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Infant and Toddler Specialist Network Factsheet
This factsheet provides background on Infant/Toddler Specialist Networks, a strategy that states and territories have implemented to improve the quality of child care and support healthy development of infants and toddlers.
An Infant/Toddler Specialist Network (ITSN) is a state-based system that coordinates the work of Infant/Toddler Specialists (ITS). The ITS is a key support for state-based professional development systems that serve the needs of infants and toddlers in out-of-home care. ITS support the infant/toddler workforce by providing services such as professional development education and training; technical assistance; resource identification; and community outreach, education and support. The overall goal of the ITSN is to improve caregiver practices and the overall quality of each infant and toddler’s developmental experience.
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Coordinating Child Care Consultants
This paper provides a framework and practical suggestions for coordinating and educating child care consultants from multiple disciplines to improve consultants’ efficiency.
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Early Care and Education Systems that Support Quality Care for Babies and Toddlers: Key Elements
This paper presents an overview of key early care and education system elements and the characteristics that reflect how such a system can offer quality child care to infants, toddlers, and their fam…
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Designing Quality Rating and Improvement Systems Inclusive of Infants and Toddlers
This paper offers suggestions for the inclusion of quality indicators for infants and toddlers within Quality Rating and Improvement Systems being implemented in states, tribes, and territories.