The Business of Child Care – Summer 2023
Development and Funding Resources for Child Care Providers
Professional Development Resources
- Learning Beyond Paper’s Professional Development for Today’s Early Learning Teachers – Participants can receive in-service hours and continuing education units (CEUs)
- Empowered Educator Training – A course offered by Kris Murray’s Child Care Success Company designed to provide resources to teachers to help empower them inside and outside of the classroom
- The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) – Provides conferences, online courses, webinars and in-person professional development and accreditation preparation training. Check out your local AEYC conferences for additional training in your area
- Beth Cannon Speaks – Reducing Burnout Course – Child care providers and teachers receive actionable steps and tools to help break burnout
- Southwest Human Development – Nationally recognized education and training programs to professionals and organizations working with young children
- The P4C Cooperative – Philosophy for Children (p4c) provides resources for bringing teachers and children together to discuss things that matter
- Mizzen by Mott – A free all-in-one resource that includes K-12 learning resources
- Great Start to Quality – The Great Start to Quality Resource Center offers various materials to assist teachers and providers opportunities for professional development
- Edweb.net – Includes case studies about innovative practices in professional learning
- Gateways to Opportunity – Professional development for early care and education practitioners
- Better Kid Care Coaching Guides – Educators complete BKC modules and engage with a coach or other instructional leader to move the knowledge gained from PD to improved practices
- Teachstone – CLASS Train-the-Trainer course
- Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (CCR&Rs)
Online Teacher Groups
- WeAreTeachers: First Years – This Facebook group is the place to go for anyone new (or just a few years) into teaching
- WeAreTeachers – a Facebook group that provides ideas, inspiration, and giveaways for teachers
- TeachersConnect – founded in 2015 with the goal of making sure teaching is never again a solo activity
- Teacher Self-Care podcast – interviews real-life teachers on the front line who discuss their struggles and how they take care of their mental and physical health
- Calm Schools – The Calm meditation app has a specific program for teachers
- Happy Teacher Revolution – supports the mental health and wellness of teachers
Funding Resources
- Early Care and Education Governance 50-State Comparison – Education Commission of the States
- State by State Resources – Child Care Aware® of America
- American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
- Understanding the Employee Retention Tax Credit and American Rescue Plan Act – Grant programs to provide scholarships, increase compensation and improve retention of early childhood providers with credentials from accredited institutions