Quality Indicator Guidance Documents
Business
Practices
Curriculum and
Instruction
Family and
Community
Health and
Safety
Inclusive
Practices
Professional
Development
Environment
Staffing
Business Practices
Business Continuity: Child Care Aware of America
Budget Template: Child Care Aware of America
Developing Policies and Procedures: Child Care Aware of America
Legal, Tax and Insurance Considerations: Child Care Aware of America
Facility Improvement Grants: Caring For MI Future
Business Sustainability Services: First Children’s Finance
First Children’s Finance 2025 Free Training Opportunities
Business Leadership Cohorts: First Children’s Finance
Business Leadership Cohort (Family Providers): First Children’s Finance
Business Leadership Cohort (Child Care Centers): First Children’s Finance
Business Planning Workshop: First Children’s Finance
Training Catalog: First Children’s Finance
Small Business Association of Michigan (SBA)
Business Development Services: MEDC
Curriculum and Instruction
Planning and Implementing an Engaging Curriculum to Achieve Meaningful Goals: NAEYC
Family and Community
Importance of Family Involvement: NRC
Health and Safety
Hazardous Materials Information for Child Care Providers: Child Care Technical Assistance Network
Promoting Oral Health: Office of Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center
Breastfeeding and Early Care and Education: CDC
Child Care Emergency Preparedness: Child Care Aware of America
The Importance of a Nutrition Plan: NRC
Inclusive Practices
Preparing Young Children for the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities into the Classroom: NAEYC
Standing Together Against Suspension & Expulsion in Early Childhood: NAEYC
Professional Development
Child Development Associate (CDA) Training: NAEYC
Michigan AEYC Knowledge Center (Some offerings included in MiRegistry!)
Licensed Child Care Provider Training: CCLB
T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship: Michigan AEYC
Environment
What Does a High-Quality Preschool Program Look Like?: NAEYC
Creating a High-Quality Learning Environment: Education World
Quality of the Indoor Environment – Lighting: NRC
Environment Rating Scales (ERS)

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