Creating a Child Care Center at Post

This document is intended for use by Management Officers, Community Liaison Office Coordinators, and Embassy/Consulate community members looking to create a child care program at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate overseas.

Introduction and Table of Contents - for a copy of the full publication Creating a Child Care Facility at Post, please email the Family Liaison Office at flo@state.gov

Sample Child Care Facility Needs Assessment Survey: Determining the Need for Child Care at Post

Other Resources

• http://www.childcare.gov
• The ABCs of Safe and Healthy Child Care, provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/abc/contents.htm
• The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - http://www.naeyc.org
• Sample job descriptions - Found in Setting Up for Infant/Toddler Care: Guidelines for Centers and Family Child Care Homes; by Annabelle Godwin and Lorraine Schrag. 91 pages, includes job descriptions, staffing schedules, budgets, and discussion of family care systems and satellite child care homes. Order from the http://www.naeyc.org web site.
• Accessibility and Affordability: A Study of Federal Child Care. Prepared by the Center for Human Resources Management, National Academy of Public Administration - http://www.hrm.napawash.org/publications.htm#articles
• GSA: Starting a Child Development Center - http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/pub.jsp?OID=116680
• GSA Child Care Web Page - http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/content/orgs_content.jsp?contentOID=120478&contentType=1005
• Listing of Equipment, Supplies and Furniture - The GSA Child Care Center Design Guide - http://www.gsa.gov and http://www.gsa.gov/attachments/GSA_PUBLICATIONS/pub/000000000041.pdf
• National Clearinghouse for the Military Child Development Program - http://military-childrenandyouth.calib.com/index.htm - Contains inspection information checklists. These checklists may be a useful tool to recognize areas to consider when setting up or monitoring a center.
• The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care - http://nrc.uchsc.edu
• National Child Care Information Center - http://nccic.org
• National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) - http://www.naccrra.net
• Department of Labor, Women's Bureau National Resource and Information Center - http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb
• Office of Personnel Management - http://www.opm.gov
• Center for the Child Care Workforce - http://www.ccw.org

Helpful Books

Setting Up for Infant/Toddler Care: Guidelines for Centers and Family Child Care Homes; by Annabelle Godwin and Lorraine Schrag. 91 pages, includes job descriptions, staffing schedules, budgets, and discussion of family care systems and satellite child care homes. Order from the http://www.naeyc.org web site.

Tools for Teaching Developmentally Appropriate Practice; by NAEYC. Video, these videos communicate the key concepts of good early childhood practice. Used in staff development sessions, and to gain an understanding of the core content of the early childhood knowledge base. Order from the http://www.naeyc.org web site.

Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs; editors Sue Bredekamp and Carol Copple. 182 pages, spells out the principles underlying developmentally appropriate practice and guidelines for classroom decision making. Order from the http://www.naeyc.org web site.

Handbook for Public Playground Safety; U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC. 20207 http://www.cpsc.gov
http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/index.html

Child Care Board of Directors Resource Guide; General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service. http://www.gsa.gov

Caring for Our Children, National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs; a joint collaborative project of the American Public Health Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics. American Public Health Association Publication Sales Department 5037 Washington, DC 20061-5037 http://nrc.uchsc.edu/national/index.html#TOP

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