1. Building Supports for FCC Providers. The National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance (ECQA Center) has three key resources on staffed FCC networks that CCDF administrators can access now to begin creating or expanding their own system of supports for FCC providers. 

• Staffed Family Child Care Networks: A Research-Informed Strategy for Supporting High-Quality Family Child Care.
• Developing a Staffed Family Child Care Network: A Technical Assistance Manual
• Staffed Family Child Care Network Cost Estimation Tool

2. Serving Fathers and Their Families in Challenging Times, Hosted by Wayne State Social Work Associate Professor Carolyn Joy Dayton and University of Michigan Sheldon D Rose Collegiate Professor of Social Work Richard Tolman, this weekly discussion will provide the place and the space to connect with and support each other. If you are a director, CEO, leader or service provider in the fatherhood field, you are invited to join.

3. National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health PublishesConsiderations for Children’s Vision Screening Programs During the Covid-19 Pandemic, August 20, 2020 

For more information, please visit our COVID-19 Resource page, which is updated regularly and the FHSA events list. If there is something else you need guidance on, let us know - we will continue to work state agencies and NHSA to get your questions answered. 

Sincerely, 

Wanda Minick 
Executive Director 
FHSA