The QRIS Resource Guide defines quality rating and improvement systems as “a systematic approach to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early and school-age care and education programs.”...
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The following links will take you to the digital versions of the guides. PDF versions are available on the landing page of each digital guide or through the ...
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The QRIS Resource Guide provides guidance for states as they explore key issues and consider decision points during the planning and implementation of a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS).
Access the QRIS Resource Guide at...
Resource Type: Resource Guide
The CCDF Plan is a key public document that describes how a Lead Agency will operate its program to meet CCDF regulatory requirements, and it is essential to OCC's oversight of CCDF implementation. Each section of the CCDF Plan is addressed in the guide, including highlights of what is important...
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Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Equal Access to Child Care, Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Leadership and Coordination, Professional Development, Program Integrity and Accountability, Promoting Children's Development, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Quality Improvement, Stable Financial Assistance to Families
On Thursday, March 29, 2018 the National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment (NCASE) hosted a webinar introducing a first ever series of national and state/territory data profiles with information about school-age children served through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). The...
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Topic/Subtopic Equal Access to Child Care, Quality Improvement
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has hit child care programs hard. CCDF lead agencies have an opportunity to help stabilize the child care market and to make certain that all families have access to all ECE services they need. This breakout is a high-level discussion of data-...
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has hit child care programs hard. CCDF lead agencies have an opportunity to help stabilize the child care market and to make certain that all families have access to all ECE services they need. This breakout involved a high-level discussion of...
Resource Type: National Meeting Resources Presentations
Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Data Collection and Evaluation, Data Systems
During the school year, children in both affluent and historically...
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There are several tools available to enhance The Fundamentals of CCDF Administration website. All of the tools have been recently updated to reflect the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) final...
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Topic/Subtopic Early Childhood Program Design and Management, Equal Access to Child Care, Family Engagement and Consumer Education, Leadership and Coordination, Professional Development, Program Integrity and Accountability, Promoting Children's Development, Protecting Children's Health and Safety, Quality Improvement, Stable Financial Assistance to Families
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