Glossary of Common Acronyms and Abbreviations in Early Childhood Education

Glossary of Common Acronyms and Abbreviations in Early Childhood Education

Below is a Glossary of Common Acronyms and Abbreviations in Early Childhood Education

APT= Assessment of Program Practices Tool https://www.niost.org/Tools-Training/the-assessment-of-afterschool-program-practices-tool-apt 

ASQ-3= Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3rd Edition https://agesandstages.com/ASQ-SE= Ages and Stages Questionnaire – Social Emotional

BAS = Business Administration Scale 

https://www.tcpress.com/business-administration-scale-for-family-child-care-bas-9780807759394

BPS= Boston Public Schools https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/

CBTI=Connected Beginnings Training Institute http://www.donahue.umassp.edu/business-groups/connected-beginnings 

CCC= Child Care Circuit childcareciruit.org

CCRC = Child Care Resource Centers

https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-early-education-and-care

CCR&R= Child Care Resource and Referral https://www.mass.gov/service-details/child-care-resource-and-referral-agencies-ccrrs

CCDBG= The Child Care Development and Block Grant https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ/ccdf-reauthorization

CDA= Child Development Associate's credential 

CDE= Child Development and Education, Inc  http://www.cdedu.us/

CECs= Competency Education Credits 

CEHD= College of Education and Human Development (at UMass Boston) 

CEU= Continuing Education Units 

CLASS=Classroom Assessment Scoring System https://curry.virginia.edu/classroom-assessment-scoring-system

CPG= Career Pathways Grant https://www.mass.gov/service-details/fy2019-career-pathways-grant-fund-code-325

CPPI=Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative 

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/fy2019-commonwealth-preschool-partnership-initiative-grant-fund-code-515

CQIP= Continuous Quality Improvement Plan  https://www.mass.gov/files/2017-07/cqip-out-school-time.docx

DAP= Developmentally Appropriate Practice 

DCF= Department of Children and Families https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-children-families

DESE= Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education http://www.doe.mass.edu/

EEC= Early Education and Care (usually referring to Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care ) 

https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-early-education-and-care

ECERS= Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale https://www.miracosta.edu/instruction/childdevelopmentcenter/downloads/5.2PreschoolEnvironmentChecklist.pdf

ELA@H= Early Learning Study at Harvard https://zaentz.gse.harvard.edu/what-we-do/early-leaning-study-harvard/

ELL= English Language Learners 

ECSO= Early Childhood Support Organizations

EPS=  Educator and Provider Support

FCC= Family Child Care 

FCCERS-R= Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale Revised https://www.ersi.info/fccers.html

FY= Fiscal Year 

HCC= Holyoke Community College https://www.hcc.edu/

HS/ESH= Head Start and Early Head Start 

IACET=International  Association For Continuing Education and Training IACET.org 

IEELI= UMass Boston’s Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation

https://www.umb.edu/earlyedinstitute

IEPD= The Institute for Education and Professional Development https://iepd.org/

IPMP=integrated pest management plan 

ITERS = Infant Toddler Environmental Rating Scale

https://www.ersi.info/iters.html

LEAD= Licensing Education Analytic Database https://www.mass.gov/guides/licensing-education-analytic-database-lead

MAEYC= Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.massaeyc.com/

MOU = Memorandum of Understanding

NAEYC=The National Association for the Education of Young Children https://www.naeyc.org

NACCRRA= National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies  https://www.ccrcca.org/resources/family-resource-directory/item/national-association-of-child-care-resource-and-referral-agencies

NCECP= The National Coalition for Education and Cultural Programs http://ncecp.org/

OST= Out of School Time  

PAS = Program Administration Scale

https://www.tcpress.com/administration-scales

PD= Professional Development 

PDC= Professional Development Center 

PDP= Professional Development Points 

PEG=Preschool Expansion Grant https://www.mass.gov/preschool-expansion-grant-peg-program

PLC= Professional Learning Community 

PMFO= Head Start National Center on Program Management and Fiscal Operations

PQ Registry= Professional Qualifications Registry https://www.eec.state.ma.us/PQRegistry/

QRIS=Quality Rating and Improvement Systems  

https://www.mass.gov/quality-rating-and-improvement-system-qris

SIDS=  Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 

SSTTA=StrongStart Training and Technical Assistance 

T/A Technical Assistance 

TCG=The Community Group https://www.thecommunitygroupinc.org/

T.E.A.C.H. =(Teacher Education And Compensation Helps https://teachecnationalcenter.org/t-e-a-c-h-early-childhood/

TPOT = Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool

https://brookespublishing.com/product/tpot/

TSG aka GOLD= Teaching Strategies Gold https://teachingstrategies.com/solutions/assess/gold/

UMB=Umass Boston https://www.umb.edu/

UMDI=University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute http://www.donahue.umassp.edu/

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