The Role of Licensing in Supporting Quality Practices in Early Care and Education
The primary purpose of this brief is to describe a framework for the role of licensing in supporting quality ECE. We hope that this framework will assist Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and licensing administrators in their work to oversee ECE. We also hope that it will help researchers in their efforts to articulate and test hypotheses that improve our understanding of the relationship between licensing and quality.
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Home-Based Child Care: Expanding Supports for HBCC through PDG-5
Video November 1, 2022
During this webinar, we welcomed guest speakers from Home Grown who discussed their strategies for applying Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) grants to support home-based child care. Strategies explored included home-visiting and family, friend, and neighbor care; staffed family child care networks; and pre-K.
Home-Based Child Care: Expanding Supports for HBCC through PDG-5
Slide Deck November 1, 2022
During this webinar, we welcomed guest speakers from Home Grown who discussed their strategies for applying Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) grants to support home-based child care. Strategies explored included home-visiting and family, friend, and neighbor care; staffed family child care networks; and pre-K.
Promoting Early Intervention in Louisiana: Recommendations for Increasing Enrollment in EarlySteps
Report October 19, 2022
EarlySteps is Louisiana’s statewide program that provides Early Intervention services to support infants and toddlers (birth to age 3) with developmental delays and disabilities and their families. Drawing upon data, best practices, and engagement of EarlySteps families and partners, this report provides concrete, practical recommendations to help improve enrollment in this vital program.