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Addressing the Decreasing Number of Family Child Care Providers in the United States

Action is needed to ensure that family child care remains a strong, healthy component of the early childhood education system. This brief examines the reasons family child care homes close and offers information...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Payment Practices, Quality Improvement, Cost of Quality for Providers, Program Quality Standards, Family Child Care, Outreach and Consumer Education, Provider and Quality Information
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
Resources about Supports and Systems for Improving the Quality of Family Child Care

Given the growing recognition of family child care as a significant sector of the early care and education field, there is a need for understanding effective quality improvement approaches that encourage provider participation in regulatory systems and quality improvement initiatives...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
Engaging Family Child Care Providers in Quality Improvement Systems

This brief is a resource for local, regional, and state stakeholders invested in engaging family child care (FCC) and family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) providers in quality improvement initiatives and supporting this sector of the early childhood professional community.

This paper...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
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
Staffed Family Child Care Networks: A Research-Informed Strategy for Supporting High-Quality Family Child Care

This brief includes a description of family child care (FCC) networks. It also outlines a well-informed strategy for supporting high-quality family child care:

  • Addresses the support a staff FCC network can provide
  • Outlines the essential elements of an effective network...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), ARP Act Supplemental Funding, Quality Improvement, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement
Building Relationships with Families of Children with Special Needs: Relationships with Families.

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
Topic/Subtopic Professional Development, Core Knowledge and Competencies (CKC), Professional Development Systems, Promoting Children's Development
Research Brief #2: Trends in Family Child Care Home Licensing Requirements and Policies for 2011

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
Topic/Subtopic Professional Development, Core Knowledge and Competencies (CKC), Professional Development Systems, Promoting Children's Development
Using Grants and Contracts to Build the Supply of Infant and Toddler Care for Families Experiencing Homelessness

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
Topic/Subtopic Professional Development, Core Knowledge and Competencies (CKC), Promoting Children's Development
Professional Development for Child Care Licensors

The purpose of this document is to provide a framework that can be used by state, territory and tribal licensing administrators, managers, and trainers in creating professional development opportunities for child care licensing inspectors or licensors. Having a well-designed professional...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Licensing Administration, Qualifications and Training of Monitoring Staff