Professional Development
The Bureau of Child Care (BCC) funds several ongoing quality improvement projects using federal grant funds designated specifically to strengthen and improve early care and learning environments in child care facilities for Indiana's young children. This quality investment in child care has an economic impact and benefits communities as well as families and children.
Research indicates that young children's learning and development depends on the educational qualifications of their teachers. To increase the professional development and educational qualifications of child care center teachers, directors, and family child care providers, BCC provides funding for the following professional development projects:
- Accreditation Project
- Indiana Youth Development (IYD) Credential
- Infant-Toddler Specialists of Indiana (ITSI)
- Mentors as Partners (MAP)
- Non-Formal CDA Credential Project
- Online Child Care Learning (CCL)
- T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Indiana® Project
