Do Tribal CCDF grantees have to implement Good Start, Grow Smart ?
No. The Child Care Bureau’s Good Start, Grow Smart (GSGS) priorities — Early Learning Guidelines, Professional Development, and Program Coordination — are not currently required. However, many tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) grantees are very involved in planning and carrying out GSGS strategies as a part of providing and helping parents access quality and affordable child care services. The two-year Tribal CCDF Preprint Plan submitted on July 1, 2003 did not require grantees to respond to the GSGS Initiative. 2. Do States have to implement GSGS? Although State CCDF grantees are not mandated to implement the GSGS priorities, they did have to describe their progress and planning in developing Early Learning Guidelines in their last CCDF plan submission. States also had to address if and how they are creating a professional development plan and coordinating with other early childhood programs. 3. How does GSGS impact Tribes? Many tribal CCDF leaders have noted that the Earl
