often accompanied by much excitement and anticipation, it can also bring uncertainty and anxiety as children face changes on multiple levels. The range of reactions felt by children also...