Quality and Equity in Child Care Systems: A View from South Carolina
This session was presented during BUILD 2021 National Conference.
States play an important role in reinventing quality to reflect equity. In this session, you will hear directly from a state administrator in South Carolina regarding how the state is embracing cultural and family strengths as an integral part of quality. This session will also feature center-based and family child care providers who will discuss how state systems can better assist them in meeting licensing and quality standards.
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