Purpose Statement: The Quality Child Care Alliance (QCCA) is a committee of Dubuque County Empowerment. It is a partnership among Dubuque County child care professionals and community members dedicated to building a system of accessible quality child care for Dubuque County's children 0-5 years of age.
"Growing Our Youngest Citizens!"
Quality Child Care in Dubuque County is:
- Healthy, safe, nurturing, and regulated environments for early learning
- Provided by qualified, well-compensated professionals
- Founded on research-based, developmentally appropriate curriculum
- Accessible, affordable, and meets the diverse needs of all children and families
- Supported through community collaboration and advocacy to achieve desired outcomes
Links for more information:
Subcommittees, Goals, & Activities
Professional Development Opportunities for Child Care Providers
Dubuque Quality Child Care Model (in progress and coming soon) - The QCCA is working to develop a comprehensive model of quality child care. It will be a voluntary program based on a four-tier system. More information will be available as the model is developed.
Child Care Workforce Survey (front side of brochure) (back side of brochure) - The Child Care Workforce Survey of both child care center staff and in-home child care providers was undertaken to:
1. Obtain baseline data on the status of those who work in child care and what it will take to train and retain the most qualified and capable early childhood professionals.
AND
2. Demonstrate the importance of quality child care to economic development. In particular, the importance of early childhood brain development AND how investment in early childhood pays off phenomenally in economic rewards for the ability of future employees and the success of businesses.
News/Articles (coming soon)
Partners:
YOU!Every Child Every Promise
Dubuque County Extension
Visiting Nurse Association
Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C.
Dubuque Community Schools
Holy Family Catholic Schools
St. Mary's Childcare
NICC Child Development Center
Frog Hollow Child Development Center
Parents as Teachers/Four Oaks
Early Learners Child Development Center
Head Start
Dubuque Community Y
City of Dubuque
Project Concern/Child Care Resource & Referral
Dubuque County Board of Supervisors
Western Dubuque County Schools
Mercy Child Development Center
Dubuque Montessori School
Noah's Ark Preschool
Jones Preschool
Registered child development homes
McCullough Creative
Keystone AEA
Safe Kids Coalition
Greater Dubuque Development
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Hills & Dales
Catholic Charities
Young-Uns Child Care
Little Rascals/Little Treasures
United Way
To learn more:
For more information on the QCCA or to become involved, please contact the QCCA Coordinator at Dubuque County Empowerment, 2728 Asbury Road, Suite 500, Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 588-1620.
