California
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California's Child Care and Development Fund Quality Infant/Toddler Targeted Fund:
FY: 2008: The Federal CCDF Quality Infant and Toddler Targeted Funds allocation is $11,038,441.
FY: 2006: The Federal CCDF Infant and Toddler Targeted Funds allocation was $11,221,401.
According to the 2007-2009 CCDF State Plans, the funds are used in the following ways ways to enhance the California child care system (additional funds may be used to support these activities), by providing continued support of the following:
- Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers (PITC) training.
- Continued support of the presence of an infant toddler specialist as part of the Healthline Infant Toddler Quality Improvement Initiative, which provides health and safety information to child care providers, the families they serve, and related professionals in California using a toll-free telephone line.
- Resource and Playground Safety Grants to cover the cost of infant/toddler equipment, appropriate educational materials, minor renovation and repairs to meet health and safety requirements, for environmental changes to support small groups and continuity of care, and to ensure playground safety.
- To support the Child Care Initiative Project in increasing the supply of infant/toddler family child care providers throughout the state by the recruitment, training, and initial support of family child care providers serving infants and toddlers.
- To maintain a PITC Regional Support Network for provision of training and technical assistance activities at the local level. The primary components of this Network are outreach sessions, stipends for trainers, and regional training coordinators.
- Beginning Together project training to certified PITC trainers. This training focuses on strategies, program practices and models that support inclusion of infants and toddlers with disabilities.
- To support PITC Community College Demonstration Sites.
- To support the Family Child Care Association Development Project in recruitment of new associations, and with professional development and training needs.
- I/T Guidelines revision completed along with development of Standards and I/T Curriculum Framework.
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