understanding of the knowledge and skills required to successfully complete the Commercial Driver's License exam. In addition, the Bus Monitor DVD makes it possible for a new hire in that position to quickly gain the knowledge needed to work in that position. The first time they ride the bus, they will have already experienced all the different aspects of the job through our video training.

They say necessity is the mother of invention and that proved true when we set out to find a better method of training for our bus drivers and bus monitors. We determined there was no training available that met our requirements, so we decided to develop our own based on the needs of our Head Start agency operating in the State of Virginia. We feel that this series gives our employees a better

"We needed a better way to train our bus drivers and monitors"  Chris Austin, Transportation Director, Kids Central Inc.

For complete details on our new Bus Driver Training Series Click Here

Kids Central Inc. Presents A New Multimedia Training Series

As this database is developed, you may access any of the information and use any of the forms or parts of forms to the benefit of your organization.   We welcome the submission of your "Best Practices" to share with others so they can benefit from your successful endeavors.

How Do I Participate?

Resources: Support Information & Resources

Information For Various Program Areas

Forms: Monitoring, Reporting, Data Collection, USDA, Licensing

Program: Family Services, Health, Mental Health, Dental, Nutrition, Fatherhood Program

Governance: PC By-Laws, Board of Directors By-Laws, Impassee Procedures, Collaboration Agreements

Curriculum: Educational Programs, IMIL, Houghton Mifflin

Administration: Financial, Grants, Policies, Procedures, Memorandum of Understanding, Etc.

• Maximizing the funds received from our funding sources
• Making efficient use of time by all employees
• Creating effective answers to problems common to us all
• Using data to state our case to the public and potential financial supporters
• Networking with the people and organizations involved in the implementation of the ideas and data from agency to agency
• Capacity-building, including new knowledge management tools and methods
• Technical cooperation through the matching of supply with demand for proven expertise and experience
• Policy development based on what works

The Database Is A Powerful Tool For:

Why Should Your Organization Participate In This Project?

What Is Best Practices?

Best Practices is an idea that asserts there is a technique, method, process, activity, incentive or reward that is more effective at delivering a particular outcome than any other technique method, process, etc.  The idea is that with proper processes, checks and testing, a desired outcome can be delivered with fewer problems and unforeseen complications.  Best Practices can also be defined as the most efficient ( least amount of effort) and effective (best result ) way of accomplishing a task, based on repeatable procedures that have proven themselves over time for large numbers of people.

Kids Central, Inc in an effort to make our operations as transparent to our clients and the public provides copies of our operating documents and long range plans for public inspection.  To view any of our operational & procedural documents, click here.