28.10 - EARLY CARE -- INTERNET WEBPAGE.
28.10 EARLY CARE -- INTERNET WEBPAGE.
1. The Iowa empowerment board shall provide for the operation of
an internet webpage for purposes of widely distributing early care
information provided by the departments represented on the board and
the public and private agencies addressing the early care system.
2. Information provided on the internet webpage shall include but
is not limited to all of the following:
a. The early learning standards for children ages three to
five proposed by the early learning standards group created pursuant
to federal child care and development block grant requirements and
with assistance from the Iowa child care and early education network,
department of education, department of human services, Iowa head
start association, and Iowa state university of science and
technology, as prepared with consideration of the standards and
recommendations issued by the United States department of education
regarding early childhood cognitive development and learning and
preschool and research-based standards for high-quality early care,
including but not limited to the practices identified by the
institute of education sciences of the United States department of
education. As early learning standards are identified in law, the
proposed standards posted on the webpage shall be replaced with the
standards identified in law.
b. A link to a special webpage directed to parents, including
parent-specific information on early care, information regarding the
early childhood development credits under section 422.12C, and links
to other resources available on the internet and from other sources.
c. Program standards for early care that have been approved
by state agencies.
d. A single point of contact for use by a parent in accessing
the community empowerment area programs and early care programs that
are available in the parent's area.
3. The Iowa empowerment board shall include information regarding
the extent and frequency of usage of the webpage or webpages in the
board's annual report to the governor and general assembly. Section History: Recent Form
2005 Acts, ch 148, §15