The following toolkit components will help you gather and structure necessary information and document your program’s progress throughout the certification process and beyond.
Application Process
- Timeline For BB Applicants
- Instructions for Completing BB Application
- Intent to Apply
- Checklist
- Helpful Resources
- Submitting your Better Beginnings Application in the ELS Portal Tutorial
- Documentation forms
- Reciprocation
- Required documentation required for ABC, Head Start, Early Head Start, and school district operated programs
- Required documentation required for EDIT and CARF accredited programs
- Required documentation required for American Camp Association (ACA), American Montessori Society (AMS), National Accreditation Commission (NAC), and National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Requirements
Administration
- Program Administration Scale (PAS) assessment (child care centers)
Staff Qualifications and Professional Development
- Early Learning Standards (ELS) Basics training
- Introduction to the 40 Developmental Assets training
- Environment Rating Scale (ERS) training (child care centers)
- ERS Basics
- ITERS
- ECERS
- SACERS or Youth Program Quality Intervention (YPQI) training (school age programs using YPQI)
- Nutrition for children
- Developmentally appropriate physical activity
Learning Environment and Environmental Assessment
Child Health and Development
Technical Assistance is available to all child care provider in Arkansas. Complete a TA request form and email to [email protected].
