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User Guide: Provider Cost of Quality Calculator

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...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Financial Incentives for Quality Improvement, Cost of Quality for Providers
Out-of-School Time Professional Development System Building Toolkit

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)...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), ARP Act Supplemental Funding, Professional Development, Quality Improvement
Family Outreach Series—Strategies for Outreach to Families Living in Rural or Remote Areas

Effective outreach promotes families’ awareness of, access to, and use of early childhood care and education and comprehensive services. States, territories, tribes, and their partners can use this resource to learn the six, research-informed strategies for outreach to families living in remote...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers, Family Friendly Outreach, Supports and Services for Families, Relationship-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, System Planning and Implementation, Outreach and Participation, Outreach and Consumer Education, Expanding Participation in QRIS, Outreach to Diverse Populations
Family Outreach Series—Strategies for Outreach to Families with Limited English Proficiency

Effective outreach promotes families' awareness of, access to, and use of early childhood care and education and comprehensive services.  States,...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers, Family Friendly Outreach, Supports and Services for Families, Relationship-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, System Planning and Implementation, Outreach and Participation, Outreach and Consumer Education
Infant/Toddler Child Care System Policies and Practices: A Tool for Strengthening Infant/Toddler Care Quality

This tool is designed to support State child care leaders and I/T stakeholders as they assess, prioritize, plan, implement, and evaluate State policies to strengthen the quality of child care services that infants, toddlers, and their families receive. The tool also aims to assist I/T child care...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Professional Development Systems, Quality Improvement, Data Collection and Evaluation, System Planning and Implementation