Higher quality early care and education programs improve outcomes for children. There are many program quality improvement projects in Santa Barbara County available to help early care and education centers and family child care achieve higher quality.
In high quality early care and education programs
You will SEE:
Respectful, responsive relationships
Fun, safe, challenging learning environments
Engaging activities
You will HEAR:
Playful sounds and rich conversations
Children learning to solve problems
You will FEEL:
that everyone is welcomed, loved and valued
For more information about how to improve program quality follow the links to the projects listed below:
Family Child Care Steps to Quality Program and Network of Children's Resource and Referral (FCCSTQ)
For information go to http://sbfcc.org/index.php/site/providers/ or call (805) 925-4789.
The Early Care and Education Leadership Development Project
For information call (805) 964-4710 ext. 4473 or e-mail sbcccpc@sbceo.org.
The Program Quality Improvement Action Team of the Santa Barbara County Child Care Planning Council
For more information e-mail sbcccpc@sbceo.org or visit the research and evidence based early care and education practices web page, http://www.sbceo.k12.ca.us/~ccpc/resource/index.shtml developed by the Team.
