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Caring for Our Children Basics (CFOCB)1 represents the minimum health and safety standards experts believe should be in place where children are cared for outside their own homes, whether in a home-based program or center-based facility. It does not, however, represent all standards that should...
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This webinar, held on September 28, 2016, examines trends in family child care (FCC), as well as strategies for tailoring training and technical assistance to the FCC provider. It also provides information about States' recruiting and retention policies and shares resources to support FCC...
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic Promoting Children's Development
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Resource Type: Page
Family members have important information about their own children, and this information is valuable to anyone involved in a child’s care. Parents and guardians have a special understanding of their children’s unique qualities and characteristics, such as temperament, strengths, and interests....
Resource Type: Brief
The purpose of this research brief is to report on the licensing requirements and policies of family child care home licensing for all 50 States and the District of Columbia. Using data compiled from state child care licensing regulations and the results of the National...
Resource Type: Brief
The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Final Rule provide incentive and opportunity to expand high-quality child care options for infants and toddlers from families experiencing homelessness.
Resource Type: Brief
This document has been developed to help inform States about current program quality standards about family involvement in the classroom/program, family communication, and education, and family support and resources for the care of infants and toddlers in center-based settings. Two types of...
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The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Final Rule provide incentive and opportunity to enhance the provision of infant–early childhood mental health (I-ECMH) services by requiring that infant and toddler care teachers receive...
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This brief shares findings from a series of focus groups with family child care providers supporting mixed-age groups of...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Promoting Children's Development, Learning Environments
The following questions can help you build relationships with children and families and learn about families’ different cultures. Asking these questions as soon as the child enrolls in your program can help you to practice culturally sensitive care.
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