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• Child Care as a Business
• Child Development
• Children with Disabilities
• Facilities

• Licensing Regulations
• Literacy
• Microenterprise (Small Business)
• Partnerships

• Quality
• School Readiness
• Workforce and Professional Development

Child Care as a Business

• Child Care Terminology
  (HTML | PDF 65K)
• Economic Analysis of the Early Care and Education Sector
  (HTML | PDF 122K)
• Funding Opportunities for Child Care
  (HTML)
• Grants and Grant Writing
  (HTML | PDF 70K)
• Helping Children Cope with Terrorism and War
  (HTML | PDF 56K)

• Innovations in Child Care Consumer Education Child Care Bulletin Issue 14
  (HTML)
• Market Rate Survey Methods and Analyses
  (HTML | PDF 73K)
• Starting a Child Care Center
  (HTML | PDF 125K )
• Starting a Family Child Care Program
  (HTML | PDF 110K)

Child 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)
• Mental Health Needs of Young Children
  (HTML | PDF 220K)

• 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 152K)
• Promoting Mental Health Through Child Care and Mental Health Linkages Child Care Bulletin Issue 25
  (HTML | PDF 512K)
• School-Age Care and Positive Youth Development Resources
  (HTML | PDF 178K)

Children with Disabilities

• 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)
• Serving Children with Disabilities in Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 5
  (HTML)

Facilities

• Designing Child Care Facilities
  (HTML | PDF 92K)
• Playgrounds And Playground Safety
  (HTML | PDF 88K)

• Tribal Child Care Facilities: A Guide to Construction and Renovation
  (HTML)

Licensing Regulations

• Center Child Care Licensing Regulations:
  Child:Staff Ratios and Maximum Group Size Requirements
  (HTML | PDF 221K)
• Center Child Care Licensing Requirements: Minimum Early Childhood Education (ECE) Preservice Qualifications, Administrative, and Annual Ongoing Training Hours for Directors
  (HTML | PDF 181K)
• 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
• Marriage and Welfare Reform
  (HTML | PDF 99K)
• A Snapshot of Trends in Child Care Licensing Regulations Child Care Bulletin Issue 28-Winter 2003
  (HTML | PDF 2.32M)

Literacy

• La conexión entre el cuidado infantil y la alfabetización temprana: La formación del fundamento del éxito: Child Care Bulletin #27: (Linking Child Care and Early Literacy: Building the Foundation for Success)
  (HTML | PDF 470KB)
• 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 118K)
• 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 Training Initiatives
  (HTML | PDF 127K)
• 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 (PDF | DOC)
• Television Programming to Support Literacy (HTML | PDF 44K)

Microenterprise (Small Business)

Overview

• 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)

Partnerships

• Child Care Partnership Project
  (HTML)
• 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)
• Public-Private Partnerships in Child Care
  (HTML)

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

Quality

• Child Care Providers: Key to Quality Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 16
  (HTML)
• 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)
• New State Initiatives in Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 18
  (HTML)

• Parent Involvement and Family Support Child Care Bulletin Issue 4
  (HTML)
• 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 Staff Education and Training on Program Quality
  (HTML | PDF 132K)
• Table of State Tiered Strategies: Quality Rating, Reimbursement, Licensing Systems
  (HTML | PDF 272K)
• Technology in Child Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 9
  (HTML)
• What Providers Should Know About Child Care Assistance for Families
  (HTML | PDF 1.06M)

School Readiness

• Brain Development Research
  (HTML | PDF 101K )
• Child Care Bureau Good Start, Grow Smart Materials
  (HTML)
• Curricula/Teaching Approaches for Early Care and Education
  (HTML | PDF 136K)
• The Effects of Quality Child Care on Young Children
  (HTML | PDF 219K)
• Head Start
• Literacy
  (HTML)
• La Matemática y La Ciencia (Math and Science)
  (HTML)

• Math and Science in Early Childhood
  (HTML | PDF 82K)
• National Organizations with Databases on State Efforts in Prekindergarten Initiatives
  (HTML)
• Resources for Tribal Child Care
  (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)

Workforce and Professional Development

• Child Care Providers: Key to Quality Care Child Care Bulletin Issue 16
  (HTML)
• Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching
  (HTML | PDF 83K)
• Distance Learning in Early Childhood Education
  (HTML | PDF 109K)
• Early Childhood Workforce
  (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 3.12MB )

• 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 132K)
• 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)
• States with Distance Learning Options
  (HTML | PDF 89K)

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