All Means All for Providers

To apply click the blue or green button.
To renew or change your program click the orange button.

Applications are accepted all year and may take up to 30 days to process once all requirements are met. 
Application submitted in June may not be processed till July (dependent on funding).

All Means All Application For Center Directors and Family Child Care Providers

All Means All Application for Caregivers

All Means All Renewal and Program Change Form
  
Eligibility for All Caregivers: Must live in Utah and currently be employed as a caregiver, coach or owner/director at a licensed child care facility in the state of Utah.
For Licensed Family Child Care Programs: After the main caregiver completes the All Means All certification, then any full-time caregivers that have worked at the program a year may apply.  Program must be eligible for Department of Workforce Service (DWS) Child Care Subsidy.  The same director/main caregiver cannot be used for multiple programs.
For Licensed Centers: After the Center Director completes the All Means All certification, then any full-time caregivers that have worked at the program a year may apply. Program must be eligible for Department of Workforce Service (DWS) Child Care Subsidy. Each program must have a Director who has earned an All Means All award; the same Director cannot be used for multiple programs.
Please note that this program is first come, first served and is contigent upon funding.
A program's All Means All certification is good for three years from when the Director receives the certification.

To Renew: a program can complete the renewal process by clicking on the orange renew button above. This includes verifying the Director and caregivers who earned their All Means All certification are still employed at the program, the program's inclusion statement is still posted on the their program's Care About Childcare profile, and submit their up-to-date expulsion policy and resource list.
 
1

Obtain Special Needs Endorsement

Complete 40 hours (or 4 CEUs or 3 college credits) of approved Career Ladder training on caring for children with disabilities and special needs and received the Special Needs Endorsement through Utah's Career Ladder System. You can find approved training by going to the Course Calendar on Care About Childcare and filtering by "Special Needs". Your local Child Care Resource Agency can help you sign up for classes if you need assistance.
2

Post Welcoming Statement (Program Requirement)

Write an welcoming/inclusion statement and add it to your Care About Childcare Program Message containing a short describing on how your program values all children including those with disabilities, and creates spaces that welcomes and includes all children.
Post the welcoming statement by logging into Care About Childcare, going to "My Programs", then clicking and editing the icon that says "Program Message".
3

Submit Your Programs Expulsion Policy (Program Requirement)

Submit copy of your program's expulsion policy in your parent handbook. You expulsion policy needs to include the 3 key elements listed below and be part of your parent handbook or/and on your program's website. 

- Clear Guidelines and Definition of behavior that could lead to suspension or expulsion

- Behavior Support, Intervention - how behavior issues will be assessed and behavior plan created to support the child and caregivers.

- Communication with Families - how parents or guardians will be informed of behavior issues and how a collaborative approach that includes the parents, caregiver and director with be implemented.
4

Create a Local Resource List

Create a local resource list with contact info and services offered for caregivers and to share with all families in classroom or program.

This resource list must have at least eight local resources pertaining to support for families with children with disabilities, with at least two of those resources including places for families could have their children assessed/evaluated for a suspected disability. Your resource list needs to be part of your parent handbook, and/or on your program website and/or posted in your program.
5

Set Two Goals and Request Your Children's Material

Set two goals based on the training you have completed. Attached to your goal sheet is the $400 grant order form. The children's materials you request should align with and support achieving your goals, considering the age group of children in your program. The requested items must be for indoor use only (no outdoor equipment) and must be safe. Basic furnishings like tables, chairs, and shelves are not eligible for request.

Goals and Order Request Form

Caregivers will also receive a personal $400 incentive for completing all training and tasks.

*The materials purchased with the $400 grant remain the property of the program. If a caregiver leaves the program, the items purchased remain there. The $400 belongs to the participating caregiver and will be issued directly to them not the program.  Caregivers are only eligible for one material grant and incentive even if they transfer to another program or renew their certification.

*Please do not copy a resource list, expulsion policies or goals from an AI program. They need to be resources you are using in your program to help the families in your care.  Using AI takes away from the mission of the All Means All program.


How To Apply
Click on the button at the top of the page and fill out the google form.  On the google form make sure you attached the requested documents.

You can email childcare.help@usu.edu or call 435-797-1552 if you have questions about the process.

A program's All Means All certification is good for three years from when the Director receives the certification. To renew, a program will need to go through a renewal process. This includes verifying the Director and caregivers who earned their AMA certification are still employed at the program, the programs inclusion statement is still posted on the CAC website, and meeting any new requirements.







By understanding that individual variations not only exist but should be expected, educators can plan for and implement inclusive practices and environments. Inclusion means that every child, with and without disabilities, can engage as fully as possible in their learning community and feel that they belong.

Annie Moses, NAEYC