Level 2 applicants are required to participate in a modified BAS Program Review. After your application is reviewed by the Better Beginnings Specialist, it will be sent to A-State Childhood Servies for a BAS review. Your BAS assessor will contact you to set up a date and time for the review. No minimum score is required for Level 2.

The modified review consists of Items 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 (if applicable) in the BAS book. Primary Caregivers should prepare a portfolio with documentation for each of these items.

The Business Administration Scale 2nd edition (BAS) book is provided to participants in the BAS Basics course or can be purchased through online booksellers like Amazon or Red Leaf Press.

FORM B of the application: When you have prepared your BAS portfolio, check the "yes" box.

The Primary Caregiver and teaching staff must be members of the Professional Development Registry (PDR) or the Arkansas Department of Education (or ADE) registry. Most child care providers use PDR.

To become a member of the PDR, click on the link to open the PDR website. Click the Become a Member tab at the top of the page and fill out the online form.

For help with PDR, open the PDR Member Application Tutorial.

FORM C of the application: Record the names and PDR numbers for all staff members.

Look at the document titled PDR Career Ladder. The requirement for Foundation Level 1 is 15 clock hours of training and orientation.

To meet the PDR orientation requirement, staff may complete one of the following:

AR New Staff Orientation (NSO): https://arkansas.learningterritory.com/

Child Care Orientation Training (CCOT): https://ecep.uark.edu/basic_courses/ccot.php

To view your staff's PDR transcripts, you will need to request access to your staff's PDR records. Print the form titled Release to Access PDR Training Transcript. Submit the completed form to the PDR office. Complete instructions are included on the form.

FORM C of the application: Record the name, hire date, and PDR number for all staff members. Do not attach transcripts.

1.A.1 BAS Basics: Required for Better Beginnings Level 1, this 3.5-hour workshop introduces the BAS and the Better Beginnings certification process. This course is required every 5 years.

1.B.3 FCCERS: Required for Better Beginnings Level 1, this 3-hour workshop has been designed for this requirement. This course is required every 5 years.

1.B.4 Developmentally appropriate physical activities: There are many courses that can be taken to meet this requirement. Any training that focuses on children and physical activity, moving, dancing, exercise, etc. will meet this requirement. This course is required every 5 years.

2.B.5 ELS Basics was designed to give early childhood teachers an introduction to the Arkansas Child Development Early Learning Standards (CDELS), but other courses on CDELS will count for this requirement.

2.B.6 Nutrition training: The Primary Caregiver must take 2 hours of training on nutrition for children each year.

You may find a list of required courses and current courses for all Better Beginnings required trainings at this link: https://tinyurl.com/ARBBFCCtrainings

FORM B of the application: When you have completed the required trainings listed above, check the "yes" box for the requirement for "Primary Caregiver meets level 2 training requirements."

FORM C of the application: Record the date you completed each required training. You do not need to submit copies of PDR transcripts, your Better Beginnings Specialist will check your PDR records.

Two weeks of lesson plans for each age group (infants, toddlers, preschool, and school-age) will be submitted with your application.

Lesson plans do not have to be complicated or lengthy, but should:

• include all hours that care is provided,

• take into consideration the ages, interests, and abilities of the children

• guide the caregivers as they work with children throughout the day

Sample lesson plans for each age group are provided below.

Form B of the application: When you have made copies of two weeks of lesson plans for each age group, check the "yes" box for requirements 2.C.2 and 2.C.3.

Two weeks of current Lesson Plans for each age group should be attached to your application when you submit it.

This information can be shared in different ways. You may have a family bulletin board or a table with resources for families. Or you might share information in a welcome packet that you give families when they enroll their child or at the beginning of each year. It's up to you.

Below are samples that can be used, but you are encouraged to find and share resources that are meaningful to the families you serve. Take pictures of these items to show how they are shared with families. These will be submitted with your BAS portfolio.

FORM B of the application: After you have shared the required information with families, check the "yes" box for requirements 2.E.1 and 2.E.2 on the checklist.