A Guide to Good Start, Grow Smart In Child Care
Timeline of Milestones
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July 2001 |
First Lady Laura Bush hosted a Summit on Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Washington, DC. |
January 2002 |
No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law. |
April 2002 |
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush introduced the Good Start, Grow Smart early childhood initiative to support the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act. |
August 2002 |
The CCB's 11th Annual State Child Care Administrators Meeting, Strengthening the Foundation for Quality Child Care, introduced GSGS to State policymakers and other child care leaders. |
Fall 2002 |
GSGS Training-Phase I trainings in 10 locations around the country focused on providing States with definitions, research, and guidance on each of the three priority areas: ELGs, professional development, and program coordination. |
| July 2003 | States submitted their CCDF Plans for FY 2004-2005 which, for the first time, included each State's plans for GSGS implementation. |
August 2003 |
The CCB's 12th Annual State Child Care Administrators Meeting, Supporting an Early Learning Framework, focused on literacy and learning, statewide professional development planning, and collaboration across the early care and education communities. |
| Fall 2003 | GSGS Training-Phase II focused on supporting State's efforts to move forward with the implementation of GSGS, implementing ELGs, developing comprehensive professional development systems, and developing outreach and access for family, friend, and neighbor care, at regional meetings and onsite technical assistance to States. |
| December 2003 | The CCB released Supporting an Early Learning Framework, a free CD-ROM training tool with more than 4 hours of edited video clips, print materials from 15 workshops, and more than 150 unique Web links. It can be ordered at: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/sam2004. |
| July 2004 | The CCB focused its 13th Annual State Administrators Meeting on Leading the Way to Quality Early Care and Education. |
| Fall 2004 | GSGS Training-Phase III will support States as they continue to implement GSGS, integrating ELGs into professional development systems and strengthening collaboration across early care and education programs. |
| What is the GSGS definition of a Professional Development Plan? |
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Professional development plans are defined as systems of training and instruction developed for the purpose of improving the preparation and ongoing development of early care and education providers. States and Territories are encouraged to develop systems of professional development that are aligned with the ELGs. Information on State Early Care and Education Professional Development Web sites is available at: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/topics/topic/index.cfm?topicId=10. |
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