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Resources for Early Childhood Professionals
Information organized by the Kansas and Missouri Core Competencies
for Early Care and Education Professionals. The competency areas
describe what professionals who work with young children and families
need to know and be able to do to provide quality early care and
education services.
OPEN Initiative
OPEN's primary focus is the development and implementation of a
career development system for early childhood and school-age/after-school
professionals. The OPEN Initiative is housed at the Center for Family
Policy and Research at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Child Care AwareŽ of
Missouri
Child Care Aware of Missouri serves as a community resource on child
care throughout the state. They help families find quality child
care. They work with child care program owners, directors and teachers
to improve the quality of their programs. They also collaborate
with business and civic leaders in the community to promote safe
and enriching child care.
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Last update: Tuesday, April 12, 2011

