Early Childhood Specialist - Learning Community Consultant

Recruiting And Supporting Family Child Care Providers

Recruits and retains new family child care providers. Researches, develops and presents professional development events. Consults with centers, providers, preschools and parents regarding their special concerns. Supports membership and service goals of the Child Care Resource & Referral Program (CCR&R).

Responsibilities include :

• Provide in person and virtual implementation of learning community peer support system.
• Facilitate learning communities that assist participants in joining and participating in peer-to-peer support.
• Ensure fair and equitable access to culturally responsive support within peer-to-peer learning communities.
• Provide education to child care providers about shared service models and possible outcomes that could benefit the unique needs of each network of providers.
• Learning communities will be regional to meet the needs of all providers in those areas.
• Meetings could include supports to help providers meet a specific need (progress through QRIS).
• Determine current strengths and needs in each learning community in order to establish opportunities for services that could be shared between participating providers using relevant data and information as well as any needed assessment tools.