Acronyms
4k — 4 Year Old Kindergarten
5k — 5 Year Old Kindergarten
AFSCME — American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees
ASQ-3 — Ages and Stages Questionnaire
BECE — Bureau of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Children and Families
BECR — Bureau of Early Child Care and Regulation in the Department of Children and Families
B to 3 — Birth to 3
CACFP — Child and Adult Care Food Program
CARES — Client Assistance for Re-Employment and Economic Support
CCF — Child Care Forum
CCIC — Child Care Information Center
CCR&R — Child Care Resource and Referral
CESA — Cooperative Educational Service Agency
CTF — Children’s Trust Fund
DCF — Department of Children and Families
DPI — Department of Public Instruction
ECERS — Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale
ECSE — Early Childhood Special Education
ELC — Early Learning Coalition
ELL — Association of Early Learning Leaders
FDCRS — Family Day Care Ratio Scale
FEIN — Federal Employer Identification Number
FFF — Forces for Fours
4C -For Children — Community Coordinated Child Care
GIQ — Grow in Quality
IDEA — Individuals with Disabilities Education Act-2004
IEP — Individualize Education Program
IMPACT — Issues Motivating Professional Administrators Collaborating Together
ITERS — Infant toddler Environmental Rating Scale
NAC — National Accreditation Commission
NAEYC — National Association for the Education of Young Children
NACCRRA — National Association of child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
NCCCC or N4C — National Coalition for Campus Children’s Centers
NCCIC — National Child Care Information Center
NIEER — National Institute for Early Education Research
QIRS — Quality Improvement Rating System
R.E.W.A.R.D. — Rewarding Education with Wages And Respect for Dedication
SACERS— School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale
SBS — Shaken Baby Syndrome
SIDS — Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
SFTA — Supporting Families Together Association
TANF — Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TC — Technical Consultant
T.E.A.C.H. — Teacher Education And Compensation Helps
T-NET — Wisconsin Training Network and Event Calendar
UMOS — United Migrant Opportunity Service
USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
UWEX — University of Wisconsin-Extension
W-2 — Wisconsin Works
WAA — Wisconsin After School Association
WAN — Wisconsin After School Network
WCCAA — Wisconsin Child Care Administrators Association
WCCF — Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
WEAC — Wisconsin Education Association Council
WECA — Wisconsin Early Childhood Association
WECCP — Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners
WECOPI — Wisconsin Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative
WFCCA — Wisconsin Family Child Care Association
WHSA — Wisconsin Head Start Association
WI-AIMH — Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health
WI SHARES — Wisconsin Child Care Subsidy Program
WMELS — Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards
WPCCCA — Wisconsin Professional Child Care Credential for Administrators
WTCS — Wisconsin Technical College System