Local Early Childhood Partnerships

Explore this topic for strategies and promising practices to support children and their families within Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships and other local partnerships, such as pre-K. Training and technical assistance (T/TA) staff and EHS-CC Partnership grantees and their child care partners will find resources about partnerships, family child care, and regulations and standards. Also find tools and materials around administration, research, and evaluation.

Top Ten Ways CCDF Can Support Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships

Tue, 04/18/2017 - 15:40

Early Head Start (EHS) and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) both serve low-income families and their children; however, there are some differences in policy, operations, and funding requirements. EHS-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships will benefit from strategies to bridge these differences. These strategies might include aligning policies to encourage stability and continuity of care, streamlining administrative procedures, and identifying opportunities to support Partnerships and providers.

National Standards Crosswalk Tool

Tue, 04/18/2017 - 16:30

This Office Hour provides a brief demo of the tool and website. Compare a variety of national standards with your state-specific licensing or quality rating and improvement standards (QRIS).

Early Head Start and Family Child Care: Using Partnerships to Maximize Your Potential for Success

Tue, 04/18/2017 - 16:52

Explore the benefits of partnerships between Early Head Start (EHS) and family child care (FCC), and discover successful strategies to foster strong collaboration.

Infant/Toddler Workforce Professional Development Supports

Tue, 04/18/2017 - 16:56

This Office Hour highlights how state systems support ongoing professional development.

Funding Allocation

Tue, 04/18/2017 - 17:02

Discover strategies to avoid supplantation of Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership funds.

Setting Up Your Partnerships

Tue, 04/18/2017 - 17:12

Learn about the differences between sub-recipient and contractor status, and its impact on partnership agreements.

Policy and Program Guidance for the EHS-CC Partnerships

Tue, 04/18/2017 - 17:15

Explore the policy and guidance surrounding Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships in this Office Hour video.

Child Care Partnership Coordinator Pre-Orientation

Thu, 06/15/2017 - 09:45

In this webinar, Office of Head Start, Office of Child Care, and ZERO TO THREE staff outline the roles and responsibilities of child care partnership coordinators in the Early Head Start for Family Child Care Project (EHS for FCC). Prior to orientation, child care partnership coordinators will become familiar with the goals, framework, and work plan and budget development essential to the success of the EHS for FCC demonstration project.

Increasing Quality Through Local Partnerships

Thu, 06/15/2017 - 10:03

In this webinar, the Leech Lake partnership team shares their experiences as one of the 22 teams from the Early Head Start for Family Child Care Demonstration Project. The team discusses how to increase quality through partnership at the local level.

Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships: Partnership Elements Worksheet

Thu, 07/06/2017 - 07:53

Use the Partnerships Elements Worksheet when planning and developing partnerships. Also, find out what these programs found important to build and sustain successful partnerships.