This brief explores the importance of inclusion for young children with disabilities and the relationship between inclusion and quality in early childhood education. The brief includes a table with state examples of inclusion-related indicators in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems, and a...
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The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act (Public Law 117-2) included $39 billion in new child care funding, including $24 billion for child care stabilization grants to providers and $15 billion in supplemental Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Discretionary Funds. On May 10, 2021, the Office of...
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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 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
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Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), ARP Act Supplemental Funding, Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers, Promoting Children's Development, Supporting Children's Social-Emotional/Behavioral and Mental Health, Stable Financial Assistance to Families
Across the U.S., states and territories are embracing new approaches and proven strategies to support infant and early childhood mental health and foster social-emotional learning (SEL) among young children. This webpage includes a series of podcast episodes, guidebooks, research briefs, videos...
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La escuela tal vez esté cerrada por el verano, pero las necesidades de aprendizaje de su niño no se toman vacaciones. Los niños aprenden mejor cuando tienen oportunidades de adquirir habilidades y conocimientos en diferentes ambientes. Esto incluye los programas de verano y el tiempo que pasan...
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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...
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El verano es para el sol y la diversión, pero el aprendizaje de los niños es demasiado importante para tomarse vacaciones. En el verano, muchos niños en edad escolar pierden hasta tres meses de equivalencia a nivel de grado en matemáticas y lectura.1 Esto se conoce como retroceso de verano. Como...
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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, 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
