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History of the Fiene Child Care Licensing Indicators Over Five Decades

Explore the history of child care licensing indicators over five decades, from the 1970s to the present day. Discover the transition from federal to state regulations, the development of key indicators, and their impact on monitoring compliance. Learn how the Indicator Checklist System (ICS) and the 13 Child Care Indicators have shaped the child care industry.

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History of the Fiene Child Care Licensing Indicators Over Five Decades

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  1. History of the Fiene Child Care Licensing Indicators Over Five Decades

  2. 1970s • Federal Interagency Day Care Regulations (FIDCR) Appropriateness Study • How to monitor the Federal Regulations • Feds wanted an abbreviated system • Something like the 1040EZ • Tests and Measurement Research Literature • Phi Coefficient utilized to statistically predict full compliance from key licensing indicators

  3. 1980s • Shift from Federal Regulations to State Regulations • Children’s Monitoring Transfer Consortium (CSMTC) Grant and Project funded by Department of Health and Human Services • Pennsylvania (lead), California, West Virginia, Michigan and New York • IPM – Instrument-based Program Monitoring the ICS – Indicator Checklist System (1985 article in Child Care Quarterly)

  4. 1980s (cont) • Indicator Checklists were developed in each of the five states in the CSMTC • A common core of indicators appeared • ICS Methodology was expanded to other states • By 1989, 30+ states were using ICS’s • A generic ICS was developed which was the precursor to the 13 indicators

  5. 1990s • Caring for Our Children (CFOS) was published • MCHB was interested in using the key indicator methodology to come up with an abbreviated version of Caring for Our Children • Stepping Stones was created • NCCA developed their accreditation system based upon ICS methodology – NECPA • ZTT transfer project – Utah, Florida, Illinois

  6. 2000s • 13 Child Care Indicators published by Department of Health and Human Services • Revision of CFOC and 2nd edition of Stepping Stones • NECPA goes through re-validation • NAEYC considers using ICS for interim visits • NACCRRA publishes We CAN Do Better Reports using the 13 CC Indicators as the benchmarks

  7. 2010s • Expansion of ICS to Adult Residential and Child Residential Services • States using ICS (KIS, KIT) to deal with budget shortfalls • California – all services • Washington – key blueprint document • Georgia – validating and evaluating processes and compliance review • International Study comparing 32 countries with USA on 13 CC Indicators

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