Choose a checklist to get started
- Build your team: onboarding
- Build your team: professional growth
- Communicating with families
- Environmental
- Manage your business
- Planning learning experiences
- Playful learning
- Supportive interactions
- Accreditation readiness
Self-reflection checklists can help guide your next step towards program improvement
OEC partnered with NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) to develop these tailored tools for child care programs. Use them to:
- Reflect on your programs strengths and needs
- Create a SMART Goal for an Elevate Program Plan
- Assist with Accreditation self-study process
Need Help?
If you need help walking through the steps of creating an Elevate Program Plan, reach out to your OEC Service Navigator or Staffed Family Child Care Network.
Reflect on where your program is right now
Think about your child care program as it is right now. What are its strengths? What are its growth areas? Do you have any data you can use? Consider:
- Feedback from families
- Feedback from staff
- Information about the children in your care
- Reflections from self-assessment tools or program observations
- Your program’s financial situation
- Your program’s licensing or health inspection reports
Build your team: onboarding checklist
Build your team: professional growth checklist
Communicating with families checklist
Environmental checklist
Manage your business checklist
Planning learning experiences checklist
Playful learning checklist
Supportive Interactions Checklist
Last updated April 11, 2025