Category: Training

February 25, 2014 | by Lynette Fraga, Ph.D. | Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Health and Safety, Quality, Safety, Training

February marks the fourth anniversary of Let’s Move!, America’s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids. As a Let’s Move! Child Care partner, Child Care Aware® of America joins in celebrating this milestone. We have worked with Let’s Move! Child Care on many projects over the past years. Here are a few of our… Read more »

November 21, 2013 | by Policy Team | Advocacy & Public Policy, Child Care, Training

The staff on-site from Child Care Aware® of America included Director of Policy Michelle Noth McCready, Senior Government Affairs Associate Nick Vucic, and Communications and Public Affairs Specialist Sara Miller. After introductions by the advocates, displaying the wide-range of backgrounds and professions present, the Child Care Aware® of America staff dove right into the complex… Read more »

November 7, 2013 | by Policy Team | Child Care, Training

Recently, Child Care Aware of America had the great pleasure of traversing to Nevada for not one, but two advocacy trainings.  Starting off with a training in Reno, hosted by the Children’s Cabinet and finishing with a training in Las Vegas, hosted at United Way of Southern Nevada, Child Care Aware® of America’s policy staff… Read more »

October 28, 2013 | by Lynette Fraga, Ph.D. | Affordability, Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Preschool, Resource and Referral Agencies, Training

We ask a lot of our child care and early learning providers. We expect them to provide children safe learning environments, engage them in thoughtful activities and prepare them for school success. We prefer providers to have coursework, training and experience in early education and development, to know about and master content covering topics from… Read more »

October 4, 2013 | by Policy Team | Advocacy & Public Policy, Child Care, Congress, Early Childhood Education, Training

Last week, members of the Child Care Aware® of America Policy and Communications teams hopped in the car bright and early for a trip to West Windsor, NJ for a two-day on-site advocacy training. The team consisted of Jasmine Smith, Senior Policy Advisor; Nick Vucic, Government Affairs Associate; and Sara Miller, Communications and Public Affairs… Read more »

September 18, 2013 | by Policy Team | Advocacy & Public Policy, Affordability, Background Checks, CCDBG, Child Care, Congress, Early Childhood Education, Health and Safety, Infant and Toddler Care, Inspections, Quality, Safety, Training

Today the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, passed the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013 out of Committee. A lot has changed in the past two decades and it’s been 17 years since the last reauthorization. This legislation places emphasis on promoting policies that will contribute to the safety… Read more »