STATE BOARD POLICY

The State Department of Education shall:

• Develop readiness training for Day Care Home Sponsors for children ages 0-4
• Train sponsors on readiness for 0-4 years old
• Provide training to sponsor representatives on use of readiness training program
• How to present readiness training
• Utilization/effectiveness checklist

• Attend training provided by State Department of Education on readiness
• Adopt and implement readiness training in every family day care home under sponsorship
• Annually train all providers on readiness
• Train new family day care home providers prior to approval
• Employ a child care director who is at least 21 years of age with a minimum of two years experience as director or caregiver
• Establish a referral program for low literacy providers

• Attend annual training on the readiness as a condition of approval
• Implement training in the family child care setting
• Involve parents in training, send/handout progress reports home with children

• Reinforce training by using materials sent home with children