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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
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
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...
Resource Type: Tool
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
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...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Informing Child Care Consumers, Consumer Education Website
User Guide: Provider Cost of Quality Calculator

The User Guide for the Provider Cost of Quality Calculator (PCQC) provides information on using the PCQC – from the basics to the calculations.

This guide includes four general sections: 

  • Getting Started: The...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Financial Incentives for Quality Improvement, Cost of Quality for Providers
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
Systems Building Resource Guide: Capacity Building Self-Assessment Tool

This self-assessment tool aims to highlight capacities to improve your early childhood system. It can be useful in and around your organization, system, or any project you are launching. This tool allows any group or organization to identify strengths and challenges in planning and...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), ARP Act Supplemental Funding, Capacity Building
Relationship-Based Competencies to Support Family Engagement Series

Early childhood professionals need to engage families in positive, goal-oriented relationships. The Relationship-Based Competencies (RBCs) to Support Family Engagement Series upholds that goal. This series contains a set of four resources: an overview and three resources designed...
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Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and School Readiness, PFCE Framework/Family Engagement Outcomes, Relationship-Based Practice, Professional Development, Core Knowledge and Competencies (CKC), Relationship-Based Competencies, Reflective Supervision and Practice, Strategies and Tools
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...
Resource Type: Tool
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
Consumer Engagement: Using Social Media to Engage Families

Explore this resource to learn more about how to use social media to partner with families to support their children’s learning and development....
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers, Family Friendly Outreach, Supports and Services for Families