|
National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) The focus of NAFCC is to provide technical assistance to family child care associations. This assistance is provided through developing leadership and professionalism, addressing issues of diversity, and by promoting quality and professionalism through NAFCC's Family Child Care. http://www.nafcc.org |
|
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) We are the organization for early childhood professionals and those who support our work. We promote excellence in child development practices through a range of professional growth opportunities and support services. http://www.wecanaeyc.org |
|
Supporting Families Together Association (SFTA) 2109 S. Stoughton Road Madison, WI 53716 (608)224-5341 http://www.supportingfamiliestogether.org |
|
Wisconsin Early Learning Coalition The Early Learning Coalition is a broad-based and diverse coalition representing child care, Head Start, programs serving children with disabilities and special needs, and public schools. WFCCA is among the 12 statewide organizational members and is an active participant of the Coalition. http://www.readysetgrowwi.org/ |
|
Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program and Fraud Detection Investigation Unit Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Bureau of Child Care Administration201 E. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8916 Madison, WI 53708-8916 Phone: 608-261-6317, Option 2, Fax: 608-266-8302
Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program: http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/ The Department of Children and Families, Bureau of Child Care Administration (BCCA) is established to have lead planning responsibilities for state government child care programs. Its vision is to provide access to affordable, high quality child care and early education experiences, to enhance children's development and to support their families in work and parenting roles. The Bureau of Child Care Administration, in cooperation with the early childhood community, provides knowledgeable leadership, guidance, and joint planning to achieve this vision. The Bureau provides effective management, development, and coordination of public child care assistance to families. The Bureau facilitates increased quality programming and planned supply of child care and early education services. |
|
Wisconsin Training Network and Event Calander (T-Net) T-Net is a collaboration between the Child Care Information Center and The Registry http://www.t-net.org/Default.htm |
|
The Registry The Registry is Wisconsin's recognition system for the childhood care and education profession. It verifies that individuals meet entry level and ongoing training requirements of the Wisconsin licensing code and assesses educational accomplishments and professional contributions beyond those required. http://www.the-registry.org |
|
Child Care Information Center (CCIC) CCIC is a mail-order lending library and information center serving anyone in Wisconsin working in the field of child care and early childhood education. CCIC provides free information services, library services, and adult learning services to help child care professionals give the best possible start to Wisconsin's children. http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/ccic |
|
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (WCCF) The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc. is a not-for-profit child and family advocacy agency. Its mission is to promote the well-being of children and families in Wisconsin by advocating for effective and efficient health, education, and human service delivery systems. Publishes Capitol Comments, a newsletter that focuses on legislative issues affecting children and families. http://www.wccf.org |
|
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families – Bureau of Quality Improvement (DCF – BQI) 201 E. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8916Madison, WI 53708-8916
Quality Initiatives: http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/ The Department of Children and Families, Bureau of Quality Improvement is established to have lead planning responsibility for quality improvement efforts and delivery of resources and support to child care programming. The Bureau, in cooperation with the early childhood community, provides knowledgeable leadership, guidance, and joint planning to achieve this vision. Additionally, the Bureau administers the YoungStar Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement System, the Scholarship and Bonus Initiative administered through the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, the Child Care Resource and Referral Contract administered through the Supporting Families Together Association, and the quality contracts for training and technical assistance delivery for quality programming and planned supply of child care and early education services. |
|
YoungStar – Wisconsin’s Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement System Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Bureau of Quality Improvement 201 E. Washington Avenue Madison, WI 53708 World Wide Web: http://www.dcf.wisconsin.gov/business practices and health and well being of children. Through this rating system the state will address several key issues in Wisconsin’s child care system. It will: 1. Improve the overall quality of child care 2. Create a clear, understandable tool for parents to choose quality child care 3. Create incentives for providers to improve services, particularly for low-income children, and 4. Establish a connection between child care quality and the rate of Wisconsin Shares payments, and help prevent fraud in the Wisconsin Shares system.
Celebrate Children Foundation, Supporting Families Together Association (SFTA), and Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) manage YoungStar across the state. These three agencies combined are recognized as The YoungStar Consortium, the contracted agency for the delivery of YoungStar administrative services. The Consortium supports early education programs as they demonstrate the quality of care they offer to Wisconsin's youngest children. Local administration of YoungStar occurs through six (6) Local YoungStar Offices. Contact information is available at http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/ |
|
Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners The Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners is a statewide group of nearly 200 public and private agencies and associations united through a common desire for a blended, comprehensive delivery system for high quality early childhood care and education. Their website brings together many resources to support partnership efforts. http://www.collaboratingpartners.com/index.html |
|
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) This Web site provides a summary of the wide range of educational services and resources available through NAEYC for adults who work with and for young children in child care and other early childhood programs. http://www.naeyc.org |
|
National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) Excellent source of information about child care and links to national child care organizations and clearinghouses. http://www.nccic.org |
|
Timeless Creation Photography Official 2010 Conference Photographer http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/store.aspx?p=221658 |