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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.
Partners can use this worksheet in the early stages of forming their partnership agreements and processes. It can also help in the stages of exploration and initial installation as described by implementation science. Partners can also use this tool to raise questions and prioritize critical issues when working together to build partnerships.
This checklist reviews six areas of partnership implementation. Partners can use it no matter where they are in implementing their partnership, according to implementation science. This checklist should be completed by all active partners in a partnership agreement, not just the grantee.
Explore an at-a-glance overview of the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) related to ratios and groups sizes for both family child care and child care centers. This document provides clear examples and references the HSPPS to assist programs in determining whether they are meeting all child ratio and group size requirements.
In this national conference call, representatives from the Office of Head Start (OHS) and the Office of Child Care (OCC), including OHS Director Yvette Sanchez Fuentes and OCC Director Shannon Rudisill, discuss how success stories, tools, and resources from Early Head Start for Family Child Care Partnership Week 2012 may be used to help build partnerships in local programs. The benefits of implementing the family child care option in Early Head Start programs are also highlighted.
This webinar, hosted by the Early Head Start for Family Child Care Project, is the fourth in a series of meetings that focuses on updating partnership teams and Child Care Partnership Coordinators. The meetings serve as opportunities for project participants to reconnect and explore the work of partnership teams. Webinar 4 offers updates on the status and next steps of the project.
This webinar, hosted by the Early Head Start for Family Child Care Project, is the second in a series of meetings that focuses on updating partnership teams and Child Care Partnership Coordinators. The meetings serve as opportunities for project participants to reconnect and explore the work of partnership teams.
This webinar, hosted by the Early Head Start for Family Child Project, is the third in a series of meetings that focuses on updating partnership teams and Child Care Partnership Coordinators. The meetings serve as opportunities for project participants to reconnect and explore the work of partnership teams. Webinar 3 updates teams of the project's evolution and future initiatives.
Find out how Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships help to support infants, toddlers, and families. Learn about their experiences as they share their real-life stories.
While funding is a critical piece of sustainability, there are other aspects that can help to build successful partnerships. Learn ways to implement and sustain Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships.
The Education Navigator assists child care partner staff in obtaining their Child Development Associate (CDA) from the local community college through practical support and guidance.
HeadStart.gov
official website of the Administration for Children and Families
