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A Project of the Child Care Bureau Office of Family Assistance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

@ ZERO TO THREE. Supporting Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care A Strategic Planning Approach. A Project of the Child Care Bureau Office of Family Assistance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative. Mission:

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A Project of the Child Care Bureau Office of Family Assistance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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  1. @ ZERO TO THREE Supporting Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care A Strategic Planning Approach A Project of the Child Care Bureau Office of Family Assistance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  2. National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative Mission: To work collaboratively with CCDF administrators and other partners in their efforts to help move forward system initiatives to improve the quality and supply of infant and toddler child care.

  3. National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative Vision: that infants and toddlers experience high quality care in all settings, and their unique needs are addressed in early care and education systems.

  4. Strategic Planning Approach • Based on NITCCI’s early care & education system planning model and process • Designed to maximizeinvolvement of stakeholders while minimizingface-to-face meeting requirements • Small Planning Design Group (3-6 people, help design planning process) • Larger Strategic Planning Committee

  5. Initial Planning Tasks The Planning Design Group works with the technical assistance specialist to: • Identify the individuals who will be invited to participate in the strategic planning process • Identify state data sources that describe FFN care • Choose meeting dates and sites • Decide who will write the final report

  6. Initial Planning Design Tasks cont. • Draft an invitation letter for the CCDF administrator to send to invite the members. • Begin to pull together the state specific data on FFN care. • Prepare a welcome email to committee members including: • meeting and process information • request to set up a phone interview with each member prior to the first meeting.

  7. Initial Planning Tasks (cont.) • Complete draft of the Key Elements tool. • Draft Strategic Planning vision and mission statement for member review and comment • Define planning terms(e.g., goals, outcomes, strategies, etc.) • Determine if logic model will be used • Draft questions for phone interviews

  8. Initial Planning Tasks (cont.) • Draft agendafor the first meeting • Mail packet to Strategic Planning Committee members, to include: • Strategic Planning Vision and Mission draft • Interview questions • Schedule and conduct a phone interview with each member.

  9. Initial Planning Tasks (cont.) • Review responses and identify: • Interests - Data sources • Concerns - Themes • Issues • Prepare an overview of the interview content without identifying individual members. • Identify background information and documents that will help members understand the issue.

  10. First Full Committee Meeting • Requires 3-4 hours • Begins with welcome, introductions, process overview and icebreaker • [Optional] Overview of national & state information about FFN care • Committee reviews, edits and adopts FFN definition, vision and mission. • Committee reviews State FFN data and information.

  11. First Full Meeting (Cont.) Committee will: • Review compiled opinions, questions, comments, and goals proposed by members during the interview process, • Identify common themes and surprises, • Review and edit the FFN Key Element document

  12. The First Meeting Conclusion Instructions to Committee Members: • Prepare to set goals • Prepare to offer and discuss strategies to achieve the goals • Be ready to discuss priorities for action planning

  13. Between the First and Second Meeting • Debrief the first meeting and make adjustments as needed • Complete edits to Key Element document as needed • Develop the 2nd meeting agenda • Send a reminder to members.

  14. Second Full Committee Meeting • Requires 4 hours • Opens with welcome and introductions • Review of work to date • Overview of tasks for the day: • set goals, • recommend strategies • develop an action plan

  15. Second Full Committee Meeting (cont.) Goal Setting Process • Develop individual goals • Categorize individual goals • Develop goal statements • Prioritize goals

  16. Second Full Committee Meeting (cont.) Development of Strategies • Discuss member recommendations • Align with goals • Analyze chance of success • Reach agreement on: • Recommended strategies • Priorities

  17. Second Full Committee Meeting Conclusion • Develop action plan • Review next steps

  18. National Infant &ToddlerChild Care Initiative National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative ZERO TO THREE 2000 M St. NW Suite 200 Washington DC Voice:202-638-1144, ext. 618 Fax: 202-638-0851 kheying@zerotothree.org http://nccic.org/itcc/

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