- Consumer Education Resources: This web page lists all the federal resources on consumer education. These resources can provide guidance to states and territories as they develop and implement effective consumer education...
Consumer Education is designed to help parents access information in order to make informed child care...
The Foundations for Quality series is a collection of resources designed to support states, territories, and tribes and others responsible for consumer education and engagement in developing and implementing effective, family-friendly consumer education and engagement strategies.
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State, Territory, and Tribal child care administrators and others may use this resource to support consumer education and family engagement. Explore the strategies to promote consumer engagement in line with the vision presented in Consumer Engagement: Orientation for Early Childhood and School-...
This issue brief provides examples and brief descriptions of state Web sites that effectively direct families to specific support services and other supplemental resources. It includes an overview of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (CCDBG Act of 2014) requirements specific...
As a companion to the state-level consumer education information, a national website, ChildCare.gov, provides information to parents to help them...
This issue brief focuses on how to support families in choosing quality care and understanding a QRIS. Innovative state examples describe various ways to inform parents about what to look for when searching for child care, including guidebooks, checklists, videos, and public awareness campaigns...
Lead Agencies must ensure that all consumer and provider education materials provide the widest possible access to services for families who speak languages other than English and for families with disabilities. The CCDF final rule requires states to include a description of how the Lead Agency...
Explore this resource to learn more about how to use social media to partner with families to support their children’s learning and development....
This video, which is also a part of the School-Age Consumer Education Toolkit, shows the importance of afterschool and summer care for families. Telling the story of school-age child care through data and details about the experiences of children served through federal subsidies presents a...