States must certify that all child care providers within the state will comply with the child abuse reporting requirements of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), which requires that states have “provisions or procedures for an individual to report known and suspected instances...
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Resources to be shared with families to reduce the access of young children to hazardous materials.
Safe Environments at Home
Tracking budgets is important to the success of a program or state initiative. One way to evaluate an initiative’s health is to track the difference between the original plan and what is actually happening. This gap is better known as variance, a comparison of the intended or budgeted amount and...
A state may use several types of taxes to generate revenue. A common type of tax is a sales tax, which is a consumption tax imposed by the government on the sale of goods and services. Several states have...
Improving Services for Children and Families through Integrated Cross-Sector Systems
Over the last few decades, there has been a steady increase in the number of policies and initiatives focused on meeting the needs of young children and their families. As a result, there is a dizzying...
The fourth part of PDCA is acting—using what has been learned (in the check phase and throughout); deciding what actions should be taken to improve, making needed modifications; adapting, adopting or abandoning particular aspects of the plan; revising the plan; and continuing the PDCA cycle....
According to the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center, the sources of state general revenue are income, sales, and other taxes; charges and fees; and transfers from the federal government. In 2016, state governments collected more than $1.9 trillion in general revenue....
Private resources and expertise can be leveraged to increase the quality and availability of programs and services provided to children from birth to age five. There are many ways to leverage private resources to support early childhood.
- Hawaii has leveraged private resources with...
The CCDBG Act requires states to establish standards for group sizes (differentiated by setting and child age),...
Lead Agencies must certify that there are in effect health and safety standards and training requirements applicable to providers serving children receiving CCDF services whether they are licensed or license-exempt. These health and safety requirements must
- be appropriate...