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Provider and Program Technical Assistance for Child Care

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Child Care Best Practices

Classroom Physical Environment , Open PDF file, 407.78 KB (English, PDF 407.78 KB)
Communicating with Parents, Open PDF file, 81.63 KB (English, PDF 81.63 KB)
CPSC Guide to New Crib Standards for Child Care Providers, Open PDF file, 491.97 KB (English, PDF 491.97 KB)
Additional CPSC Information about Cribs
Importance of Positive Interactions, Open PDF file, 78.22 KB (English, PDF 78.22 KB)
Positive Interaction Self-Observation Sheet, Open PDF file, 91.69 KB (English, PDF 91.69 KB)
Positive Interaction Supervisor Observation Sheet, Open PDF file, 74 KB (English, PDF 74 KB)

Administration and Planning

Basics of doing Progress Reports, Open PPT file, 1.73 MB (English, PPT 1.73 MB)
5 Sample progress report formats
Documenting Progress with Portfolios, Open PDF file, 81.49 KB (English, PDF 81.49 KB)
Gross Motor Activities, Open PDF file, 84.88 KB (English, PDF 84.88 KB)
Importance of Developmental Milestones, Open PDF file, 78.67 KB (English, PDF 78.67 KB)
Multi-Age Grouping, Open PDF file, 91.92 KB (English, PDF 91.92 KB)
Planning Field Trips, Open PDF file, 129.45 KB (English, PDF 129.45 KB)
Progress Reports, Open PDF file, 92.89 KB (English, PDF 92.89 KB)
Progress Reports for School Age Children, Open PDF file, 80.9 KB (English, PDF 80.9 KB)
Quiet Activities for Children, Open PDF file, 79.33 KB (English, PDF 79.33 KB)

Health Technical Assistance

Diabetes and Early Education and Care, Open PDF file, 82.82 KB (English, PDF 82.82 KB)
Epilepsy and Early Education and Care, Open PDF file, 83.06 KB (English, PDF 83.06 KB)

Specific to Family Child Care Programs

Protecting Children from Extreme Weather, Open PDF file, 55.39 KB (English, PDF 55.39 KB)
Protecting Children from Reptiles, Open PDF file, 51.17 KB (English, PDF 51.17 KB)
Protection from Window Hazards, Open PDF file, 51.97 KB (English, PDF 51.97 KB)
Determining Capacity, Open PDF file, 45.14 KB (English, PDF 45.14 KB)

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