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Quality Initiatives
National, State, or local initiatives that increase access to quality programs by providing parent education/consumer education and quality enhancements or improvements, including training and technical assistance; grants, scholarships, and other financial incentives; and other supports.
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The Library collection contains summaries and availability information for published documents of interest to policymakers, administrators, practitioners, researchers and other members of the child care community. Links to full-text publications about child care and school-age issues are provided when available.
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Are They Prepared? Raising the Bar for New York City’s Early Childhood Workforce (PDF) 
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This brief examines the relationship of teacher qualifications to quality; the current status of the national early childhood workforce; and how New York City’s early childhood practitioners are doing... [view more] | Library |
| Are They Ready to Learn? | This report presents an overview of factors affecting the children in Mesa, Arizona. More than half of Mesa’s children live in families where both parents or the single parent are in the labor force, increasing... [view more] | Library |
| Arizona Out-of-School Time Network: Working Together | This brochure describes the Arizona Out-Of-School Time Network as a partnership of organizations fostering the growth and development of accessible, high-quality, out-of-school time learning opportunities... [view more] | Library |
| Arizona Out of School Time Programs: Strategic Plan 2001-2005 | This report presents a strategic plan for the Arizona School Age Coalition (AzSAC), a network of people interested in quality school age services including providers of service, administrators, business... [view more] | Library |
| Arizona’s Quality Criteria: First Focus on Kids Early Innovation Quality Child Care Rating System | This chart presents Arizona’s quality criteria for each star level of First Focus on Kids Early Innovation Quality Child Care Rating System. Quality criteria are described for: (1) Staff Qualifications... [view more] | Library |
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Arkansas Early Childhood Professional Development System Spectrum (PDF)
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This document presents the Arkansas Early Childhood Professional Development Spectrum. The Spectrum (Career Lattice) details 10 levels of career development based on training, education, experience in... [view more] | Library |
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Arkansas Framework for Infant and Toddler Care (PDF)
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This document presents the Arkansas Framework for Infant and Toddler Care to assist caregivers in providing warm, consistent care during the first 3 years of life. The Arkansas Framework for Infant and... [view more] | Library |
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Assessing Quality in Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care: The Child Care Assessment Tool for Relatives (PDF)
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This paper presents the Child Care Assessment Tool for Relatives (CCAT-R), an observation instrument specifically designed for measuring the quality of child care provided by relatives. It discusses the... [view more] | Library |
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Assessing Child Care Development Fund Investments in Child Care Quality (PDF)
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The objectives that states aim to achieve with their Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) quality improvement strategies and the initiatives they design to meet these needs were examined in Volume I of this... [view more] | Library |
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Assessing Child Care Development Fund Investments in Child Care Quality (Volume II) (PDF)
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The objectives that states aim to achieve with their Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) quality improvement strategies and the initiatives they design to meet these needs were examined in Volume I of this... [view more] | Library |
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