Child Care Policy
Second only to the immediate family, child care is the setting in which early childhood development unfolds for nearly six million children under age 3.
Quality child care offers the promise of a solid future by providing our youngest children nurturance, support for early learning and language development, and preparation for school. Learn more about how policymakers can ensure that families are able to seize the potential of quality child care for their infants and toddlers.
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Supporting Babies Through Quality Rating Improvement Systems (QRIS)
Supporting Babies Through QRIS is a series of documents developed by ZERO TO THREE’s Policy Center to help ensure that Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) are supporting the unique developm…
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National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative Resource Archive
This Project of the Federal Child Care Bureau at ZERO TO THREE that is designed to support Child Care Development Fund administrators in their efforts to effect systems-wide improvements in infant an…
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How to Build a Strong Infant-Toddler Workforce
Federal and state policymakers must invest in comprehensive early childhood professional development systems to ensure that our infants and toddlers have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
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