Agency: Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – Child Care Licensing Program
Website: https://ccl.utah.gov
Description: The Utah Department of Health and Human Services licenses and regulates child care centers, family child care homes, residential certificate providers, and school-age programs. The department provides licensing regulations, inspections, provider resources, forms, and compliance guidance.
Program: Care About Childcare Quality System
Website: https://jobs.utah.gov/occ/cac
Description: Utah's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) supports continuous quality improvement through coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and quality recognition for early childhood programs.
Registry: Utah's Care About Childcare Professional Development System
Website: https://careaboutchildcare.utah.gov
Description: Utah's professional development system allows early childhood professionals to document education, credentials, training, and career advancement while accessing approved professional development opportunities.
Organization: Care About Childcare
Website: https://careaboutchildcare.utah.gov
Description: Utah's Child Care Resource & Referral program provides referrals, coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and business support for child care providers and families throughout the state.
Organization: Utah Association for the Education of Young Children (UAEYC)
Website: https://uaeyc.org
Description: Supports early childhood professionals through advocacy, conferences, networking, leadership development, and professional learning opportunities.
Organization: Utah State Board of Education – Child Nutrition Programs
Website: https://www.schools.utah.gov/cnp
Description: Administers Utah's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), providing reimbursement, nutrition guidance, training, and technical assistance.
Agency: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Website: https://ccl.utah.gov
Description: Child care providers and employees must complete fingerprint-based criminal background checks and required child abuse and neglect clearances before working in licensed child care settings.
Program: Utah High Quality School Readiness Program
Website: https://jobs.utah.gov/occ
Description: Utah supports high-quality preschool opportunities through school readiness initiatives and partnerships that prepare children for kindergarten success.
Program: Baby Watch Early Intervention Program
Website: https://familyhealth.utah.gov
Description: Baby Watch provides coordinated early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities while supporting families.
Organization: Utah Office of Child Care
Website: https://jobs.utah.gov/occ
Description: Provides workforce initiatives, scholarships, quality improvement supports, grants, and professional development opportunities for Utah's early childhood professionals.
Training requirements include pediatric CPR and First Aid, health and safety, child abuse and neglect reporting, safe sleep practices, emergency preparedness, and ongoing professional development.
Website: https://ccl.utah.gov
Description: Access licensing applications, provider forms, inspection reports, regulations, background check information, and additional child care resources.
Website: https://jobs.utah.gov/occ
Description: Stay informed about licensing updates, policy changes, grant opportunities, quality initiatives, professional development, and early childhood news throughout Utah.
Agency: Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF) – Child Development Division (CDD)
Website: https://dcf.vermont.gov/cdd
Description: The Vermont Department for Children and Families licenses and regulates child care centers, family child care homes, preschool programs, and afterschool programs. The department provides licensing regulations, inspections, provider resources, forms, and compliance guidance.
Program: STARS (Step Ahead Recognition System)
Website: https://dcf.vermont.gov/cdd/providers/care/stars
Description: STARS is Vermont's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), recognizing early childhood programs committed to continuous quality improvement through coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and quality recognition.
Registry: Northern Lights Career Development Center Registry
Website: https://northernlightsccv.org
Description: Vermont's professional development registry allows early childhood professionals to document education, credentials, training, and career advancement while accessing approved professional development opportunities.
Organization: Let's Grow Kids Resource & Referral Services
Website: https://letsgrowkids.org
Description: Vermont's Child Care Resource & Referral system provides referrals, coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and business support for child care providers and families.
Organization: Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC)
Website: https://www.vtaeyc.org
Description: Supports early childhood professionals through advocacy, conferences, networking, leadership development, and professional learning opportunities.
Organization: Vermont Agency of Education – Child Nutrition Programs
Website: https://education.vermont.gov
Description: Administers Vermont's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), providing reimbursement, nutrition guidance, training, and technical assistance.
Agency: Vermont Department for Children and Families
Website: https://dcf.vermont.gov/cdd
Description: Child care providers and employees must complete criminal background checks and required child abuse and neglect clearances before working in licensed child care settings.
Program: Vermont Universal Prekindergarten (Universal Pre-K)
Website: https://education.vermont.gov
Description: Vermont's Universal Prekindergarten Program provides publicly funded preschool opportunities for eligible three-, four-, and five-year-old children through public schools and private early childhood programs.
Program: Children's Integrated Services (CIS) – Early Intervention
Website: https://dcf.vermont.gov/cdd/cis
Description: Children's Integrated Services provides coordinated early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities while supporting families.
Organization: Vermont Child Development Division
Website: https://dcf.vermont.gov/cdd
Description: Provides workforce initiatives, scholarships, quality improvement supports, grants, and professional development opportunities for Vermont's early childhood professionals.
Training requirements include pediatric CPR and First Aid, health and safety, child abuse and neglect reporting, safe sleep practices, emergency preparedness, and ongoing professional development. Professional learning is tracked through the Northern Lights Registry.
Website: https://dcf.vermont.gov/cdd
Description: Access licensing applications, provider forms, inspection reports, regulations, background check information, and additional child care resources.
Website: https://dcf.vermont.gov/cdd
Description: Stay informed about licensing updates, policy changes, grant opportunities, quality initiatives, professional development, and early childhood news throughout Vermont.
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