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Child Care and Early Learning Program Resources

Statewide Agencies

Texas Workforce Commission

Child Care Regulation

Texas Education Agency

Texas Head Start Collaboration Office

Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (TECPDS)

Texas Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners and Administrators (available in English and Spanish)

Texas Early Learning Council

Children’s Learning Institute

Texas School Ready Project
Little Texans. Big Futures. (child development information)
CLI Engage

Accessing Texas Rising Star Orientation on CLI Engage

TO ACCESS THE ONLINE COURSES AVAILABLE VIA CLI ENGAGE:

The courses are free to access, all you need to do is create an account on CLI Engage!
- If you’re new to CLI Engage, click here to create your account. (Note: you will need a Google ID to create your account. Don’t worry, its free!)
- If you already have a CLI Engage account, click here to login with your Google ID.
Once you’re logged in, you will see the CLI Engage Dashboard. Scroll down until you see the purple bar for “Online Learning and Professional Development.”
Click the box for “Full Course Catalog,” then find the box for Texas Rising Star Orientation (Public) or any other course you are interested in taking.
Click “View Courses” to see a list of all the courses available in this series. Select the course you’d like to view by clicking “Enroll.”

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Child Safety Campaigns (includes Room to Breathe, Look Before You Lock, and Keep Children Safe poster)

Developmental Guidelines

Texas Infant, Toddler, and Three-Year-Old Early Learning Guidelines (available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese)

Texas Pre-kindergarten Guidelines (available in English and Spanish)

Accreditation Organizations

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)

National Accreditation Commission for Early Child Care and Education Program (NAC)

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

National Association of Family Child Care (NAFCC)

National Afterschool Association (NAA)

Council of Accreditation

Early Head Start and/or Head Start Programs (regulated by CCR offering wrap-around services)

American Montessori Society (AMS)

Association Montessori International/USA (AMI/USA)

Middle States Association (MSA)