2011

The purpose of this research brief is to report on two aspects of child care licensing for all 50 States and the District of Columbia state child care center licensing regulations and child care center licensing policies.

999_1208_Center_Licensing_Trends_Brief_FINAL.pdf

State child care licensing regulations and policies on monitoring and enforcement provide a baseline of protection to ensure the well-being of children in early and school-age care and education settings. Regulations and methods of enforcement, however, vary greatly from State to State. Standards in some States provide greater protection and more stringent enforcement methods than in other States.

962_1108_LicensingIssueBrief.pdf

One quality domain of interest to program administrators and Quality Rating and Improvement System developers focuses on the relationships between families and providers. High quality family-provider relationships have been hypothesized to affect both child and family outcomes.

family_sensitive.pdf

Making the Link - A Publication of Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families

The checklist can be used as part of a self-assessment and quality improvement planning process to identify strengths and areas of improvement related to inclusive practice. The findings can be used to build on existing strengths, identify needed resources including training and technical assistance support and clarify quality improvement priorities.

IQuIP-references-form-121411-ftv1-fillable.pdf

Immigrants make up at least 15 percent of the population in more than 50 countries