 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plans
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- Child Care and Development Fund State Plan Resources
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Federal Policy |
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Legislation and Funding |
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- Marriage and Welfare Reform
(HTML | PDF 99K)
- Quality Rating Systems in Statute
(HTML | PDF 80K)
- Reauthorization of TANF and Child Care
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- Tax Incentives for Employers to Support Child Care Tax
(HTML | PDF 124K)
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Licensing Regulations |
- Center Child Care Licensing Requirements (April 2005): Minimum Early Childhood Education (ECE) Preservice Qualifications, Administrative, and Annual Ongoing Training Hours for Directors
(HTML | PDF 181K)
- Center Child Care Licensing Requirements (April 2005):Minimum Early Childhood Education (ECE) Preservice Qualifications and Annual Ongoing Training Hours for Teachers and Master Teachers
(HTML | PDF 168K)
- Child Care Licensing Requirements (April 2005): Minimum Early Childhood Education (ECE) Preservice Qualifications, Orientation/Initial Licensure, and Annual Ongoing Training Hours for Family Child Care Providers
(HTML | PDF 175K)
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Microenterprise (Small Business) |
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Overview
- Introduction to the Child Care Microenterprise Toolkit
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- 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
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- 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)
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For Program Administrators
- Introduction to Resources for Program Administrators
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- 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
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- "Child Care Microenterprise - A Learning Opportunity for Federal Child Care Staff and Partners"
PowerPoint slides
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Transcript of Conference Call
(HTML | PDF 104K)
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Partnerships |
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- Resources for Tribal Child Care
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- State and Locally Funded Universal Prekindergarten Initiatives
(HTML | PDF 140K)
- State Initiatives and Resources to Support School Readiness/Prekindergarten
(HTML | PDF 175K)
- Tribal Child Care
(HTML | PDF 177K)
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Quality Rating Systems |
- NCCIC Online Library Resources on
Overview
Financing and Financial Incentives
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
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- Quality Rating Systems Planning Tool: Standards for Family Child Care Programs
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- Quality Rating Systems Planning Tool: Standards for School-Age Care Programs
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Quality Criteria
- Common Categories of Criteria Used in State Quality Rating Systems
(HTML | PDF 57K)
- Statewide Quality Rating Systems (QRS) Standards/Criteria: Web Sites
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National Accreditation
Research
- Quality Rating Systems and the Impact on Quality in Early Care and Education Settings
(HTML | PDF 136K)
Related Topics
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Related Federal Programs |
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State Initiatives |
- Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care: State and Local Strategies
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- 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)
- National Organizations with Databases on State Efforts in Prekindergarten Initiatives
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- New State Initiatives in Child Care, November/December 1997
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Subsidy Administration |
- 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)
- Hispanics and Child Care: The Changing Landscape (HTML | PDF 1.06MB)
- Length of Authorization of Payment Periods from the Child Care and Development Fund Report of State Plans FY 2002-2003
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- List of URLs for Online State CCDF Plans
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- Market Rate Survey Methods and Analyses
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- State Administrative Rules and Policy Manuals for Child Care
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- State Center-Based Care Reimbursement Rate Ceilings: Largest Urban Areas, 2003
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- Improper Payments in the Child Care Program
- State Income Eligibility Thresholds from the Child Care and Development Fund Report of State Plans FY 2002-2003
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- Table 3.3 S tate Reimbursement Rate Ceilings from the Child Care and Development Fund Report of State Plans FY 2002-2003
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- Trends in State Eligibility Policies: A CCDF Issue Brief
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- What Providers Should Know About Child Care Assistance for Families
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