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Promising Practices for Out-of-School Time Licensing and License-Exempt Systems

Licensing is the foundation of efforts to improve program quality in the out-of-school-time field.  License requirements protect the basic health and safety of participating children and establish the professional development that is necessary for educators working in out-of-school-time...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Quality Improvement
License-Exempt Family Child Care

This resource outlines how to create a system that supports FCC license-exempt providers while holding them accountable. ...
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Management Practices, Family Child Care, Quality Improvement
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
Monitoring and Supporting License-Exempt Care: Case Studies

This issue brief shares the experiences of six States (AR, AZ, IN, ND, NM, and UT) that have begun to address the challenges of monitoring exempt care. In addition to describing their structures, the issue brief highlights their differences in needs, cultural diversity and compliance levels,...
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
License-Exempt Child Care Providers' Journey through the License-Exempt System

This handout uses a graphic to explain the impacting factors that affect whether providers enter and stay in the license-exempt system. It also shares supports that help providers stay in the license-exempt...
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Handouts
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement
Tribes and States Working Together: CCDF Coordination Requirements, Benefits, and Successful Models

This webinar was hosted by the National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development on July 25, 2017. The presentation provided an overview of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Final Rule regulations on coordination for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) CCDF grantees. It...
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, CCDF Governance and Leadership, Recruit, Engage, and Coordinate With Stakeholders, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Professional Development, Quality Improvement, Outreach and Consumer Education
Licensing/Virtual Licensing Visits

This peer-learning breakout allowed participants to discuss issues pertaining to licensing.
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
Topic/Subtopic Program Integrity and Accountability, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Quality Improvement
A Foundation for Quality Improvement Systems: State Licensing, Preschool, and QRIS

Program quality standards reflect the structure and practices of programs to provide safe, legal, and effective services to children. This document was developed to help inform States about current program quality standards found in licensing regulations, state-funded preschool program standards...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Licensing Administration, Quality Improvement, Program Quality Standards, Quality Assurance and Monitoring
Comparison of State Licensing and QRIS Standards for Infants and Toddlers in Child Care Centers: Family Engagement

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...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships, Promoting Children's Development, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Health and Safety Requirements and Standards, Quality Improvement, Program Quality Standards
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