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Designing Family-Friendly Consumer Education on Child Care

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...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers, Consumer Education Website, Family Friendly Outreach, Provider Information, Quality Improvement, Outreach and Consumer Education, Provider and Quality Information
Consumer Education: Online Inspection Reports Webinar--ARCHIVED

This PowerPoint presentation, used for regional Webinars, describes the requirements for consumer education Web sites and online inspection reports under the CCDBG Act of 2014.
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Monitoring and Enforcement, Quality Improvement, Outreach and Consumer Education
Facilitating Compliance with State Standards

Lead Agencies may be asked the following with regard to compliance with state standards:

  1. 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
QRIS Elements

A quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) is a systemic approach to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early and school-age care and education programs. QRIS are composed of five common elements: (1) standards; (2) accountability measures; (3) program and practitioner...
Resource Type: Information Product
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance and Monitoring, System Planning and Implementation
Implementing Child Care Resource and Referral Call Centers Webinar

    The Implementing Child Care Resource and Referral Call Centers Webinar explores the Implementing Child Care Resource and Referral Call Centers Resource Series...
    Resource Type: Webinar
    Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers, Quality Improvement, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement, Operation of a CCR&R
    Quick Facts: State/Territory Coordination Activities to Support CCDF Services

    Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies are encouraged to coordinate the delivery of child care, early childhood, and school-age services. All CCDF Lead Agencies are required to coordinate with representatives of local government; agencies responsible for...
    Resource Type: Fact Sheet
    Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Leadership and Coordination, CCDF Governance and Leadership, Quality Improvement, Outreach and Consumer Education
    Other Quality Improvement Activities

    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
    Key Elements for Quality Improvement

    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
    Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Program Quality Standards, Application of Standards, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement, Professional Development, System Planning and Implementation, Outreach and Participation, Structure of Quality Improvement Systems
    Program Standards

    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
    2015 STAM Meeting--ARCHIVED

    This page features presentations and resources from the 2015 State and Territory Administrators Meeting: Strategies and Partnerships for a New Era in Child Care.
    Resource Type: Regional Meeting Resources Presentations
    Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Quality Improvement