Public Policy Updates

November 21, 2024
Gain essential skills in the Business Administration Scale (BAS) Reliability Training to ensure accurate and consistent program assessments.
October 23, 2024
Maintain your BAS Assessor status with recertification required two years after initial certification. Learn about eligibility, steps, and deadlines.
October 22, 2024
Join the PAS-3 Reliability Training April 7–11, 2025, to enhance your skills in early childhood program administration and assessment.
The whole leadership framework is published in exchange magazine
May 4, 2025
The Whole Leadership Framework, developed by the McCormick Center, is now featured in Exchange magazine—offering guidance on integrating administrative, pedagogical, and leadership capacities in early childhood programs.
Two little girls are sitting on the floor playing with toys.
May 3, 2025
Explore Illinois' bold new blueprint for early childhood education and care, aiming to create a more equitable, accessible, and high-quality system for all families.
A poster that says closing the leadership gap on it
February 22, 2019
PRESS RELEASE WHEELING, Ill. – While the child care crisis in the United States continues to grow, researchers specializing in early childhood have published data that highlights one of the problems the sector faces: A lack of consistent policies and supports for improving the qualifications and competencies of those who lead early childhood programs.
How is your state closing the leadership gap ?
June 26, 2017
The McCormick Center announces the National Status Report on Early Childhood Program Leadership, offering key insights into leadership trends, challenges, and opportunities across the U.S.
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