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| Joint Agreement with the State for Licensing and Monitoring Cherokee Nation |
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Demographic
Information:
The Cherokee Nation is in Northeast Oklahoma and covers more than 9,000 square
miles. The child care service area includes both urban and rural areas in 14
counties.
Type of Program:
The Cherokee Nation Tribal Child Care Program operates a certificate program
that serves over 2,000 children in tribally operated centers, contracted centers,
contracted family child care homes, in-home care settings and Head Start extended
day programs.
Effective Program Strategy:
The Cherokee Nation collaborates with the state of Oklahoma to share the responsibilities
for licensing and monitoring the centers and family child care homes that
receive Tribal CCDF funding and to accept each other's visits for our program
records. The State provides training to tribal licensing case workers and
supervisors. Joint meetings are held with direct service and supervisory staff
from both the state of Oklahoma and Cherokee Nation CCDF Programs.
Resources:
Tribal and State CCDF resources are used.
Results:
Services and information are better coordinated. The Tribe provides visits
to 100 or more providers monthly.
Lessons Learned:
It takes time to develop a joint State/Tribal agreement. Patience, commitment,
and mutual respect are necessary by both partners in achieving this goal.
With patience it can be accomplished.
Contact Information:
Laurie
Hand, Director, Child Care Development
Address:
Eloise Locust, Resource and Referral Manager
PO Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465
Phone: 918/458-7613
Fax: 918/458-7616
Email: elocust@cherokee.org
| NOTE: If you have information about an Effective Program Strategy in your Tribal community that you would like to share, please contact the Tribal Child Care Technical Assistance Center (TriTAC) at TriTAC@namsinc.org |
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