Building a Comprehensive State Policy Strategy to Prevent Expulsion from Early Learning Settings, 2nd Edition

URL: https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/resource/building-comprehensive-state-policy-strategy-prevent-expulsion-early-learning-settings

Published: June 2018
The Expulsion Policy Strategy Tool lays out a rubric for a range of policy options to promote young children’s social-emotional development and reduce the likelihood of expulsion and suspension in early learning settings. The tool is closely aligned with the 2014 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) reauthorization and can be used to identify strengths and set priorities for action. Its goals are to support the development of state-level strategies to build quality, equity, and capacity in early learning settings and to provide an approach to preventing suspension and expulsion that acknowledges the role of many critical programs, such as child care assistance; quality rating and improvement systems; workforce and professional development; licensing; behavioral and mental health.