Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
Strength in meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements:
Conduct an examination and benchmarking of state licensing standards for 8-10 states.
Compare requirements for licensing exemption, state licensing regulations, and QRIS standards.
Use a rubric provided by CCAoA to perform the work.
Deliver completed rubric for each relevant state.
Job description
This is a remote position.
Independent Contractor: Child Care Licensing Project
This role is an independent contractor engagement and does not constitute an employment relationship with Child Care Aware® of America. The individual engaged will not be eligible for employee benefits and will be responsible for all applicable taxes and withholdings.
Location: Remote
Department: Policy and Research
Contract Type: Independent Contractor
Term: 4 Months
Total Compensation: $30,000 (fixed fee)
Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA), our nation’s leading voice for child care, works with state and local Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies to ensure that families in every community have access to quality, affordable child care.
Summary of Position: The Contractor will independently conduct an examination and benchmarking of a subset of state licensing standards (between 8-10 states). In particular, the contractor will compare:
1. The requirements for licensing exemption
2. State licensing regulations
3. QRIS standards for a set of quality benchmarks.
The contractor will do this work using a rubric provided by CCAoA upon contract commencement.
Deliverable: A completed rubric for each of the relevant states.
*NOTE: All data and information collected, summarized, or leveraged during the contract is the intellectual property of CCAoA.
Required Qualifications:
Three to five years of research experience.
Proven experience in data collection.
Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
Strength in meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work independently.
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous research experience in the child care /early education field; familiarity with child care regulations.
