Successfully supporting better care for infants and toddlers in early care and education programs usually require states and territories to carefully examine their existing policies and practices in order to identify successes or gaps in services. Creating an action plan will help stakeholders...
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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...
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In this report, The Institute of Medicine and National Research Council provides recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals who work with children from birth through age 8. It includes recommendations at the...
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Download the article, Orientation to Policy Tool.
Article – Orientation to Policy Tool...
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This tool is designed to support state child care leaders and infant/toddler stakeholders as they assess, prioritize, plan, implement, and evaluate state policies in order to strengthen the quality of child care services infants, toddlers, and their families receive. The tool also aims to assist...
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The Office of Child Care’s (OCC) National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, in partnership with...
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This concurrent session was presented during the Office of Child Care’s 2019 Tribal Management Institute.
In this session, participants strengthened their foundational knowledge and practices in training and professional development. Through activities and discussion, participants gained...
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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 programs...
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Topic/Subtopic Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Quality Improvement
Text4Teachers supports Head Start and Early Head Start teachers, staff, and others who care for and teach young children in center-based and family child care settings. Sign up to receive two free text messages per month with information, tips, research, and resources to strengthen and support...
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