The NC Infant Toddler Quality Enhancement Project (ITQEP) is pleased to share our second quarterly newsletter to provide relevant information to infant and toddler teachers and administrators committed to high-quality care and education.
Audience Category: For Child Care Providers
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OH, Behave! Newsletter – April 2022
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to learn how to prevent abuse and neglect. For more, make sure you check out our OH Behave! archived newsletters!
News & Events for the NAFCC
Get the latest news and find out about upcoming events from the National Association for Family Child Care.
Child Care Stabilization Grants
On October 7, 2021, Governor Roy Cooper announced a historic, one-time federal $805 million investment in North Carolina’s early care and learning programs. This guide provides FAQs and other resources specifically for Family Child Care Homes.
National Resources About Family Child Care
Family child care (FCC) has many unique qualities that sets it apart from other early care and education settings. These national online resources and written products from the Child Care Technical Assistance Network more specifically address FCC settings.
Professional Development Designed Specifically for Family Child Care Professionals
Better Kid Care (PennState Extension) provides professional development opportunities designed specifically for family child care professionals. In addition, many of our other available modules are relevant and meaningful to the work of home-based and family child care professionals. Several FREE on-demand modules are available in English & Spanish.
Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale®, Revised (FCCERS-R)
A thorough revision of the original FDCRS, designed to assess family child care programs conducted in a provider’s home for children from infancy through school-age. Scale consists of 38 items organized into 7 subscales, detailed on this website.
Resources for Opening and Running a Successful Family Child Care Home
Are you interested in opening a family child care home? Are you already running a family child care home and looking for additional resources? Child Care Aware provides guidance to learn about the steps you’ll need to take to be successful and will provide resources to ensure your program is providing a high-quality learning experience… Continue reading Resources for Opening and Running a Successful Family Child Care Home
Teacher Activity Book – B-3QI
If you are looking for fun and developmentally appropriate activities for your birth-to-three classroom, look no further! The activities included here align with all five developmental domains of the North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NC FELD).
Using Choice and Preferences
What is the child choice strategy, why is it important and what can you do in your classroom? Learn more in this report.