Developing Professionals
Tools of the Profession
Professional Development Programs

Quality Rating Improvement System
(QRIS)
Assesses program quality of State Funded Child Care programs and supports continuous quality improvement for participating programs and their staff.

Health & Safety Training Activities
Provides funds to support required
health and safety and infant/toddler training for staff.

Child Care Initiative Project (CCIP)
Recruits, trains, and retains
licensed family child care providers. Improves the training capacity of
the Child Care Resource &
Referral program and enhances professional development activities.

Stanislaus County Child Care
and Development
Local Planning Council (LPC)
Supports the overall coordination of child care services. Conduct assessments of county child care needs and prepares plans to address identified needs. These assessments must contain information on the supply and demand for child care, including the need for both privately paid and publicly funded care.

Educator Effectiveness
Provides professional development
and promotes educator
quality and effectiveness.