National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development

National Center on Tribal Early Childhood Development

Ensuring the Health and Safety of Children in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) CCDF Programs

Agenda

Welcome and check in Part 1: Overview of health and safety

requirements Part 2: Implementation considerations Part 3: Available training and technical

assistance (T&TA) resources Wrap up and next steps

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Objectives

Provide an overview of the health and safety requirements in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) final rule for AI/AN CCDF grantees

Illustrate a pathway for successful implementation of the CCDF final rule as it applies to AI/AN CCDF grantees

Highlight resources that are readily available and will support successful implementation

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Part 1: Overview of Health and Safety Requirements

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CCDF Final Rule

Enhance the quality of child care

Protect the health and safety of children in child care

CCDF Final Rule

Help parents make

informed consumer

choices

Support equal access to stable child care for low-income children

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Source: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program, 81 Fed. Reg. 67,438? 67,441 (Sept. 30, 2016) (codified at 45 C.F.R. pt. 98).

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Our Destination: Successful Implementation of the CCDF Final Rule for Your Program, Community, and Tribe

Stages of Implementation and Pathways for Meeting CCDF Requirements

High Quality

Advanced Stage of Meeting

Health and Safety Requirements

Intermediate Stage of Meeting Health and Safety

Requirements

Laying the Foundation: Beginner Stage of Meeting Health and Safety Requirements

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Beginning Our Journey

Starting point: reauthorization

The CCDF final rule defines health and safety requirements for Tribes

? 98.41: Health and safety requirements

Date of compliance for Tribes: October 2019

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Requirements for All CCDF Providers

Health and safety requirements apply to all grantees regardless of allocation size and also apply to all child care providers who receive CCDF funds Even small-allocation grantees who put all CCDF funds into quality need to ensure that the providers receiving those quality dollars are meeting all the health and safety requirements

Health and safety requirements are organized around a list of topics

These topics apply to the following:

Standards developed Training provided for staff and providers Monitoring processes conducted

Source: Child Care and Development Fund, 45 C.F.R ?98.41 ?98.83 (2016).

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