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Increasing Quality in Early Care and Education Programs: Effects on Expenses and Revenues

The Provider Cost of Quality Calculator (PCQC) is an easy-to-use, dynamic Web-based tool from the Office of Child Care’s (OCC) National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement (NCCCQI), available for use by state and territory policymakers to help them understand the costs associated with high-...
Resource Type: Information Product
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, System Planning and Implementation
A Foundation for Quality Improvement Systems: State Licensing, Preschool, and QRIS

Program quality standards reflect the structure and practices of programs to provide safe, legal, and effective services to children. This document was developed to help inform States about current program quality standards found in licensing regulations, state-funded preschool program standards...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Licensing Administration, Quality Improvement, Program Quality Standards, Quality Assurance and Monitoring
Strengthening the Business Practice of Child Care Centers and Homes: STAM 2015

The attached resources were presented as part of the "Building a Child Care Infrastructure" sessions at the 2015 State and Territory Administrator's Meeting:

  • Strengthening the Business Practices of Child Care Centers and Homes
  • Delivering Quality: Strengthening the...
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
Topic/Subtopic Professional Development, Quality Improvement, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
Arkansas Toolkit Supports Provider’s Success

On the Arkansas Better Beginnings’ user-friendly Web site (http://www.arbetterbeginnings.com/providers-teachers/providers), providers can access checklists, applications, toolkits and...
Resource Type: General Information
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement
Rural Child Care: Building Supply and Support for High Quality - STAM 2015

The attached resources were presented as part of the "Increasing Access and Building Supply" sessions at the 2015 State and Territory Administrator's Meeting:

  • Rural Child Care: Building Supply and Support for High Quality
  • Rural Child Care: Building Supply and Support for...
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Financial Incentives for Quality Improvement, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement, System Planning and Implementation, Outreach and Consumer Education
Using Public-Private Partnerships to Drive Early Childhood, Policy, Financing, and Practice: STAM 2015

The attached resource was presented as part of the "Leading Change" sessions at the 2015 State and Territory Administrator's Meeting:

  • Help Make Every Child One of Pennsylvania's Top Priorities
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, Recruit, Engage, and Coordinate With Stakeholders, Quality Improvement
State Policies that Support Business Practices of Child Care Providers

This brief provides an overview of strategies that States and Territories can employ to promote and strengthen business practices and leadership in early childhood settings. This resource, which draws on state examples, is divided into four key sections: Licensing; Quality Rating and Improvement...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
Supporting License-Exempt Family Child Care

This issue brief aims to assist CCDF Administrators and their partners in their work to support license-exempt family child care (FCC) homes. In addressing the unique needs of exempt FCC homes, States and Territories can better support the children in their care and their families. This brief is...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Health and Safety Requirements and Standards, Monitoring and Enforcement, Quality Improvement, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
Understanding the Potential of the Provider Cost of Quality Calculator

This PowerPoint Presentation was presented as part of the Understanding the Potential of the Provider Cost of Quality Calculator National Webinar conducted in March 2015.
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, System Planning and Implementation
Monitoring and Supporting License-Exempt Care: Case Studies

This issue brief shares the experiences of six States (AR, AZ, IN, ND, NM, and UT) that have begun to address the challenges of monitoring exempt care. In addition to describing their structures, the issue brief highlights their differences in needs, cultural diversity and compliance levels,...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Health and Safety Requirements and Standards, Monitoring and Enforcement, Quality Improvement, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement