The CCDF Plan is a key public document that describes how a Lead Agency will operate its program to meet CCDF regulatory requirements, and it is essential to OCC's oversight of CCDF implementation. Each section of the CCDF Plan is addressed in the guide, including highlights of what is important...
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Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Equal Access to Child Care, Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Leadership and Coordination, Professional Development, Program Integrity and Accountability, Promoting Children's Development, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Quality Improvement, Stable Financial Assistance to Families
This section covers the quality activities needs assessment, which of the 10 quality improvement...
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement
The User Guide for the Provider Cost of Quality Calculator (PCQC) provides information on using the PCQC – from the basics to the calculations.
This guide includes four general sections:
- Getting Started: The...
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This page features resources that support best practices in the development of state abusive head trauma standards, policies, and training.
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Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Management Practices, Family Child Care, Equal Access to Child Care, Supply Building Strategies, Infants and Toddlers, Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers, Leadership and Coordination, Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships, Family Child Care Partners, Professional Development, Training and Professional Development Requirements, Promoting Development of Children, Promoting Children's Development, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Quality Improvement, Program Quality Standards, Family Child Care
Abusive head trauma (AHT) is the leading cause of fatal head injuries in children younger than 2 years.1 “Abusive head trauma, which includes shaken baby syndrome, is a preventable and severe form of...
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Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Management Practices, Child Care Center, Family Child Care, Equal Access to Child Care, Promoting Children's Development, Infant and Toddler Development and Care, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Supporting Health and Wellness, Safety and Injury Prevention, Quality Improvement, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
The disruptions caused by the COVID-19...
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The NCASE Out-of-School Time Professional Development System Building Toolkit was designed to assist states as they build professional development systems inclusive of school-age providers. It also supports states in complying with the provisions of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)...
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Creating a safe, welcoming space where children learn and thrive, and where families feel supported, is a hallmark of high-quality school-age child care. This resource, Equity in Action: Tips for School-Age Child Care Providers, is designed to build the capacity of school-age child care...
Resource Type: Tip sheet
Topic/Subtopic Promoting Children's Development, Quality Improvement
The QRIS Resource Guide provides guidance for states as they explore key issues and consider decision points during the planning and implementation of a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS).
Access the QRIS Resource Guide at...
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The National Program Standards Crosswalk Tool is a tool designed to help States that are developing and aligning program standards for licensing, quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS), and/or prekindergarten programs, to search and...
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