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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This section covers the quality activities needs assessment, which of the 10 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...
This page features resources that support best practices in the development of state abusive head trauma standards, policies, and training.
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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...
The disruptions caused by the COVID-19...
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)...
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...
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).
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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...