Policies and Issue Papers | Publications and Books | Resources | Studies

• Policies and Issue Papers
  

  • Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014, Pub. L. No. 113-186 (2014)
  • Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program, 81 C.F.R. (2016)
  • Child Care in America: 2016 State Fact Sheets (Childcare Aware of America, 2016)
  • Child Care: An Essential Service for Disaster Recovery Issue Brief (Save the Children, 2007)

• Publications and Books

  • After the Crisis, Using Storybooks to Help Children Cope (Grace & Shores, 2010)
  • Disaster Planning and Preparedness in Early Childhood and School-Age Care Settings (Hendricks & Pettibone)
  • Investigating Natural Disasters through Children’s Literature (Fredericks, 2001)
  • Post Disaster Childcare Needs and Resources (ACF)
  • Preparing for Disaster: What every Early Childhood Director Needs to Know (Grace & Shores, 2010)
  • Protecting Children in Child Care During Emergencies (NACCRRA/Save the Children, 2010)

• Resources
  

  • Child Care Aware of America Emergency Preparedness
  • Child Care Resources for Disasters and Emergencies (ACF)
  • Childcare Disaster Preparedness Support (BLOCKS)
  • Childcare Disaster Readiness Report Cards (Save the Children 2008-2015)
  • Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Resources from ACF Program
  • The Life is Good Playmaker (helps train providers to help children overcome trauma)

• Studies
  

  • Picking Up the Pieces: Building a Better Child Care System Post COVID-19 (Child Care Aware of America, 2020)
  • Building Resilience to Trauma: Creating a Safe and Supportive Early Childhood Classroom (2009)
  • Commentary: Child Care Facilities are Critical Recovery Building Blocks (2007)
  • Emergency Childcare for Hospital Workers during Disasters (2015)
  • How Child Care Can Spur Recovery (2016)
  • Hurricane Matthew Flooding Leaves Future of Safe, Affordable Child Care in Limbo for Many in Carolinas, Save the Children Says (2016)
  • Proceedings of the Rural Early Childhood Forum on Hurricane Recovery and Emergency Preparedness (2006)
  • Rebuilding Child Care: Parnerships and Fast Action Work (2006)