This brief provides research-based information to support state agency staff as they design and implement consumer education websites and other resources, such as quality rating and improvement systems. Consumer education efforts are undergoing revisions in response to provisions in the Child...
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Lead Agencies may be asked the following with regard to compliance with state standards:
- What activities does your state fund with CCDF quality funds to facilitate child care providers’ compliance with state health and safety requirements? These requirements may be related to ...
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Data Collection and Evaluation, Financial Incentives for Quality Improvement, Tiered CCDF Payment Tied to Quality, Outreach and Consumer Education, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance and Monitoring, System Planning and Implementation, Provider and Quality Information
Other quality improvement activities can be implemented that improve the quality of child care services provided, so long as outcomes related to the improvement of provider preparedness, child safety, child well-being, or entry to kindergarten can be measured. These additional activities may...
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Data Collection and Evaluation, System Evaluation, Validation, and Review, Financial Incentives for Quality Improvement, Outreach and Consumer Education, Program Quality Standards, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance and Monitoring, System Planning and Implementation
States are involved in various activities to improve the availability and quality of early and school-age care and education programs. Most often these activities are supported by quality set-aside funds from the CCDF. States increasingly use CCDF funds to create quality improvement initiatives...
Resource Type: Page
Standards are agreed-upon markers of quality established in areas critical to effective programming and child outcomes. Standards create a common definition of quality for child care providers, policymakers, and the general public and can be used as a consumer education tool for parents. Program...
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Data Collection and Evaluation, System Evaluation, Validation, and Review, Financial Incentives for Quality Improvement, Program Quality Standards, Application of Standards, Content of Quality Standards, Quality Assurance and Monitoring, Program Quality Assessment Tools
A Lead Agency may expend funds to establish, expand, or maintain a statewide system of CCR&R services. It can be coordinated, to the extent determined appropriate by the Lead Agency, by a statewide public or private non-profit, community-based, or regionally based lead child care resource...
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Data Collection and Evaluation, Data Systems, System Evaluation, Validation, and Review, Financial Incentives for Quality Improvement, Practitioner Incentives, Program Quality Bonuses/Awards, Tiered CCDF Payment Tied to Quality, Outreach and Consumer Education, Expanding Participation in QRIS, Outreach to Diverse Populations, Provider and Quality Information, Program Quality Standards, Application of Standards, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement, Operation of a CCR&R, Professional Development, TA, Consultation, Mentoring, and Coaching, System Planning and Implementation, Outreach and Participation, Provider and Quality Information
The QRIS Resource Guide defines quality rating and improvement systems as “a systematic approach to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early and school-age care and education programs.”...
Resource Type: Page
On March 24, 2022, the National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment hosted “Summer: The Great Equalizer” webinar to highlight the importance...
Resource Type: Webinar
The CCDBG Act and CCDF final rule require states to fund at least one of the following 10 quality activities that will improve the quality of child care services provided in the state. In the CCDF Plan, Lead Agencies indicate which of the following quality improvement activities their state will...
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Supply Building Strategies, Professional Development, Training and Professional Development Requirements, Promoting Children's Development, Early Learning and Development Standards, Infant and Toddler Development and Care, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Health and Safety Requirements and Standards, Monitoring and Enforcement, Monitoring for Compliance, Quality Improvement, Program Quality Standards, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement, Operation of a CCR&R, Quality Assurance and Monitoring, System Evaluation, Validation, and Review
Providing high-quality, age-appropriate care for infants and toddlers can be accomplished in a number of ways:
- Providing child care providers with specialized training and professional development on developmentally appropriate services, as well as coaching and technical assistance...
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