What is a Quality Development Continuum?

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What is a Quality Development Continuum?

• A plan to help DHSs unlicensed providers make
  sure the children they care for are safe,
  healthy, happy and ready for school.
• A way to reward providers for taking steps to
  increase the quality of care for children and
  their families.

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What will the QDC be?

• A system with one required level and two
  voluntary levels that providers can choose to
  achieve.
• Providers can move up a level by meeting specific
  quality measures.
• Training Hours
• High-School/GED Completion Courses
• Licensing Preparation

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Level One Required

• Great Start to Quality Orientation- 8 hours
• First Aid
• CPR
• Basic Health and Safety
• Nutrition
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Safe Sleep Practices
• Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Child Development
• DHS Billing and Reporting Requirements

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Level Two Optional

• A minimum of 10 hours of training per year in the
  topics below
• Core training topics
• What are children like at each age?
• Childrens Behavior
• Activities to help children learn
• Relationships
• Advanced Health and Safety
• Other approved training topics
• Caring for children with special needs
• Communicating with children
• Using community resources
• Child abuse and neglect
• Learning through play
• Finance basics

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What happens when a provider reaches Level 2?

• You get a bonus!
• Rate increase of 25 cents per hour for children
  age 2 ½ or older.
• Rate increase of 35 cents per hours for children
  under age 2 ½.
• You can stay at Level 2 by completing 10 more
  hours of approved training in the next year.
• Or you can move on to Level 3.

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How does a provider get to Level 3?

• Complete 20 hours of Level 2 training.
• Sixteen (16) hours must be in the Core Training
  Topics identified in Level 2.
• Core training topics
• What are children like at each age?
• Childrens behavior
• Activities to help children learn
• Relationships
• Health and Safety

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Level Three Optional

• Options
• 10 hours of focused/age-specific training per
  year in the topics approved for Level 2.
• Create and work on a personal Quality Improvement
  Plan.
• Support in getting licensed and starting a
  business.
• For options 2 3, you will work with a mentor
  who can help define your needs/goals and develop
  a plan to meet them.