Indiana's Child Care and Development Fund Quality Infant/Toddler Earmark:
FY 2006: The Federal CCDF Quality Infant and Toddler Earmark is $2,028,975.
The funds are used in the following ways to enhance the Indiana infant and toddler child care system (additional funds may be used to support these activities):
- Better Baby Care, a series of trainings that include West Ed modules, as well as
the Better Baby Care Curriculum, provided by the Indiana Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.
- Infant Toddler Mentoring Project ( provided by the Indiana Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies), which is attached to the Better Baby
Care and allows providers to review their practices and child care settings
utilizing the ITERS.
- Infant/Toddler Specialists of Indiana
FY 2004:
The Federal CCDF Quality Infant and Toddler Earmark was $1,992,610.
The funds were used in the following ways to enhance the Indiana infant and toddler child care system (additional funds may have been used to support these activities):
The Lead Agency partnered with the Indiana Association of Child Care Resource and Referral (IACCRR), the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children (IAEYC)-TEACH, Healthy Child Care-Indiana, and the Indiana Child Care Fund, Inc. (ICCF), a non-profit organization that provides technical assistance and professional development opportunities for those serving infants and toddlers. The ICCF, through a partnership with the Lead Agency, offered a competitive and focused matching grant program at the local level to identify innovated ways to meet the needs of infants and toddlers. Grant funds were awarded to community partnerships.
The following list provides some examples of activities funded by the Lead Agency through partnerships with the above agencies.
- Better Baby Care Indiana Campaign activities.
- Training and Professional Development infant toddler care staff.
- Developmentally appropriate materials and equipment for infants and toddlers.
- Parent education and enhanced referrals.
- Recruitment and support of new providers.
This list is not inclusive of all projects funded through these grants. |
