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Este informe resalta estrategias emergentes y prácticas prometedoras compartidos por los participantes de PLC sobre:
- Preparación y políticas de apoyo para proveedores.
- Requisitos para desarrollo profesional (PD por sus siglas en inglés).
- Seguimiento de exentos...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Quality Improvement
This peer-learning breakout allowed participants to discuss issues pertaining to licensing.
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
There are several tools available to enhance The Fundamentals of CCDF Administration website. All of the tools have been recently updated to reflect the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) final...
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Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Equal Access to Child Care, Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Program Integrity and Accountability, Promoting Children's Development, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Quality Improvement, Stable Financial Assistance to Families, Leadership and Coordination, Professional Development
The CCDBG Act and CCDF final rule require states to fund at least one of the following 10 quality activities that will improve the quality of child care services provided in the state. In the CCDF Plan, Lead Agencies indicate which of the following quality improvement activities their state will...
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Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Supply Building Strategies, Professional Development, Training and Professional Development Requirements, Promoting Children's Development, Early Learning and Development Standards, Infant and Toddler Development and Care, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Health and Safety Requirements and Standards, Monitoring and Enforcement, Monitoring for Compliance, Quality Improvement, Program Quality Standards, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement, Operation of a CCR&R, Quality Assurance and Monitoring, System Evaluation, Validation, and Review
Early childhood systems strive to obtain, strengthen, implement and sustain effective practices that work to improve outcomes for communities, children, and families. Capacity building can play an important role in supporting systems’ efforts to achieve their goals. This guide introduces a...
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Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness, Community Assessment and Collaboration, Laws, Regulations, and Governance, Program Self-Assessment/Materials Checklists, Management Practices, Child Care Center, Family Child Care, Fiscal Management, Human Resources, School-Age and Out-of-School Time, New Programs, Program Design, Program Planning, Program Startup, Staffing and Professional Development, PDG Program Design, Data Systems, Dissemination Plan, Evaluation Plan, Governance, Sustainability Plan, Equal Access to Child Care, Assessing Market Rates and Child Care Costs, Alternative Methodologies, Market Rate Surveys, Payment Practices, Absence Policies, Generally Accepted Payment Practices, Sliding Fee Scale Structure, Setting Payment Rates, Determining Equal Access, Tiered Rates or Add-Ons, Supply Building Strategies, Children With Disabilities, Contracts or Grants, Homeless, Infants and Toddlers, Nontraditional-Hour Care, Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Family Engagement and School Readiness, PFCE Framework/Family Engagement Outcomes, Relationship-Based Practice, School Readiness, School-Age/Out-of-School Time Family Engagement, Your Child's Readiness for School, Informing Child Care Consumers, Annual Reports, Consumer Education Website, Family Friendly Outreach, Processes for Licensing Child Care, Provider Information, Supports and Services for Families, Building Economic Mobility, Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness, Engaging Diverse Families, Family Literacy, Father Engagement, Financial Assistance Programs, Immigrant and Refugee Families, Measuring What Matters, Pregnant Women and Expectant Families, Relationship-Based Practice, Social-Emotional/Behavioral/Mental Health, Leadership and Coordination, CCDF Governance and Leadership, Capacity Building, Systems Building, Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships, Comprehensive Services, Family Child Care Partners, Fiscal Issues, Human Resources, Implementation Planners/Fiscal Consultants, Layering of Funds, Maintaining Successful Partnerships, Parent, Family, and Community Engagement, Regulations and Standards, Continuing Operations, Development of State EPR Plans, Recruit, Engage, and Coordinate With Stakeholders, CCR&R Agencies, Child Welfare Partners, Early Childhood Partners, Health and Wellness Partners, Out-of-School Time Organizations, Partners Serving Homeless Children, State and Local Education Agencies, TANF Partners, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, System Financing, CCDF Funding, Layering of Funds, State/Territory Needs Assessment, Other, PDG Program Design, Data Systems, Dissemination Plan, Evaluation Plan, Governance, Sustainability Plan, Professional Development, Career Pathways, Alignment of PD, Credentials, Infant/Toddler Credential, Infant/Toddler Workforce, School-Age/Out-of-School Time Credential, Compensation, Benefits, and Access to Professional Development (PD), Meeting the Needs of Diverse Providers, Recruiting and Retaining Providers, Core Knowledge and Competencies (CKC), CKC Planning and Implementation, Cultural and Linguistic Competencies, Infants and Toddlers, Relationship-Based Competencies, School-Age/Out-of-School Time, Specialized Competencies, Practice-Based Coaching, Engaging in Focused Observation, Planning Goals and Action Steps, Providing Feedback on Teaching Practices, Professional Development Systems, Cost Estimation and Analysis, Registries, Resources for Building Systems, State Systems, Reflective Supervision and Practice, Strategies and Tools, Training and Professional Development Requirements, Early Learning Guidelines, Family Engagement Guides, Health and Safety Topics, Identifying and Serving the Homeless, Promoting Development of Children, Responding to Challenging Behaviors, School-Age/Out-of-School Time, Strengthening Business Practices, Workforce Data, Infants and Toddlers, School-age, Program Integrity and Accountability, CCDF Data Management 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Developmentally Advanced Children, Dual Language Learners, Engaging Interactions and Environments, Individualizing, Ongoing Child Assessment, Research-Based Curricula and Teaching Practices, Screening, Transition to Kindergarten, Supporting Children With Disabilities, Disability Service Plans, Family Engagement, Health and Safety, Identification of Children With Disabilities, Individualization, Policy, Program Planning, Recruitment and Enrollment, Services to Children With Disabilities, Staff Support and Supervision, Transitions, Supporting Children's Social-Emotional/Behavioral and Mental Health, Adverse Experiences/Toxic Stress, Challenging Behavior, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Health and Safety Requirements and Standards, Building and Facility Requirements, Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting, Child-Staff Ratios and Group Sizes, Criminal Background Checks, Family/Group Child Care Home Requirements, Infant/Toddler Care Requirements, Licensing Exemptions, Provider/Staff Requirements and Qualifications, Requirements for the Care of Children, School-Age/Out-of-School Time Requirements, Licensing Administration, Caseloads/Staffing Patterns/Quality Assurance for Monitoring, Consumer Information and Websites, Licensing Policies/Structure of Regulatory Agencies, Qualifications and Training of Monitoring Staff, Use of Technology and Data Systems, Monitoring and Enforcement, Enforcement Tools and Policies, Investigations, License-Exempt CCDF Providers, Monitoring for Compliance, Supporting Health and Wellness, Health Literacy and Family Engagement, Health Services Management, Healthy, Active Living, Mental Health Services, Nutrition, Oral Health, Physical Health, Protecting the Safety of Children, Safety and Injury Prevention, School Readiness, Emergency Preparedness, Preparedness, Public Health Emergencies, Recovery, Response, Supporting Families, Quality Improvement, Data Collection and Evaluation, Data Systems, System Evaluation, Validation, and Review, 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Assistance to Families, Continuity of Care, Policy and Practice, Prioritizing Vulnerable Children and Families, Families Experiencing Homelessness, Protection for Working Parents, 12-Month Eligibility, Family Contribution to Payment, Job Search, Prevent Disruption of Work, Eligibility Policies, Fluctuation in Earnings, Graduated Phase-Out
Eligible child care providers receive reimbursement for serving low-income families and can draw on networks of training and technical assistance resources to help them provide high-quality child care services. Many states, territories, and tribes are committed to building a well-trained, fairly...
Resource Type: General Information
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers, Provider Information, Professional Development, Compensation, Benefits, and Access to Professional Development (PD), Meeting the Needs of Diverse Providers, Recruiting and Retaining Providers, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Health and Safety Requirements and Standards, Provider/Staff Requirements and Qualifications, Monitoring and Enforcement, License-Exempt CCDF Providers, Quality Improvement, Financial Incentives for Quality Improvement, Cost of Quality for Providers, Program Quality Standards, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement, System Planning and Implementation, Provider and Quality Information, Outreach and Consumer Education, Provider and Quality Information
This overview takes a look at the regulations in the 2016 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) final rule as they apply to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) CCDF grantees.
AI/AN CCDF grantees have flexibility in how they meet community needs. This outline highlights how they...
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Handouts
The Roadmap to Reauthorization Self-Assessment and Implementation Planning Tool was released as part of the 2017 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Final Rule Cluster Trainings for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) CCDF grantees. The tool was designed to provide AI/AN...
Resource Type: Tool
The Child Care State Capacity Building Center (SCBC) Infant/Toddler Specialist Network hosted a series of 1-hour Hot Topic Webinars on the 3rd Wednesday of each month beginning on March 21 and running through September 19, 2018....
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Professional Development, Relationship-Based Competencies, Practice-Based Coaching, Reflective Supervision and Practice, Strategies and Tools, Promoting Children's Development, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Supporting Health and Wellness, Mental Health Services, Physical Health, Emergency Preparedness, Response, Supporting Families, Quality Improvement, Data Collection and Evaluation, System Evaluation, Validation, and Review, Quality Assurance and Monitoring, Data Systems, System Evaluation, Validation, and Review, 12-Month Eligibility
