On June 3, 2009, over 70 people attended the CAYL Nellie Mae Education Foundation Policy Forum titled "Caring, Credibility and Credentials: Advancing Family Child Care in Massachusetts."

The forum included a presentation by Deborah Moore, Senior Policy Analyst, Maryland Committee for Children, Inc. and panelists Benita Allen-Adejube, Quality Care for Children, Georgia; Lisa Anes, Florida Family Child Care Provider; Daphne Cole, Tennessee Family Child Care Alliance; Joan Matsalia, Harvard Achievement Support Initiative; Ana Thomas, Massachusetts Child Care Provider; Kathy Modigliani, Family Child Care Project; Lynson Beaulieu, The Schott Foundation; and Kathy Gallo, North Shore Community College.

From the Policy Forum:

Keynote Speaker Debbie Moore's Presentation

Supplemental Reading Materials:

BostonEQUIP Fifth Inventory Report

Staffed Support Networks and Quality in Family Child Care: Findings from the Family Child Care Network Impact Study

Brief and To The Point: Wisconsin Child Care Research Partnership

Review and Synthesis of Selected Research Reports Submitted to the Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Strengthening Family Child Care In Low-Income Communities

The Family Child Care Network Impact Study: Promising Strategies for Improving Family Child Care Quality

Reinvesting in Child Care: State Infant/Toddler Policies

Family Child Care in the United States

Family Child Care in North Carolina