To prepare for reauthorization and develop the NIHSDA Advocacy Agenda, set forth below are various questions to facilitate your response. However, please feel free to go beyond the scope of these questions to provide as much input as possible.

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* 1. Your Information:

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* 2. Which aspects of the law and regulations are helpful to your program?

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* 3. Which aspects of the law and regulations are unhelpful or actually do harm to your program?

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* 4. Which aspects of the law and regulations, if eliminated, would reduce your costs without undermining the safety of the children or the delivery of services to the children and their families?

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* 5. Have you been involved in Designation Renewal System process and if so, how would you improve that process (or replace it)?

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* 6. What has been your experience with the Classroom Assessment Scoring System and what recommendations would you make to improve it?

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* 7. How has your program fared in meeting the teacher qualification requirements and what would assist you in meeting those requirements?

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* 8. Would you change the restrictions on how Federal funding can be used and, if so, in what ways (e.g., to allow funds to be used for new construction)?

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* 9. What other changes in the law or regulations would enable you to provide better services to your community?

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* 10. Any additional comments:

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