Program areas at ECLC
Child Care resource & referral agency (ccr&r) component plan is to provide statewide support through technical assistance and training to strengthen the network of child Care resource and referral agencies. Target audiences include ccr&r staff, specfically ccr&r administrators, trainers, infant/toddler specialists and data mangers. For the trainer audience, the focus is on serving child Care centers in improving management practices and building the capacity of the cc&r to deliver services. Services offered to the infant/toddler specialists specfically target issues surrounding the development and implementation of outcome based service delivery and the dissemination of information from the ten components of quality infant/toddler Care. Services to all audiences include workshops, technical assistance, visits, seminars, regional trainings, and other activities designed to increase participants' knowledge and skill on presented topics.
The Early Care & Learning Council (eclc), in partnership with brightside up of the capital region and the child Care Council of westchester have been selected to pilot a new assessment tool, the child/it, in partnership with the edward zigler center in child development & social policy at yale university. The child tool is a comprehensive assessment tool designed to examine the mental health climate of Early childhood and education programs.
The vision of the nys preschool development grant birth through five project is for every child in new york to be supported by a mixed-delivery system that is informed by parent voice and provides access to high quality, equitable and comprehensive Early Care and Learning environments and services essential for successful development and lifelong success.