Technical assistance tools, presentations, and resources developed on a variety of early care and education and after-school program topics, including topics that are central to the Federal Good Start, Grow Smart initiative. These tools have been developed to assist State and regional administrators in the administration and implementation of early care and education and after-school programs.
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Quilt. Sample Budget Information to support Partnerships among Child Care, Head Start, and Other Early Education Programs (Word) | Operating budgets from a sample of child care/Head Start partnerships, which include brief descriptions and histories of the partnerships. [view more] | Partnerships & Collaboration -General/Other |
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Quilt. Sample Budget Information to support Partnerships among Child Care, Head Start, and Other Early Education Programs (HTML) | Operating budgets from a sample of child care/Head Start partnerships, which include brief descriptions and histories of the partnerships. [view more] | Partnerships & Collaboration -General/Other |
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Quilt. QUILT Partnership Checklist: Shaping A Partnership (HTML) | Planning checklist for those engaged in developing partnerships to support comprehensive early care and education services. [view more] | Partnerships & Collaboration -General/Other |
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Quilt. QUILT Partnership Checklist: Shaping A Partnership (PDF) | Planning checklist for those engaged in developing partnerships to support comprehensive early care and education services. [view more] | Partnerships & Collaboration -General/Other |
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Quilt. Questions for State-Level Leaders to Consider. A Focus on Early Education Partnerships That Stimulate Quality and Heighten Standards (HTML) | Discussion questions for State leaders who are pursuing partnerships to improve the quality of and enhance standards for early care and education and after-school... [view more] | Partnerships & Collaboration -General/Other |
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Quilt. Questions for State-Level Leaders to Consider. A Focus on Early Education Partnerships That Stimulate Quality and Heighten Standards (PDF) | Discussion questions for State leaders who are pursuing partnerships to improve the quality of and enhance standards for early care and education and after-school... [view more] | Partnerships & Collaboration -General/Other |
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Quilt. Partnership Issues: Employees or Independent Contractors? Family Child Care Providers in Networks or Systems or Sponsored by Programs (HTML) | Discussion of employee/employer relationship issues for family child care providers who have Head Start or family child care network contracts. [view more] | Partnerships & Collaboration -General/Other |
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Quilt. Partnership Issues: Employees or Independent Contractors? Family Child Care Providers in Networks or Systems or Sponsored by Programs (PDF) | Discussion of employee/employer relationship issues for family child care providers who have Head Start or family child care network contracts. [view more] | Partnerships & Collaboration -General/Other |
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Quilt. At-a-Glance Comparison. Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start (HTML) | This table presents key components of Tribal child care (CCDF) and American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start grants. [view more] | ECE Sectors -General/Other Partnerships & Collaboration -General/Other |
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Quilt. At-a-Glance Comparison. Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start (PDF) | This table presents key components of Tribal child care (CCDF) and American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start grants. [view more] | ECE Sectors -General/Other Partnerships & Collaboration -General/Other |
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