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Save the Date: Equity Centered Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Advisory Panel

The California Department of Social Services is pleased to announce the fifth convening of the Equity-Centered QRIS Advisory Panel. The fifth Panel meeting will be April 29, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. …

BlackECE Symposium – Dismantling Linguistic Oppression: The Path Toward Language Justice for Black Children in Early Care and Education

BlackECE’s inaugural event welcomed nearly 150 ECE professionals, policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders committed to ensuring California’s early care and education system is …

SAVE THE DATE: Equity-Centered Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Advisory Panel

The California Department of Social Services is pleased to announce the fourth convening of the Equity-Centered QRIS Advisory Panel.

Save the Date: Equity Centered QRIS Advisory Panel

The California Department of Social Services is pleased to announce the third convening of the Equity-Centered QRIS Advisory Panel, December 9, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m

Key Learnings From First 5 California’s Shared Services Alliance Pilot

This brief summarizes the key highlights from the Shared Services Alliance Pilot as it approaches the end of the 2-year implementation period. Data from the contractors, partner agencies, and …

ChildCare Aware

Would you like to know more about child care licensing in your state or resources for children with special needs? Do you need to contact someone about child support, health care for your family, …

California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations

The California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations describe competencies infants and toddlers typically attain during the birth-to-three-year period

California Preschool Learning Foundations

The California Preschool Learning Foundations describe competencies—knowledge and skills—that most children can be expected to exhibit in a high-quality program as they complete their first or …

Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Families: The Use of Strengthening Families™ in QRIS

The Strengthening Families™ approach, developed by the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), is a research-based strategy to increase family strengths, enhance child development, and …

QCC Family Engagement Toolkit

The Family Engagement Toolkit consists of 5 e-learning course modules that include video-based learning and interactive simulations in which the learner can role-play different common scenarios …

First 5 California’s Dual Language Learner Resource Guide

First 5 California’s Dual Language Learner Resource Guide was designed to provide early learning programs that serve young dual language learners (infants, toddlers, and preschoolers) with …

Building Adult Capabilities to Improve Child Outcomes: A Theory of Change

This 5-minute video from Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child depicts a theory of change for achieving breakthrough outcomes for vulnerable children and families.

A Guide to Creating “Safe Space” Policies for Early Childhood Programs

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) has released a guide to creating “safe space” policies for early childhood programs. Safe-space policies safeguard programs against immigration …

All About Young Children: Information for Families on Children’s Early Development

All About Young Children: Information for Families on Children’s Early Development is a website that provides resources for families based on the California Infant/Toddler Learning & …