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CCDF Tribal Lead Agency Fiscal Risk Assessment

The Tribal Lead Agency Fiscal Risk Assessment was developed for Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Tribal Lead Agency (TLA) administrators, fiscal and management officials, and other TLA leaders as a framework for reviewing how well policies and procedures meet the CCDF requirements in the...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, Program Integrity and Accountability, CCDF Data Management and Reporting, CCDF Prevention and Detection of Fraud, CCDF Program Integrity
A Fiscal Management Checklist for Partnerships

This checklist identifies key issues to be addressed regarding the fiscal aspects of projects in early care and education that involve multiple partners and funding sources.
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships, Promoting Children's Development
Strengthening State and Territory Infant/Toddler Child Care System Policies and Practices: Users’ Guide

This users’ guide accompanies Strengthening State and Territory Infant/Toddler Child Care System Policies and Practices: A Tool for Advancing Infant/Toddler Child Care Quality. It is based on feedback from the policy tool’s developers and initial users, and offers a...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Professional Development, Quality Improvement, Data Collection and Evaluation, System Planning and Implementation
A Guide to Support States and Territories’ Use of Child Care Licensing Data

States and Territories collect different types of data, including, for example, data captured by child care licensing and subsidy agencies and by quality rating and improvement systems. This guide focuses on one of these: administrative data related to child care licensing. Administrative...
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Topic/Subtopic Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Licensing Administration, Use of Technology and Data Systems
Consumer Education Websites: A Guide to Creating a Family-Friendly Experience

This guide offers research-based information that agencies and organizations can use to create or enhance a family-friendly consumer education website. If you are responsible for developing and posting content yourself or supporting staff who do, you can directly apply this information to your...
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Topic/Subtopic Informing Child Care Consumers, Consumer Education Website
Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework for Early Childhood Systems Series

The research-based Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework for Early Childhood Systems is a research-based guide. PFCE explores the relationships between parents and early childhood providers. The goal is to promote positive, enduring change for children, families, and...
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Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and School Readiness, PFCE Framework/Family Engagement Outcomes, Leadership and Coordination, Quality Improvement, System Planning and Implementation, Structure of Quality Improvement Systems
American Indian and Alaska Native Child Care and Development Fund Monitoring Toolkit

This toolkit supports AI/AN CCDF grantees with monitoring and enforcement systems. The toolkit includes the following components:

  • Three guides that outline the parts of a monitoring and enforcement system. These guides describe important skills, tools, and strategies needed for...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, CCDF Governance and Leadership
Digital Tools for Engaging Parents to Support Children’s Learning

In these guides created for early childhood professionals, explore digital tools designed to encourage parents to talk with their infants and children. Share these tools with parents, along with tips and information about talking with their young children. Parents’ early conversations with their...
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Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Family Engagement and School Readiness, School Readiness, Your Child's Readiness for School, Promoting Children's Development, Language Development
Developing a Staffed Family Child Care Network: A Technical Assistance Manual

This technical assistance manual provides key considerations and questions necessary to implement Family Child Care (FCC) networks. It will guide leaders who wish to support the FCC provider community with staffed networks. The first section of this manual explores adopting networks as a...
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Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), ARP Act Supplemental Funding, Quality Improvement, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement, System Planning and Implementation
Ensuring a Statistically Valid and Reliable Market Rate Survey

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Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Assessing Market Rates and Child Care Costs, Alternative Methodologies, Market Rate Surveys, Payment Practices, Generally Accepted Payment Practices, Sliding Fee Scale Structure, Setting Payment Rates, Determining Equal Access