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Early Child Care and Education: State and Territory Governance Structures

Federal, State, and Territory governments have engaged in numerous efforts to create a more cohesive early care and education system for children and families. This has resulted in States and Territories creating different governance structures to meet the unique needs of their populations. This...
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Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, CCDF Governance and Leadership
Early Childhood Education Apprenticeships: The Why, What, and How

This brief provides an overview of ECE apprenticeships and their components. It also offers...
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Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, Recruit, Engage, and Coordinate With Stakeholders, CCR&R Agencies, Professional Development, Career Pathways, Infant/Toddler Workforce
Early Care and Education: State Governance Structures in States with State-Operated and County-Administered CCDF

The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program is state-operated and county-administered in 12 States: CA, CO, GA, MN, NC, ND, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, WI; and the District of Columbia. This table lists the administering agencies for key early care and education functions—child care subsidy,...
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Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, CCDF Governance and Leadership
Helping Children Recover from Exposure to Trauma: Resources for Child Care Providers and Parents

Early care and education can play an important role in helping children overcome traumatic events. Child care providers and educators may be the first to recognize signs of distress in children and may have the resources to refer them for specialized help. This document provides links to...
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Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, Emergency Preparedness
Federal and State Funding for Child Care and Early Learning

Early childhood professionals (such as child care providers, teachers, consultants) receive federal and state funding to provide a variety of services to children in low-income working families. Federal and state funding for early childhood services are available through a complex maze of...
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Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, CCDF Governance and Leadership, System Financing
Pre-Kindergarten and Child Care Coordination Initiatives

High-quality prekindergarten programs serve as building blocks for children’s education and help prepare young children for school. In some States, these programs have eligibility restrictions (e.g., income requirements or at-risk factors) to serve the most vulnerable and in-need...
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Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, CCDF Governance and Leadership, Recruit, Engage, and Coordinate With Stakeholders
Strengthening Systems and Supports to Build Positive Social-Emotional Climates in Out-of-School Time

From December 2018 through May 2019, the National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment facilitated a peer learning group (PLG) on social-emotional learning (SEL) in out-of-school time for 10 state teams.

This brief, Strengthening Systems and Supports to Build Positive Social-...
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Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, Promoting Children's Development
State Profiles of Successful Public Private Partnerships

In States and communities throughout the country, public-private partnerships are flourishing. These partnerships focus on shared goals that bring together the public sector (federal, state, local, and tribal officials or agencies) with the private sector (families, employers, philanthropies,...
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Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, Recruit, Engage, and Coordinate With Stakeholders, System Financing
What is a Public Private Partnership and Why Do They Matter?

These resources provide state and territory policymakers with information about public-private partnerships for early learning, including why partnerships are consequential to different constituencies.
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Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, Recruit, Engage, and Coordinate With Stakeholders, System Financing
National Overview of CCDF Services Administration and Governance

Several factors influence the administration and implementation of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) services, including the existing programmatic and governance structure of the CCDF Lead Agency and other early childhood services. The following is information about the overall...
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Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, CCDF Governance and Leadership