The Better Baby Care initiative is designed to impact the families of infants and toddlers and their child care providers. Better Baby Care focuses on the following:

• Help parents understand how to select and monitor the quality of care for their infants and toddlers.
• Ensure that infant/toddler providers have specialized training in child development and family support.
• Provide an infant/toddler specialist to work with providers and parents.

The Indiana Partnership for Inclusive Child Care (IPICC) project is designed to impact the families of children with special needs and their child care providers. IPICC focuses on the following:

• Help parents understand how to select and monitor the quality of care for their child(ren) with special needs
• Ensure that providers have specialized training caring for children with special needs
• Provide an inclusion specialist to work with providers and parents

Resource Link - Choosing Quality Child Care for a Child with Special Needs - In a quality child care environment, caregivers respond positively to differences in children’s abilities, interests and experiences.   This brochure provides parents with important factors to consider when choosing quality child care for a child with special needs. A sample checklist is included.

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