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After School
Child Care Arrangements
Child Care as a Business
Child Development
Children with Disabilities
Early Childhood Education Systems
Early Learning Guidelines
Facilities
Family and Work
Federal Policy
Financing
Head Start
Health and Safety

Infant and Toddler
Legislation and Funding
Licensing Regulations
Literacy
Microenterprise (Small Business)
Partnerships
Quality
Quality Rating Systems
Related Federal Programs
School Readiness
State Initiatives
Subsidy Administration
Workforce and Professional Development

After School

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • After School
• The Afterschool Investments Project
• School-Age Care and Positive Youth Development Resources
  (HTML | PDF 178K)

• School Age Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 2
  (HTML)
• School-age Children's Out-of-School Time: Expanding Opportunities Child Care Bulletin Issue 23
  (HTML | PDF 1.11M)

Child Care Arrangements

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Faith Based Child Care
  • Family and Work
  • Family Child Care
  • Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care
• Child Care During Nontraditional Hours
  (HTML | PDF 118K)
• Child Care in Rural Communities
  (HTML | PDF 112K)
• Child Care Terminology
  (HTML | PDF 65K)
• Children Home Alone And Babysitter Age Guidelines
  (HTML | PDF 117K)
• Faith-based Child Care: Resources and Organizations
  (HTML | PDF 64K)
• Family Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 8
  (HTML)
• Foro de liderazgo nacional sobre temas de cuidado del niño en la comunidad hispana Spanish : Child Care Bulletin #24:
  (HTML | PDF 767KB)
• International Organizations that Support Children’s Healthy Development
  (HTML | PDF 54K)

• National Leadership Forum on Child Care Issues of the Hispanic Community Child Care Bulletin Issue 24
  (HTML | PDF 401KB)
• National Leadership Forum on Child Care Resource and Referral Child Care Bulletin Issue 22
  (HTML)
• Promoting Family – Centered Child Care
  (HTML)
• Research On Head Start And Early Head Start
  (HTML | PDF 131K)
• Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care: National Initiatives and Resources
  (HTML | PDF 70K)
• School-Age Care and Positive Youth Development Resources
  (HTML | PDF 178K)
• State Initiatives and Resources to Support School Readiness/Prekindergarten
  (HTML | PDF 175K)
• Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten
  (HTML | PDF 76K)
• Tribal Child Care
  (HTML | PDF 177K)

Child Care as a Business

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Child Care Safety
  • Economic Impact of Child Care
  • Family Child Care
• Economic Analysis of the Early Care and Education Sector
  (HTML | PDF 122K)
• Employer-Supported Child Care
  (HTML | PDF 91K )
• Foundations Supporting Early Childhood Care and Education
  (HTML | PDF 187K)
• Funding Opportunities for Child Care
  (HTML | PDF 1,923K)

• Fundraising, Grants, and Grant Writing
  (HTML | PDF 55K)
• Innovations in Child Care Consumer Education Child Care Bulletin Issue 14
  (HTML)
• State Child Care Market Rate Surveys (MRS)
  (HTML | PDF 73K)
• Starting a Child Care Center
  (HTML | PDF 125K )
• Starting a Family Child Care Program
  (HTML | PDF 110K)

Related Topic

• Microenterprise (Small Business)

Child Development

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Brain Development
  • Mental Health
  • Social Emotional Development
• Behavior Management/Guidance
  (HTML | PDF 87K)
• Brain Development Research
  (HTML | PDF 101K)
• Child Development Resources for Parents and Providers
  (HTML | PDF 90K)
• Curricula/Teaching Approaches for Early Care and Education
  (HTML | PDF 136K)

• The Effects of Quality Child Care on Young Children
  (HTML | PDF 219K)
• Helping Children Cope with Terrorism and War
  (HTML | PDF 56K)
• Infant and Toddler Child Care
  (HTML | PDF 169K )
• International Organizations that Support Children’s Healthy Development
  (HTML | PDF 54K)
• Mental Health Needs of Young Children
  (HTML | PDF 220K)
• Promoting Mental Health Through Child Care and Mental Health Linkages Child Care Bulletin Issue 25
  (HTML | PDF 512KB)
• School-Age Care and Positive Youth Development Resources
  (HTML | PDF 178K)

Children with Disabilities

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Children With Disabilities
  • Inclusion
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Care
• Including Children With Disabilities in Child Care
  (HTML | PDF 209K)

• Inclusive Child Care – Quality Child Care for All Children Child Care Bulletin Issue 21
  (HTML)
• Parents of Children with Special Needs
  (HTML | PDF 71K)
• Recursos para los padres de niños con necesidades especiales
  (HTML | PDF 72K)
• Serving Children with Disabilities in Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 5
  (HTML)

Early Childhood Education Systems

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Subsidy Administration
• Child Care Financing Child Care Bulletin Issue 10
  (HTML)
• Data on Federal Funding for Early Care and Education by State
  (HTML | PDF 64K)
• Federal and State Funding for Early Care and Education
  (HTML | PDF 84K)
• Early Child Care and Education: State Governance Structure
  (HTML | PDF 404K)

• Economic Analysis of the Early Care and Education Sector
  (HTML | PDF 122K)
• Financing the Early Care and Education System
  (HTML | PDF 133K)
• Financing Early Care and Education: Local Initiatives
  (HTML | PDF 85K)
• Public/Private Partnerships in Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 6
  (HTML)
• Tax Incentives for Employers to Support Child Care Tax
  (HTML | PDF 124K)

Early Learning Guidelines

• Child Care Bureau Good Start, Grow Smart Materials
  (HTML)

Facilities

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Facilities
• Designing Child Care Facilities
  (HTML | PDF 92K)

• Playgrounds And Playground Safety
  (HTML | PDF 1MB)
• Tribal Child Care Facilities: A Guide to Construction and Renovation
  (HTML)

Family and Work

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Family and Work
  • Father Involvement/Marriage
• Child Care During Nontraditional Hours
  (HTML | PDF 101K)
• Child Care Tax Credits for Families
  (HTML | PDF 96K)
• Children Home Alone And Babysitter Age Guidelines
  (HTML | PDF 117K)
• Employer-Supported Child Care
  (HTML | PDF 91K)
• Family Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 8
  (HTML)

• Father Involvement in the Lives of their Children
  (HTML | PDF 151K)
• Marriage and Welfare Reform
  (HTML | PDF 99K)
• Parent Involvement and Family Support Child Care Bulletin Issue 4
  (HTML)
• Promoting Responsible Fatherhood through Child Care
  (HTML | PDF 1.38MB)
• Reauthorization of TANF and Child Care
  (HTML)
• Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care: State and Local Strategies
  (HTML | PDF 239K)
• Tax Incentives for Employers to Support Child Care Tax
  (HTML | PDF 124K)

Federal Policy

• CCDF Law
• Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Final Regulation
• State and Territory CCDF Funding Allocations
• Current Policy Instructions/Guidance for States/Territories
• Good Start, Grow Smart: The Bush Administration's Early Childhood Initiative

• HHS Poverty Guidelines
• Reporting Requirements for CCDF Grantees Technical Bulletins
• Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2002 and Fiscal Year 2003
• Improper Payments in the Child Care Program

Financing

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Financing Strategies
• Child Care Financing Child Care Bulletin Issue 10
  (HTML)
• Child Care Tax Credits for Families
  (HTML | PDF 96K)
• Data on Federal Funding for Early Care and Education by State
  (HTML | PDF 64K)
• Federal and State Funding for Early Care and Education
  (HTML | PDF 84K)
• Financial Assistance for Early Childhood Educators
  (HTML | PDF 74K)
• Financing the Early Care and Education System
  (HTML | PDF 133K)
• Financing Early Care and Education: Local Initiatives
  (HTML | PDF 85K)

• Foundations Supporting Early Childhood Care and Education
  (HTML | PDF 187K)
• Funding Opportunities for Child Care
  (HTML)
• Fundraising, Grants, and Grant Writing
  (HTML | PDF 55K)
• State Child Care Market Rate Surveys (MRS)
  (HTML | PDF 73K)
• Tax Incentives for Employers to Support Child Care Tax
  (HTML | PDF 124K)

Related Topic

• Microenterprise (Small Business)

Head Start

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Head Start
• Child Support, Child Care and Head Start Collaboration: Innovations & Ideas (PDF)
• Child Care Bureau Good Start, Grow Smart Materials
  (HTML)
• Head Start Bureau

• Head Start Information & Publication Center (HSIPC)
• National Head Start Association
• PACT
  (HTML)
• Research On Head Start And Early Head Start
  (HTML | PDF 155K)

Health and Safety

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Child Care Safety
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Mental Health
• Childhood Obesity Prevention
  (HTML | PDF 111K)
• Children Home Alone And Babysitter Age Guidelines
  (HTML | PDF 117K)
• Early Childhood Nutrition Resources
  (HTML | PDF 80K)
• A Healthier Outlook for Our Children Child Care Bulletin Issue 30
  (HTML | PDF 2.7M)
• Mental Health Needs of Young Children
  (HTML | PDF 220K)

• Health and Safety Child Care Bulletin Issue 1
  (HTML)
• Healthy Child Care America
  (HTML)
• Helping Children Cope with Terrorism and War
  (HTML | PDF 56K)
• A Snapshot of Trends in Child Care Licensing Regulations Child Care Bulletin Issue 28
  (HTML | PDF 2.32M)
• Un vistazo a las tendencias en los reglamentos de licenciamiento del cuidado infantil Child Care Bulletin Issue 28
  (HTML | PDF 1.04M)

Infant and Toddler

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Brain Development
  • Infant Toddler Child Care
  • Social Emotional Development
• Brain Development Research
  (HTML | PDF 101K)
• The Building Blocks of Care
  Child Care Bulletin Issue 31
  (PDF 1.4MB)
• Center on Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
• Curricula/Teaching Approaches for Early Care and Education
  (HTML | PDF 136K)
• The Effects of Quality Child Care on Young Children
  (HTML | PDF 219K)

• Infant and Toddler Child Care
  (HTML | PDF 169K )
• Early Childhood Nutrition Resources
  (HTML | PDF 80K)
• Infants and Toddlers in Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 7 (HTML)
• National Infant and Toddler Child Care Initiative
• Research-to-Policy Connections Briefs on Infant and Toddler Child Care from Research Connections
• State Profiles of Infant and Toddler Care
  (HTML)
• Searchable Database of Infant and Toddler Initiatives

Legislation and Funding

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
• Legislation and Funding
• About the Child Care and Development Fund
• Child Care Financing Child Care Bulletin Issue 10
  (HTML)
• Child Care Tax Credits for Families
  (HTML | PDF 96K)
• Data on Federal Funding for Early Care and Education by State
  (HTML | PDF 64K)
• Federal and State Funding for Early Care and Education
  (HTML | PDF 84K)

• Economic Analysis of the Early Care and Education Sector
  (HTML | PDF 122K)
• Funding Opportunities for Child Care
  (HTML)
• Reauthorization of TANF and Child Care
  (HTML)
• Tax Incentives for Employers to Support Child Care Tax
  (HTML | PDF 124K)
• Quality Rating Systems in Statute
  (HTML | PDF 80K)

Licensing Regulations

• Final Report and State Data from The 2005 Child Care Licensing Study by the National Association for Regulatory Administration (NARA) and NCCIC  
• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Licensing Regulations
• Child Care Licensing and Regulation: A Key Topic Resource List by Child Care & Early Education Research Connections 
• Center Child Care Licensing Regulations:
  Child:Staff Ratios and Maximum Group Size Requirements
  (HTML | PDF 477K)
• Center Child Care Licensing Requirements:
  Minimum Early Childhood Education (ECE) Preservice Qualifications, Administrative, and Annual Ongoing Training Hours for Directors
  (HTML | PDF 2403K)
• Center Child Care Licensing Requirements: Minimum Early Childhood Education (ECE) Preservice Qualifications and Annual Ongoing Training Hours for Teachers and Master Teachers
  (HTML | PDF 168K)

• Child Care Licensing Requirements: Minimum Early Childhood Education (ECE) Preservice Qualifications, Orientation/Initial Licensure, and Annual Ongoing Training Hours for Family Child Care Providers
  (HTML | PDF 175K)
• Definition of Licensed Family Child Care Homes
  (HTML | PDF 327K)
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Care
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
• A Snapshot of Trends in Child Care Licensing Regulations Child Care Bulletin Issue 28-Winter 2003
  (HTML | PDF 2.32M)
• Threshold of Licensed Family Child Care
  (HTML | PDF 59K)

Literacy

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • English Language Learning
  • Literacy
  • School Readiness
• Book Distribution Programs to Support Early Literacy
  (HTML | PDF 81K)
• Book Lists for Children's Literature
  (HTML | PDF 80K)
• La conexión entre el cuidado infantil y la alfabetización temprana: La formación del fundamento del éxito: Child Care Bulletin #27:
  (HTML | PDF 470K) (Linking Child Care and Early Literacy: Building the Foundation for Success)
• Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching
  (HTML | PDF 83K)
• Definitions of Literacy Terms
  (HTML | PDF 58K)
• Early Childhood Literacy Resources for Policy-Makers and Early Childhood Instructors
  (HTML | PDF 110K)
• Early Language and Literacy Observation and Assessment Tools
  (HTML | PDF 132K)
• English Language Learners (ELLs) and Literacy Development
  (HTML | PDF 84K)

• Linking Child Care and Early Literacy: Building the Foundation for Success Child Care Bulletin Issue 27
  (HTML | PDF 2.18M)
• Literacy Resources for Parents and Early Childhood Educators
  (HTML | PDF 116K)
• Literacy in Early Care and Education Settings: National Leadership Forum Summary Materials
  (HTML)
• Literacy Training Initiatives
  (HTML | PDF 127K)
• National Organizations with Early Literacy Information
  (HTML)
• Organizations with Information on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Practices for Early Care and Education
  (HTML | PDF 81K)
• Selected Resources on Early Learning Guidelines
  (HTML | PDF 36K)
• Selected Resources on Literacy
  (HTML | PDF 41K)
• Selected State Early Learning Guidelines on the Web
  (HTML | PDF 88K)
• Summary of State Early Learning Guidelines Roundtable (HTML | PDF)
• Television Programming to Support Literacy (HTML | PDF 44K)

Microenterprise (Small Business)

Overview

• Introduction to the Child Care Microenterprise Toolkit
  (HTML | PDF 52K)
• Directory of Child Care Microenterprise Programs
  (HTML | PDF 193K)

For Child Care Providers and Business Owners

• Introduction to Resources for Child Care Providers and Business Owners
  (HTML)
• Tip Sheet 1: Online and Local Business Resources
  (HTML | PDF 129K)
• Tip Sheet 2: Individual Development Accounts
  (HTML | PDF 41K)
• Tip Sheet 3: Micro-Loans
  (HTML | PDF 46K)

For Program Administrators

• Introduction to Resources for Program Administrators
  (HTML)
• Tip Sheet 1: Microenterprise Development, Micro-Loans, and Individual Development Accounts
  (HTML | PDF 169K)
• Tip Sheet 2: Microenterprise Training Curricula
  (HTML | PDF 55K)
• Tip Sheet 3: Effective Practices
  (HTML | PDF 205K)
• "Child Care Microenterprise - A Learning Opportunity for Federal Child Care Staff and Partners"
  PowerPoint slides
  (PPT | PDF 325K);
  Transcript of Conference Call
  (HTML | PDF 104K)

Partnerships

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Economic Impact of Child Care
  • Partnerships
• Child Care Partnership Project
  (HTML)
• Child Support, Child Care and Head Start Collaboration: Innovations & Ideas (PDF)
• Community Based Child Care Planning Child Care Bulletin Issue 13
  (HTML)
• Federal Partners with Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 19
  (HTML)
• Good Start Grow Smart: Part V: Program Coordination and Financing Strategies
  (HTML)
• Linkages with Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 15
  (HTML)

• Linkages with Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 15
  (HTML)
• Public-Private Partnerships in Child Care
  (HTML)
• Public/Private Partnerships in Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 6
  (HTML)
• QUILT
  (HTML)
• Research On Head Start And Early Head Start
  (HTML | PDF 131K )
• State Collaboration with Tribal CCDF Programs Child Care Bulletin Issue 26
  (HTML | PDF 429KB)
• Tribal Child Care
  (HTML | PDF 177K)

Quality

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Quality Initiatives
• Child Care Providers: Key to Quality Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 16
  (HTML)
• Child Outcome Assessment Tools for Early Childhood Education
  (HTML | PDF 232K)
• Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching
  (HTML | PDF 83K)
• The Effects of Quality Child Care on Young Children
  (HTML | PDF 219K)
• Father Involvement in the Lives of their Children
  (HTML | PDF 151K)
• Inclusive Child Care – Quality Child Care for All Children Child Care Bulletin Issue 21
  (HTML)
• Innovations in Child Care Consumer Education Child Care Bulletin Issue 14
  (HTML)
• National Accreditation Organizations for Early Childhood Programs
  (HTML | PDF 107K)
• New State Initiatives in Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 18
  (HTML)

• Parent Involvement and Family Support Child Care Bulletin Issue 4
  (HTML)
• Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for Early Care and Education
  (HTML | PDF 70K)
• Quality Rating Systems and the Impact on Quality in Early Care and Education Settings
  (HTML | PDF 136K)
• Quality Rating Systems: Definition and Statewide Systems
  (HTML | PDF 104K)
• Lo que deben saber los proveedores sobre el programa de ayuda de cuidado infantil para las familias
  (HTML | PDF 1.06M)
• Selected Resources on the Impact of Education and Training of Child Care Workers on Program Quality
  (HTML | PDF 236K)
• Staffing and Accreditation Child Care Bulletin Issue 3
  (HTML)
• Technology in Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 9
  (HTML)
• What Providers Should Know About Child Care Assistance for Families
  (HTML | PDF 1.06M)

Quality Rating Systems

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Quality Rating Systems

• Stair Steps to Quality: A Guide for States and Communities Developing Quality Rating Systems for Early Care and Education (PDF)
• Quality Rating Systems: Definition and Statewide Systems
  (HTML | PDF 104K)
• State Tiered Quality Strategies (TQS), 2004
  (HTML | PDF 228K)
• Child Care Bulletin Issue 32 (Quality Ratings Systems)
  (PDF 1.3M)

Financing and Financial Incentives

• Financial Incentives in Quality Rating Systems
  (HTML | PDF 165K)

• Financing Quality Rating Systems: Lessons Learned (PDF)

Planning

• Goals and/or Objectives of State Quality Rating Systems
  (HTML | PDF 40K)
• Quality Rating Systems: Implementation Guidelines
  (HTML | PDF 40K)
• Quality Rating Systems: Questions to Ask
  (HTML | PDF 31K)
• Quality Rating Systems in Statute
  (HTML | PDF 68K)

• Quality Rating Systems Planning Tool: Standards for Early Childhood Education Programs
  (HTML | PDF | MS Word)
• Quality Rating Systems Planning Tool: Standards for Family Child Care Programs
  (HTML | PDF | MS Word)
• Quality Rating Systems Planning Tool: Standards for School-Age Care Programs
  (HTML | PDF | MS Word)

Quality Criteria

• Common Categories of Criteria Used in State Quality Rating Systems
  (HTML | PDF 57K)
• Quality Rating Systems: Quality Standards
  (HTML | PDF 43K)

National Accreditation

• National Accreditation Organizations for Early Childhood Programs
  (HTML | PDF 150K)
• State Policies on Accreditation and Quality Ratings Systems and Tiered Reimbursement Programs, from NAEYC

Research

• Quality Rating Systems and the Impact on Quality in Early Care and Education Settings
  (HTML | PDF 136K)

Related Topics

• Licensing Regulations

Related Federal Programs

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Father Involvement/Marriage
  • Subsidy Administration
• Child Care Bureau

• Federal TANF Office (Office of Family Assistance)
• Office of Head Start
• Federal and State Funding for Early Care and Education
  (HTML | PDF 84K)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

School Readiness

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • English Language Learning
  • Literacy
  • Prekindergarten Initiatives
  • School Readiness
• Brain Development Research
  (HTML | PDF 101K)
• Child Outcome Assessment Tools for Early Childhood Education
  (HTML | PDF 232K)
• Curricula/Teaching Approaches for Early Care and Education
  (HTML | PDF 136K)
• The Effects of Quality Child Care on Young Children
  (HTML | PDF 219K)
• Child Care Bureau Good Start, Grow Smart Materials
  (HTML)

• Head Start
• La Matemática y La Ciencia (Math and Science)
  (HTML)
• Math and Science in Early Childhood
  (HTML | PDF 105K)
• National Organization with Databases on State Efforts in Prekindergarten Initiatives
  (HTML)
• State and Locally Funded Universal Prekindergarten Initiatives
  (HTML | PDF 140K)
• State Initiatives and Resources to Support School Readiness/Prekindergarten
  (HTML | PDF 175K)
• Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten
  (HTML | PDF 76K)

State Initiatives

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Father Involvement/Marriage
  • Financing Strategies
  • Prekindergarten Initiatives
    
• Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care: State and Local Strategies
  (HTML | PDF 239K)
• Literacy Training Initiatives
  (HTML | PDF 127K)
• National and State Efforts to Create Public Engagement to Support High-Quality Early Care and Education
  (HTML | PDF 177K)

• New State Initiatives in Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 18
  (HTML)
• Quality Rating Systems: Implementation Guidelines
  (HTML | PDF 40K)
• Searchable Database of Infant and Toddler Initiatives
• State and Locally Funded Universal Prekindergarten Initiatives
  (HTML | PDF 140K)
• State Initiatives and Resources to Support School Readiness/Prekindergarten
  (HTML | PDF 175K)

Subsidy Administration

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Subsidy Administration
• About the Child Care and Development Fund
• Child Care Assistance Family Copayment Policies: Family of Three, 2003
  (HTML | PDF 173K)
• Child Care Assistance Income Eligibility Thresholds and State Median Income (SMI), Family of Three, 2001-2003
  (HTML | PDF 149K)
• Child Support, Child Care and Head Start Collaboration: Innovations & Ideas (PDF)
• Conducting Market Rate Surveys and Establishing Rate Policies
  (HTML | PDF 388K)
• State Child Care Market Rate Surveys (MRS)
  (HTML | PDF 73K)
• Marriage and Welfare Reform
  (HTML | PDF 99K)

• New State Initiatives in Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 18
  (HTML)
• Reauthorization of TANF and Child Care
  (HTML)
• State Administrative Rules and Policy Manuals for Child Care
  (HTML | PDF 105K)
• State Center-Based Care Reimbursement Rate Ceilings: Largest Urban Areas, 2003
  (HTML | PDF 189K)
• State Child Care Subsidies: Trends in Rate Ceilings and Family Fees
  (May 2005)
  (HTML | PDF 905K)
• Improper Payments in the Child Care Program
• Trends in State Eligibility Policies: A CCDF Issue Brief
  (HTML | PDF 904K)

Workforce and Professional Development

• NCCIC Online Library Resources on
  • Child Care Workforce
  • Professional Development
• Child Care Providers: Key to Quality Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 16
  (HTML)

• Cross-Sector Early Childhood Professional Development
  (HTML | PDF 846K)
• Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching
  (HTML | PDF 83K)
• Distance Learning in Early Childhood Education
  (HTML | PDF 109K)
• Early Childhood Education Trainer Approval Systems and/or Training Approval Systems
  (HTML | PDF 152K)
• Early Childhood Education Workforce: Practitioner Registry Systems
  (HTML | PDF 176K)
• Early Childhood Workforce Organizations
  (HTML)
• Elements of a Professional Development System for Early Care and Education: A Simplified Framework and Definitions
  (HTML | PDF 437K)
• Financial Assistance for Early Childhood Educators
  (HTML | PDF 74K)
• Good Start Grow Smart: Part III: Professional Development
  (HTML)
• Health Insurance Benefits for Early Childhood Providers
  (HTML | PDF 64K)
• A Meeting Summary, A Long-Awaited Conversation: Dialogue to Bridge the High-Tech/High-Touch Gap In Early Childhood Workforce Preparation and Professional Development
  (HTML | PDF 3.03M)

• Principles and Quick Resources for Professional Development
  (HTML | PDF 286K)
• Recruitment, Retention, and Compensation of the Early Childhood Workforce Audioconference Report (June 18, 2001)
  (HTML | PDF 96K)
• Recruitment, Retention, and Compensation of the Early Childhood Workforce Audioconference Report (October 24, 2001)
  (HTML | PDF 202K)
• Selected Resources on the Impact of Staff Education and Training on Program Quality
  (HTML | PDF 236K)
• Staffing and Accreditation Child Care Bulletin Issue 3
  (HTML)
• State Core Knowledge and/or Competencies
  (HTML | PDF 436K)
• State Early Childhood Workforce Studies
  (HTML | PDF 112K)
• State Professional Development Systems and Initiatives for the Early Childhood Workforce
  (HTML | PDF 573K)
• State Professional Development Web Sites
  (HTML | PDF 139K)
• State Strategies to Embed Early Learning Guidelines in Early Childhood Professional Development Systems (HTML | PDF 98K)
• States with Distance Learning Options
  (HTML | PDF 89K)

Related Topic

• Microenterprise (Small Business)