A look at past and present workforce conditions reveals the time is now to move the needle beyond mediocracy. Early childhood practitioners often underestimate their ability to impact the field of early care and education. Yet, individual and collective action can be a powerful force for improving the standards of today. Equipping ourselves and emerging leaders to move the field forward involves reframing our thoughts on leadership. Learn what research indicates about how to harness your passion about workforce issues and become an advocate for change.

The BAS Assessor Reliability Training provides an in-depth analysis of the items and quality indicators in the Business Administration Scale. This training is designed for individuals who want to ensure that the BAS assessments are valid, reliable, and administered consistently across programs. The training concludes with a reliability test and participants who are 85% or more reliable with the national anchors are eligible to apply for BAS Certification for an additional fee.

The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) serves as a guide for program improvement and can be a great resource for those supporting family child care providers. Learn strategies for providing technical assistance to improve program quality using the BAS. Receive an overview of the BAS, learn how the BAS is scored, and take a deep dive into two items. Put all of this information together to learn how to support family child care providers with data-based decision making and action plan development and implementation.

A nurturing heart is an essential part of family child care, but quality care is hard to sustain without sound business and professional practices in place. Using the Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) as a guide, participants will learn how to measure and improve business and professional practices.

A nurturing heart is an essential part of family child care, but quality care is hard to sustain without sound business and professional practices in place. Using the Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) as a guide, participants will learn how to measure and improve business and professional practices.

The PAS Recertification Training provides an in-depth analysis of the items and quality indicators in the Program Administration Scale. This training is designed for individuals who are renewing their certification to ensure that the PAS assessments are valid, reliable, and administered consistently across programs. The training includes a review of updated Additional Notes, practice interpreting interview responses and verifying documentation, and an assessment for learning.