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...
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A primary goal of the Office of Child Care is to help early childhood programs support children's healthy growth and development. This goal becomes especially important in the event of a major disaster or emergency, as children are among our most vulnerable populations. Child care can be a...
Resource Type: General Information
Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, Emergency Preparedness
The Guide to Effective Consultation is a collaborative effort of ACF Region I Workgroups composed of representatives from all six New England States, national technical assistance providers and staff from the Region I Office of Child Care and Office of Head Start. This guide defines the core...
Resource Type: Technical Assistance Manual
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 populations....
Resource Type: Information Product
This brief describes the choices families make when selecting school-age care, and provides research on how families make these decisions. It is the second brief in a three-part series on school-age quality.
Resource Type: Information Product
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
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 Business...
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
The Infant Toddler Consultant Self-Assessment Tool (Self-Assessment Tool) is designed for consultants from all disciplines (health, mental health, education, social services, etc.) who work in any setting that provides services to infants, toddlers, and their families, or who provide support to...
Resource Type: Resource Guide
The attached resource was presented as part of the "Leading Change" sessions at the 2015 State and Territory Administrator's Meeting:
- Supporting Authentic Family Engagement
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
Child care facility lockdown licensing regulations, requirements, definitions, and procedures vary from State to State. States also vary in the trainings they offer programs regarding child care facility lockdowns and emergency preparedness.
This document provides examples of licensing...
Resource Type: Information Product
Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, Emergency Preparedness
