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National Resources about Family Child Care

National Resources about Family Child CareFamily child care (FCC) has many unique qualities that sets...
Resource Type: General Information
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education
Resource Guide: Starting and Operating a Child Care Business

Child care provides an opportunity to have an impact on the lives of children and their families. Starting and operating a child care business is both a personal and a business decision. Child care providers must take the right steps to ensure that their businesses are profitable and sustainable...
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), ARP Act Supplemental Funding, New Programs, Program Startup, Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers, Provider Information
Additional Resources – Consumer Education

consumer education checklist

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Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Management Practices, Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers, Promoting Children's Development, Infant and Toddler Development and Care
Setting Goals and Objectives in the Budget Process

Goals help improve the overall effectiveness of budget planning. Objectives are specific steps that are taken to reach goals. Defining goals and objectives to describe what will be financed is critical. Several states have developed plans that include goals and objectives (and results and...
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Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Family Engagement and Consumer Education
Supporting Family Engagement Implementation in Early Childhood and School-Age Child Care Settings

Explore this brief to learn about a set of resources designed to help build knowledge and strengthen practices for implementing family engagement. They may be used to support professional development for early childhood and school-age care and education professionals.

State, Territory,...
Resource Type: Brief
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Family Engagement and School Readiness, PFCE Framework/Family Engagement Outcomes, Relationship-Based Practice, School Readiness, Supports and Services for Families, Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness, Engaging Diverse Families, Father Engagement, Relationship-Based Practice, Professional Development, Relationship-Based Competencies
Communication Toolkit: Developing a Communications Plan

This toolkit was designed to help states, territories, and Tribes develop an effective...
Resource Type: Tool
Topic/Subtopic COVID-19, American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), Stabilization Grants, Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers
The Business of Family Child Care: Marketing

This webinar helps Family Child Care providers acquire the knowledge and confidence to better promote their business. It helps providers identify the strengths of their program,...
Resource Type: Webinar
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers, Consumer Education Website, Family Friendly Outreach, Provider Information
Tax Credits

Many types of tax credits exist. This section reviews personal income tax credits, business income tax credits, and investment and incentive tax credits.

Personal income tax credits are an amount of money that taxpayers may subtract from the amount of tax they owe the...
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, PDG Program Design, Equal Access to Child Care, Family Engagement and Consumer Education, PDG Program Design, Program Integrity and Accountability, Promoting Children's Development, Protecting Children's Health and Safety
Consumer Education Resources--ARCHIVED

Baby Girl with blocksConsumer Education is designed to help parents access information in order to make informed child care...
Resource Type: General Information
Topic/Subtopic Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Informing Child Care Consumers, Consumer Education Website, Outreach and Consumer Education
Evaluation Tools to Guide Outcome-Based Thinking and Decisionmaking

Over the past decade, “outcomes” has gone from a buzzword in the nonprofit, government, and foundation worlds to a full-fledged movement. As the outcomes movement and outcome-based decisionmaking have grown, many models and frameworks for applying this thinking have emerged.

Though...
Resource Type: Page
Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Equal Access to Child Care, Family Engagement and Consumer Education, PDG Program Design, Program Integrity and Accountability, Promoting Children's Development, Protecting Children's Health and Safety