Why I Chose Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN) Care

Blog October 1, 2018

In this blog on the Child Care Aware website, an early care and education leader goes from pondering the possibility of helping her own home-based care provider gain knowledge of early childhood education strategies to facilitating a conversation with national experts on the issues that impact this segment of the child care workforce.

Making the Case for Babies Why Infants and Toddlers Should Be A Critical Focus of Preschool Development Grant BirthFive (PDG B5)

Article September 1, 2018

This PowerPoint presentation makes the case for why infants and toddlers should be a critical focus of PDG B-5. It discusses the science of brain development, what happens when babies don’t get a strong start in life, and how the early childhood care and education system can promote babies’ healthy development.

Understanding and Measuring Program Engagement in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems

Archived Meeting Resources September 1, 2018

The purpose of this brief is to describe approaches to measuring QRIS program engagement that can be used by QRIS administrators and other stakeholders to distinguish and address different levels of QRIS involvement among ECE programs.

2018 QRIS National Conference Summary

Blog August 15, 2018

In this blog post, BUILD’s Executive Director provides a summary of the 2018 QRIS National Meeting. The conference saw BUILD’s highest participation rate ever: over 1,225 early childhood professionals from 47 states and 4 U.S. territories who came together to share strategies, learn from each other, and hear about the latest research.

Infant Mental Health Consultation: A Wise Investment Of CCDBG Dollars

Blog August 6, 2018

This blog post outlines why Infant Mental Health Consultation is a wise investment of Child Care Development Block Grant dollars. It describes what Infant Mental Health Consultation is, why it is important, and offers examples of it in use.

Increasing QRIS Awareness & Participation through Strategic Communications

Report August 1, 2018

The purpose of this evaluation is to also to identify the lessons learned and best practices that can be highlighted and shared with other states and early childhood systems that are interested in replicating GEEARS’ approach and impact.

Why The Market Can’t Provide An Adequate Child Care Supply And How States Can Help Fill The Gap

Blog July 27, 2018

This blog post looks at why the child care supply falls so short in our country and how states can close the gap and support families. It also offers strategies for building the child care supply by making informed investments.

Revising and Implementing ECERS3, ITERS3 and FCCERS3 State Perspectives

Slide Deck July 17, 2018

This presentation, from the 2018 QRIS National Meeting, covers state perspectives on revisions and implementation issues for the latest versions of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-3), the Infant-Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-3) and the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS-3).

Fitting in: Hearing the Asian American Voice in Equity Why are Asian, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders missing in the conversation about racial justice and equity in the early childhood field?

Archived Meeting Resources July 17, 2018

Asian Americans are often left out of conversations when issues of equity arise. This discussion will debate ways to engage Asian, Asian-American and Pacific Islander families to have a voice in early childhood programs. We will discuss ways that “insignificant” numbers of Asian children and families need a system that is highly inclusive, promotes equity, and includes the needs of all young children and families.

Session 202: Maximizing CCDF Impact for Infants and Toddlers Opportunities to Advance Equity Through Child Care Assistance Policies

Archived Meeting Resources July 16, 2018

This document provides highlights of a presentation- Maximizing CCDF Impact for Infants and Toddlers Opportunities to Advance Equity Through Child Care Assistance Policies-from the 2018 QRIS Meeting .