Caring for Our Children Basics (CFOCB) outlines the minimum health and safety standards for child care. Use of CFOCB is voluntary but it will be a useful resource for states and other entities. This tool provides a simple format to compare current early childhood programs against the recommended...
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This brief describes licensing requirements for family child care homes in 2020 and identifies trends from previous years of data collection. The data in this brief were collected from state child care licensing regulations by the National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance from...
This brief describes licensing requirements and policies for family child care homes in 2017 and identifies trends from previous years of data collection. The data in this brief was collected from state child care licensing regulations by the National Center on Early Childhood ...
The National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance has conducted a large-scale research study of child care licensing provider and facility requirements every three years since 2005. The current study looks at licensing requirements for child care centers, family child care homes, and...
This page provides resources that can be shared with families to support caregiving strategies to reduce the risk of abusive head trauma.
This interactive webinar focused on the effect of trauma on children’s learning. It addressed...
The 2011 Child Care Licensing Study looked at licensing requirements for child care centers, family child care homes, and group child care homes and licensing agency policies in all 50 states, and the District of Columbia. These research briefs describe changes in licensing requirements and...
The 2014 Child Care Licensing Study looked at licensing requirements for child care centers, family child care homes, and group child care homes and licensing agency policies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories for 2014. These research briefs describe changes in...
The National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, in partnership with the National Association for Regulatory Administration, has conducted a large-scale research study of child care licensing provider and facility requirements and licensing agency policies every three years since 2005....
Resources for the identification and elimination of hazardous materials in child care programs.
Program Safety
Animals in Schools and Daycares
Class pets can spread germs in a...