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- Invest Early in Maine: A Working Plan for Humane Early Childhood Systems, 2007 Edition
By Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Project, Maine Task Force on Early Childhood Invest Early in Maine, Maine Department of Health and Human Services; November 2007
Description: This document presents the 2007 Early Childhood Initiative (ECI) plan for Maine’s early childhood systems. Support from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35903 (100.00%) - Key Criteria for a Successful Alliance Sponsor
By Brody, Burns, Weiser; 2008
Description: This self-assessment checklist presents criteria for a successful alliance sponsor. These criteria include: (1) leadership and market credibility, (2) access to providers, (3) financial reach and stability,...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35879 (100.00%) - Shared Services for the ECE Industry: A Brief Overview
By Louise Stoney; July 2008
Description: This Microsoft PowerPoint presents a brief overview of shared services for the early care and education (ECE) industry. The following market challenges support a shared services program: (1) lack of effective...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35878 (100.00%) - Learning About the Workforce: A Profile of Early Childhood Educators in New York City's Community- and School-Based Centers
By Maria Garcia, Susan Ochshorn; 2007
Description: This report presents the results of a study of the New York City early childhood workforce. The study addressed the following questions: (1) Who are the early childhood professionals? STNY0327 Learning...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35858 (100.00%) - Promoting Healthy Families in Your Community: 2007 Resource Packet
By Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2007
Description: This resource packet is intended to support a wide range of service providers who work with parents, other caregivers, and their children with the common goal of promoting healthy families. Research has...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35838 (100.00%) - The Governor's Conversation on Education
By Ohio Office of the Governor; August 2008
Description: This document presents Governor Strickland’s view on education in Ohio. He indicates that Ohio needs to foster a system of education that is grounded by the need for core knowledge, but enhanced by creativity,...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35775 (100.00%) - Intensive Technical Assistance Assessment Tool: State and Community Systems Edition
By Joy Sotolongo; October 2004
Description: This report describes the Intensive Technical Assistance Assessment Tool, which was originally developed for use in States and communities participating in the technical assistance program of Smart Start’s...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35760 (100.00%) - Intensive Technical Assistance Assessment Tool. Community Systems Edition
By Joy Sotolongo; October 2004
Description: This report describes the Intensive Technical Assistance Assessment Tool, which was originally developed for use in States and communities participating in the technical assistance program of Smart Start’s...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35759 (100.00%) - Strengthening and Supporting Families
By National Commission on Children; 1993
Description: This 1993 guide by the National Commission on Children indicates that strengthening and supporting families is the surest strategy for improving the health and well-being of America’s children. The National...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35750 (100.00%) - Strengthening Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care
By Maria Whelan; 2008
Description: This Microsoft PowerPoint discusses ways to strengthen family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) child care in Illinois. The strengths of FFN care include: (1) often preferred by parents, (2) convenient locations,...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35709 (100.00%) - Special Health Care Needs Among Children in the Child Welfare System
By Cecilia Casanueva, Theodore Cross, Heather Ringeisen, Mathew Urato; July 2008
Description: This study assessed levels of special health care need among 5,496 children (aged 0–15 years) in the child welfare system and how these needs may affect children’s functioning. Contains 45 references....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35689 (100.00%) - Capacity-Focused Childhood Care and Education Assessment and Planning
By Save the Children; 2002
Description: This booklet describes a process developed by the the Child Care Support Center to help communities craft childhood care and education plans. The dynamic and inclusive process is called the Childhood Care...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35684 (100.00%) - Early learning conditions: Low-income families in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Summary
By Wilder Research; April 2008
Description: This summary presents highlights from the study, “Early learning conditions among low-income families in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Blue Earth, and Nicollet counties.” The study provides information to private...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35682 (100.00%) - Evaluating Systems Initiatives
By Julia Coffman; November 2007
Description: This Microsoft PowerPoint responds to questions about evaluating systems initiatives. Systems initiatives can focus on five main areas: context, components, connections, infrastructure, and scale. DSPF0093...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35668 (100.00%) - A Framework for Evaluating Systems Initiatives
By Julia Coffman; August 2007
Description: This paper offers a framework to clarify ideas and approaches for evaluating systems initiatives in ways that adequately capture their impact and inform their ongoing development. It draws on the theory...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35667 (100.00%) - Building Child Care Into New Developments: A Guide for Creating Child Care Facilities in Transit-oriented Developments
By Local Investment in Child Care Project; June 29, 2008
Description: This guide suggests that including a child care center in a transit-oriented development (TOD) can help move the project forward to completion. It shows how developers have benefited from incorporating...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35664 (100.00%) - Child Care: It's Good Business
By Virginia Child Care Resource and Referral Network; 2004
Description: This document presents employer child care initiatives. For each initiative, the cost, benefits, considerations, technical assistance, and steps for implementation are included. STVA0278 Child Care 2004...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35646 (100.00%) - The Influence of Child Care Health Consultants in Promoting Children’s Health and Well-Being: A Report on Selected Resources
By Kirsten Harris, Claire Loe, Wenty Nakatsukasa-Ono, Malia Ramler; August 2006
Description: This report presents findings from a synthesis of 79 published and unpublished resources related to health consultation in early care and education (ECE) programs. ECE programs offer significant opportunities...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35620 (100.00%) - Tangible Steps Toward Tomorrow: New designs for early education, ages 0-8
By W.K. Kellogg Foundation; 2007
Description: This 2007 report describes a project to create new solutions to the challenge of school readiness for children (aged 0–8 years). Fieldwork revealed many opportunities to influence early childhood education,...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35599 (100.00%) - Making Work Pay Enough: Decent Standard of Living for Working Families
By Gregory Acs, Margery Austin Turner; July 2008
Description: This paper presents a proposal for a package of program reforms and policy initiatives that increase purchasing power; reduce taxes on incremental earnings of entry-level workers; and cut the costs of...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35595 (100.00%)
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