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Using Grants and Contracts to Build the Supply and Quality of Infant and Toddler Care

Grants and contracts are good strategies for building the supply and quality of infant and toddler care, and Lead Agencies have broad authority to use them with other government or non-governmental organizations. This resource is designed to support contracts for direct service slots and...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Supply Building Strategies, Contracts or Grants
Native American Heritage Month-Celebrating Promising Practices in Collaboration Across Early Childhood Programs Webinar

In celebration of November’s Native American Heritage Month, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) presented a webinar focused on celebrating promising practices in collaboration across Tribal early childhood programs as they serve American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children...
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Leadership and Coordination, Professional Development
Appendix A: Tribal Child Care Center Active Listening

This appendix provides additional information on the principles of active listening and methods to assess your own active listening skills. Active listening means paying close attention to the words the speaker is using, how the speaker is saying it, and looking for various nonverbal cues to...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, Recruit, Engage, and Coordinate With Stakeholders, Professional Development
Appendix J: Sample Enforcement Tools – Details and Procedures

This document elaborates on information about the enforcement tools referenced on pages 22-24 of this guide, including a sample plan of correction, sample letters, and information about administrative reviews, witnessed visits, office conferences, consent agreements, cancelling contracts and...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Monitoring and Enforcement
Appendix I: Sample Memorandum of Understanding

This document provides some suggestions that could be included in a monitoring MOU with a state agency. A Tribal Lead Agency could modify this MOU to be used on a local level (for example, with a county agency, the Indian Health Service, or other monitoring agency). 
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Leadership and Coordination, Recruit, Engage, and Coordinate With Stakeholders
Quality Activities

Policy Tool...
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic Promoting Children's Development
Key Resources and Tools

Supply BuildingThe resources and tools found in this section are designed to support...
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic Promoting Children's Development
Meeting the Final Rule Health and Safety Training Requirements in Child Care and Development Fund Tribal Lead Agencies

This tool was developed to assist the Tribal Lead Agency as they develop processes and procedures regarding the areas of training as outlined in the Tribal Child Care and Development fund (CCDF) Plan Preprint.
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Protecting Children's Health and Safety
Appendix G: Tribal Child Care Sample Center Kitchen Inspection Form

This sample monitoring form can be adapted by Tribal Lead Agencies to reflect their unique Tribal health and safety standards for monitoring staff and inspectors to use when monitoring.
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Health and Safety Requirements and Standards, Monitoring and Enforcement, Supporting Health and Wellness
Appendix F: Tribal Child Care Center Sample Monitoring Form

This document can be adapted and modified to align the Tribal Lead Agency’s health and safety standards with the monitoring tool.
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Monitoring and Enforcement