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Running a Program
America's Job Bank
Board of Directors Child Care Resource Book
Brain-Development Information to Promote Partnerships
Business Roundtables, Coalitions, and Commissions
Child Care Providers Frequently Asked Questions
Child Care Resources Handbook-Introduction
Care Around the Clock: Developing Child Care Resources ...
Child Care Center Design Guide
Community Based Child Care Planning
Employer Toolkit Template
Employer Toolkit Template-Child Care Options for Employers
Employer Toolkit Template-Child Care Options for Small Business
Employer Toolkit Template--Child Care Public Partnerships
Employer Toolkit Template-Comparison of Child Care Options ...
Employer Toolkit Template-Family Child Care Networks
Employer Toolkit Template-PowerPoint Presentation
Facility Management Child Care Resource Book
Family-Centered Child Care
Family Child Care
Family Child Care Start-Up and Funding
Fundraising
Guide to Successful Public-Private Partnerships for Child Care
Infants and Toddlers in Child Care
Internal Revenue Service-Child Care Credits
Military Child Care Center Designs
National Resource Center For Health and Safety in Child Care
Office of the Surgeon General
Partnerships for Child Care at Nontraditional Hours
Preparing Your Home For Your Center
Resource Materials: The Child Care Partnership Project
The Small Business Administration
Small Business Administration Child Care Module
Small Business Administration (SBA) Local Offices
Small Business Administration (SBA) On-Line Courses
Social Security Administration
Standards-Minimum Standards for Tribal Child Care Centers
Standards-Minimum Standards for Tribal FCC Homes
Starting Your Own Business
State Child Care Home Pages
State Child Care Licensing Offices
State Child Care Regulations
Tribal Child Care Facilities
U.S. Business Advisor
America's Job Bank
America's Job Bank is the biggest and busiest job market in cyberspace. Job seekers can post their resumes, search for job openings automatically, and find their dream job. Employers can post job listings in the nation's largest online labor exchange, create customized job orders, and search resumes to find the right people. This site was developed by the US Department of Labor in partnership with the states and private sector organizations.
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Board of Directors Child Care Resource Book
This resource book serves as a guide for developing a Nonprofit Board that contracts for child care services. Specific steps are outlined and sample documents are provided to assist agencies starting Boards and opening centers. Even if you aren’t in a Federal center you will still get a lot of great ideas from this resource book.
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Brain-Development Information to Promote Partnerships
The Child Care Project shows how to use brain development information to promote partnerships that enhance early care and education systems.
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Business Roundtables, Coalitions, and Commissions
An employer who offers child care and other family-friendly policies has a better chance of keeping valued employees. When working parents have child care problems, their employers have problems too. These examples show different strategies used by business roundtables, coalitions, to increase the supply of high-quality child care.
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Child Care Providers Frequently Asked Questions
The Child Care Bureau compiled this list of most frequently asked questions. Do you wonder...”Where can I find other funding for my child care program?” or “How do I report suspected child abuse?” or ”Are there local funds available to assist my program or my families?” These questions and more are answered.
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Child Care Resources Handbook-Introduction
This handbook was developed by the Office of Personnel Management to put employees in touch with free resource organizations and agencies around the country that can help them meet their childcare needs. It provides practical tips on how to find quality child care, and identifies places to call for further information on topics related to child care.
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Care Around the Clock: Developing Child Care Resources Before Nine and After Five
This U.S. Department of Labor guide is for parents, child care providers, employers, and community organizations. It shares a range of practical ways to make child care more available and affordable for parents who work non-standard hours.
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Child Care Center Design Guide
GSA wrote this child care center design guide based on years of experience. This guide can help you make plans to design and furnish your center.
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Community Based Child Care Planning
This issue of Child Care Bulletin describes approaches and efforts to encourage the involvement of parents, providers, local leaders, businesses, and others in community based planning that addresses the child care needs of families.
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Employer Toolkit Template
Policy makers, service providers, and parents recognize the importance of business involvement in crafting childcare solutions. Organizations throughout the country are creating materials to engage the business community in collaborative childcare projects. The goal of the Toolkit Template is to prevent states and communities from "reinventing the wheel". The Child Care Partnership Project, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services developed this toolkit for you.
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Employer Toolkit Template-Child Care Options for Employers
Studies show that offering child care assistance helps employers recruit and retain workers, reduce absenteeism and turnover, and improve productivity. There are a wide variety of child care benefits and supports that you can offer your employees. All of the options described here can be implemented solely within your company or as part of a larger community initiative. Many of these options can be implemented with little to no cost to the company.
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Employer Toolkit Template-Child Care Options for Small Business
Work-life benefits are the great equalizer in today’s competitive marketplace. With innovative practices that help families and strengthen communities, even small businesses that cannot afford the higher salaries and traditional benefits offered by larger corporations can compete. Small businesses can effectively adapt most child care options to their needs. This template shares how a growing number of small businesses are finding ways to effectively address their employees’ child care needs.
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Employer Toolkit Template--Child Care Public Partnerships
Public and private sector leaders are finding a strong mutual interest in developing child care partnerships. Partnerships can effectively bring together a wide range of contributors to expand and improve child care services.
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Employer Toolkit Template-Comparison of Child Care Options for Employers
Employers can compare child Care options and review the benefits and considerations for each one.
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Employer Toolkit Template-Family Child Care Networks
This template reviews the advantages and considerations of family child care.
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Employer Toolkit Template-PowerPoint Presentation and Speaker Notes for Business Involvement in Child Care Partnerships
This PowerPoint presentation can be used to engage members of the business community in discussions about child care partnerships. The presentation makes the business case for improved child care.
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Facility Management Child Care Resource Book
With over 110 centers, the General Services Administration has years of experience taking care of child care centers. This resource book gives you tips and checklists for cleaning, equipment, maintenance, safety and health, playgrounds, and more. You can save yourself hours of research if you start here.
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Family-Centered Child Care
Promoting Family-Centered Child Care is a publication from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Family-centered child care begins with the premise that families are the center of children's lives. Family-centered programs reflect and respect the unique characteristics of all members of a child's family. This publication explains the concept of family-centered child care and recommends additional readings.
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Family Child Care
The National Child Care Information Center has compiled a list of publications, organizations, links, and State Family Child Care Associations to help you find out more about family child care.
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Family Child Care Start-Up and Funding
Family child care can be an exciting and rewarding field, but it is also a tremendous responsibility. Each state has established regulations that govern child care settings. The information on this site will help you prepare to open your home to families seeking quality care for their children.
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Fundraising
Need ideas for fundraising? Look at this General Service Administration site and click on "Fundraising". With over 110 centers they have had a lot of experience and have many good ideas.
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Guide to Successful Public-Private Partnerships for Child Care
This guide provides practical information on creating and maintaining public-private child care partnerships that increase and improve child care in states and communities throughout the country. It draws from the experiences of successful partnership leaders at the national, state, and local levels.
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Infants and Toddlers in Child Care
This Child Care Bulletin addresses caring for infants and toddlers. The topics include promoting quality care, caring for infants with special needs, designing group care environments for infants and toddlers and MUCH more.
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Internal Revenue Service-Child Care Credits
Help the parents in your program understand the child care credit. This site explains the credit for people working or look for work. You can access Tax Topic 602--Child and Dependent Care Credit, or Publication 503--Child and Dependent Care Expenses from this site.
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Military Child Care Center Designs
This document provides guidelines for evaluating and planning a child care site, determining programming requirements, establishing distribution needs, determining building size, and designing all outdoor and indoor spaces to support a child development program.
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National Resource Center For Health and Safety in Child Care
You can find all of the state child care regulations on this site. Check out the standards for your state.
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Office of the Surgeon General
Visit the Virtual Office of the Surgeon General to learn more about caring for children. The site links to a great glossary of health terms. You can also download some creative curricula for teaching about health-related topics.
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Partnerships for Child Care at Nontraditional Hours
Today's job market and 24-hour global economy require many employees to work shifts that begin or end before or after most child care programs open or close their doors. For parents who work nights, weekends, or holidays, finding quality child care can be a nightmare. This site offers a sampling of successful programs during nontraditional hours.
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Preparing Your Home for a Center
Before you start caring for children, it is wise to transform your home into a place that is safe, clean, comfortable, and inviting. The Small Business Administration has put together these helpful guidelines to make your center inviting.
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Resource Materials: The Child Care Partnership Project
The Child Care Partnership Project provides information and technical assistance to state child care administrators as they work with businesses, philanthropic organizations, and other groups to build and sustain partnerships. You will find a range of publications and tools with ideas about how to partner with local agencies and businesses to start a local child care operation.
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Small Business Administration
The Small Business Administration has a wealth of general information about starting a business.
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Small Business Administration Child Care Module
Owning and operating a child care business can be a very challenging yet rewarding career. If you are interested in starting a child care business, this publication is designed to help you plan, prepare, and operate a successful family home child care business. It explains the step-by-step process of starting your business.
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Small Business Administration (SBA) Local Offices
Find the Small Business Administration Office in your local area. The office can give you tips on the local ins and outs of operating your business.
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Small Business Administration (SBA) On-Line Courses
Knowledge is the most important asset small businesses will need to compete with in the new Internet economy. Look at the resources on this site to find the information you need to start or grow your business.
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Social Security Administration
The Employer's Kit provides valuable information to both the employer and the employee.
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Standards-Minimum Standards for Tribal Child Care Centers
The Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued these minimum standards as guidance for child care centers.
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Standards-Minimum Standards for Tribal Family Child Care Homes
The Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued these minimum standards as guidance for tribal family child care homes.
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Starting Your Own Business
The Small Business Administration offers you an extensive list of topics about starting a business. Find out about local and Federal requirements for new businesses.
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State Child Care Home Pages
This web directory helps you find the child care home pages for your state.
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State Child Care Licensing Offices
This site helps you find the State Child Care Licensing Office for your state. Addresses, phone numbers, and links are included.
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State Child Care Regulations
The National Resource Center For Health and Safety in Child Care has compiled the child care regulations for all of the states in one location. Check out the standards for your state.
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Tribal Child Care Facilities
A Guide to Construction and Renovation
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcillation Act of 1996 allowed tribes to use Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) monies for the construction or renovation of child care facilities. This publication by the Child Care Bureau provides technical assistance to tribes concerning major areas of the construction and renovation processes.
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U.S. Business Advisor
Over 60 different federal organizations exist to assist or regulate business. With this many sources of information, finding what you want can be complicated and time-consuming. The Business Advisor is a one-stop electronic link to all the information and services government provides for the business community.
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