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Business Management

• Financial Assistance for Early Childhood Educators
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• Fundraising, Grants, and Grant Writing
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Child Care and Development Fund Program Administration

• Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Data Summary: Child Care Assistance Family Copayment Policies: Family of Three (2005)
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• Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Data Summary: State Center-Based Care Reimbursement Rate Ceilings: Largest Urban Areas, Fiscal Year 2005
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• TANF Reauthorization and Child Care Assistance
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• Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Data Summary: Child Care Assistance Income Eligibility Thresholds, Family of Three
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• State Administrative Rules and Policy Manuals for Child Care
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• State Child Care Market Rate Surveys
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Child Care Arrangements

• Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care: National Initiatives and Resources
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• Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care: State and Local Strategies
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• Child Care in Rural Communities
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• Child Care During Nontraditional Hours
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Early Care and Education Sectors

• Economic Development Analysis of the ECE Sector
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Early Learning

• A Framework for Reviewing Early Learning Guidelines
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• Developing Early Learning Guidelines: Decision Points and Options
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• Developing Early Learning Guidelines: Key Process Strategies
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• Developing and Implementing Early Learning Guidelines: The Case of Rhode Island
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• Book Lists for Children's Literature
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• Selected State Early Learning Guidelines on the Web
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• Book Distribution Programs to Support Early Literacy
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• Curricula/Teaching Approaches for Early Care and Education
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• Early Learning Guidelines (ELGs) Implementation: Selected State Resources on the Web
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• Framework for Quality in Early Learning Guidelines
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• Internet Resources for Parents and Child Care Providers
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• Infant and Toddler Child Care
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• English Language Learners and Literacy Development
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Health and Safety

• Helping Children Cope with Natural Disasters
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• Helping Children Cope with Terrorism and War
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• Emergency Preparedness for Child Care Programs
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• Childhood Obesity Prevention
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• International Organizations that Support Children’s Healthy Development
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Licensing

• Definition of Licensed Family Child Care Homes (June 2007)
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• Child Care Licensing Requirements: Minimum Early Childhood Education (ECE) Preservice Qualifications, Orientation/Initial Licensure, and Annual Ongoing Training Hours for Family Child Care Providers (June 2007)
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• Threshold of Licensed Family Child Care (June 2007)
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Partnerships and Collaboration

• PACT
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Workforce and Professional Development

• State Core Knowledge and/or Competencies
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• Early Childhood Education Trainer Approval Systems and/or Training Approval Systems
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• Child Care Bulletin Issue 33
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Quality

• National Accreditation Organizations for Early Childhood Programs
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• The Effects of Quality Child Care on Young Children: Information from Longitudinal Studies
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Quality Rating Systems

• Quality Rating Systems: Definition and Statewide Systems
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• Quality Rating Systems: Quality Standards
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• Quality Rating Systems and the Impact on Quality in Early Care and Education Settings
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• Goals and/or Objectives of State Quality Rating Systems
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• Questions for Planning and Implementing a Quality Rating System
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• Quality Rating Systems: Definition and Statewide Systems
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• Quality Rating Systems: Common Categories of Quality Standards
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• Child Care Bulletin Issue 32
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Special Needs/Disabilities

• Including Children with Disabilities in Child Care
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