Family Child Care Association of Maine
To unify, promote and strengthen quality professional family child care in Maine ~ State Affiliate of NAFCC ~
While the proposed FCC Licensing Rule has not been formally adopted, from past history it would be surprising to see any significant changes to what was proposed. For that reason enrollment in "Quality for ME" is something providers can do now to get ahead. With this requirement coming and the initiative grants currently available through …
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Sharing from Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network ~ Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network (MRTQ PDN) is partnering with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services (DHHS OCFS) to offer Quality Improvement Awards (QIA) and Quality Improvement Mini-Grants (QIMG) to early childhood and out-of-school time …
UPDATE (8/12)*** Program Portal is active and the Quality Improvement Awards and Minigrants will officially open on Wednesday, August 26! Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network (MRTQ PDN) has recently announced in their weekly "Shortcuts" email 2 changes that re coming soon and are important for providers to be aware of as both have …
Sharing directly from Maine Roads To Quality Professional Development Network (MRTQ PDN) SHORTcuts.......... Quality for ME, Maine’s quality rating and improvement system, has been undergoing revisions and will soon become: Rising Stars for ME! MRTQ PDN is recruiting programs to participate in a pilot to review the new standards and give feedback on the processes …
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FCCAM shared what Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network is on a previous post. Now it's time to try to clarify that QRIS and MRTQ PDN are not the same! "Quality for ME" QRIS is not about the individual provider, but rather the program. MRTQ PDN registry is about the individual, not the program. …
Maine's 128th Legislature charged the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to develop and then report on a plan to increase the number of programs participating with Quality for ME, Maine's quality rating and improvement system, at Steps 3 and 4. Here is the legislative charge completed with Committee Amendment: LD 383 - An Act …
What families should be looking for when searching for child care is a big question? Choosing care for a child is one of the toughest and most important decisions guardians have to make. Families know that the care they secure will have an impact on their child's development. What they are looking for impacts not …
