The foundation of CLASP's Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care Project is a Policy Framework comprised of four key principles describing what babies and toddlers in child care need and 15 recommendations for states to move forward. CLASP developed this Policy Framework with ZERO TO THREE in the first year of the project, based on interviews with over one hundred leaders around the country.
Nurturing and Responsive Providers and Caregivers to Care for Them as They Grow and Learn
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Parents, Providers, and Caregivers Supported by and Linked to Community Resources
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Their Families to Have Access to Quality Options for Their Care
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Healthy and Safe Environments in Which to Explore and Learn
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Early Head Start: Fact Sheet
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