Maine
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Maine's Child Care and Development Fund Quality Infant/Toddler Targeted Fund:
FY: 2008: The Federal CCDF Quality Infant and Toddler Targeted Funds allocation is $328,922.
FY: 2006: The Federal CCDF Infant and Toddler Targeted Funds allocation was $335,773.
According to the 2007-2009 CCDF State Plans, the funds are used in the following ways to enhance the Maine infant and toddler child care system (additional funds may be used to support these activities).
- Infant and Toddler Learning Guideline Training− offered around the state during the next two years.
- Infant and Toddler Summer Institutes and Stipends.
- Maine Roads to Quality 30-hour Infant and Toddler Curriculum.
- Technical assistance to Early Head Start and Infant and Toddler Child Care programs through a part-time position.
- Infant and Toddler Care Credentials are being developed with three levels of professional development for child care professionals.
- A pre-literacy course "Sharing Books with Babies" train the trainer courses with ITERS being used as a pre and post indicator of quality.
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