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Waiver: Permission granted by a regulatory agency that allows an individual or entity to forgo or delay the implementation of a requirement, usually temporarily. For example, states and territories can apply for temporary waivers to defer implementing certain CCDF program requirements.
Work Requirements: Refers to the employment-related requirements upon which receipt of child care subsidies or case assistance is contingent. In order to qualify for subsidies, parents must typically be employed or enrolled in a training or education program.
Workforce: The broad range of individuals engaged in the care and education of young children. Members of the early childhood workforce may include teaching, care-giving and administrative staff, as well as consultants, learning specialists, and others that provide training and technical assistance to programs.
Workforce Registry: A system, usually electronic, where early childhood professionals keep track of career-related information and documentation such as their education and employment history, ongoing trainings and related professional development.
Wrap Around Child Care Programs: Child care program in which a team of providers collaborate to improve the lives of the children and families they serve by creating, enhancing, and accessing a coordinated and comprehensive system of supports. Supports might include formal services and interventions, such as enrichment and academic supports outside of regular child care programming, community and health services like doctor visits, and interpersonal assistance such as family counseling. Wrap around programs also sometimes refer to care provided before, after or outside of nontraditional hour child care to accommodate family schedules.
Work Requirements: Refers to the employment-related requirements upon which receipt of child care subsidies or case assistance is contingent. In order to qualify for subsidies, parents must typically be employed or enrolled in a training or education program.
Workforce: The broad range of individuals engaged in the care and education of young children. Members of the early childhood workforce may include teaching, care-giving and administrative staff, as well as consultants, learning specialists, and others that provide training and technical assistance to programs.
Workforce Registry: A system, usually electronic, where early childhood professionals keep track of career-related information and documentation such as their education and employment history, ongoing trainings and related professional development.
Wrap Around Child Care Programs: Child care program in which a team of providers collaborate to improve the lives of the children and families they serve by creating, enhancing, and accessing a coordinated and comprehensive system of supports. Supports might include formal services and interventions, such as enrichment and academic supports outside of regular child care programming, community and health services like doctor visits, and interpersonal assistance such as family counseling. Wrap around programs also sometimes refer to care provided before, after or outside of nontraditional hour child care to accommodate family schedules.
