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
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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