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administrators also cover topics like tax planning, credits, deductions, and returns preparation; best practices leading to revenue growth and sustainability; business formation and incorporation; access to capital; staff benefits and compensation; emergency planning and continuity; retirement and succession planning; insurance; time management; enrollment management; setting rates; incorporation; enrolling in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP); depreciation; reducing stress; creating a tuition assistance policy. 6.1.3 Strategies to support provider participation Lead Agencies must facilitate participation of child care providers and staff with limited English proficiency and disabilities in the child care subsidy system. Describe how the Lead Agency will facilitate this participation, including engagement with providers to identify barriers and specific strategies used to support their participation: a. Providers and staff with limited English proficiency: Child Care and Parent Services (CAPS) created training videos which are accessible on the CAPS Provider Relations web page which include American with Disabilities Act (ADA) approved captioning in English and Spanish. The provider handbook and user guides are available in Spanish. The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) contracts with an interpreting service to accommodate non-English speaking individuals or persons with limited English proficiency. CAPS emails providers prior to training sessions to determine if a provider needs the session in a language other than English. b. Providers and staff who have disabilities: Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) created tutorial videos for providers containing American with Disabilities Act (ADA) approved captioning in Spanish and English for individuals with hearing impairments. All training and resource materials are created with ADA approved font. Prior to any training session, providers are contacted to determine if they need any accommodations. In-person technical assistance is also offered to providers. 6.2 Professional Development Framework A Lead Agency must have a professional development framework for training, professional development, and post-secondary education for caregivers, teachers, and directors in child care programs that serve children of all ages. The framework must include these components: (1) professional standards and competencies, (2) career pathways, (3) advisory structures, (4) articulation, (5) workforce information, and (6) financing. CCDF provides Lead Agencies flexibility on the strategies, breadth, and depth of the framework. The professional development framework must be developed in consultation with the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care or a similar coordinating body. 6.2.1 Updates and consultation a. Did the Lead Agency make any updates to the professional development framework since the FFY 2022-2024 CCDF Plan was submitted? [ ] Yes. If yes, describe the elements of the framework that were updated and describe if and how the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care (if applicable) or similar coordinating body was consulted: