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Independent Contractor: Child Care Licensing Project

Child Care Aware of America
Arlington, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/21/2026
This is a remote position.

This role is an independent contractor engagement and does not constitute an employment relationship with Child Care Aware® of America. The individual engaged will not be eligible for employee benefits and will be responsible for all applicable taxes and withholdings.

Location: Remote

Department: Policy and Research

Contract Type: Independent Contractor

Term: 4 Months

Total Compensation: $30,000 (fixed fee)

Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA), our nation’s leading voice for child care, works with state and local Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies to ensure that families in every community have access to quality, affordable child care.

Summary of Position: The Contractor will independently conduct an examination and benchmarking of a subset of state licensing standards (between 8-10 states). In particular, the contractor will compare:

  • The requirements for licensing exemption
  • State licensing regulations
  • QRIS standards for a set of quality benchmarks.

The contractor will do this work using a rubric provided by CCAoA upon contract commencement.

Deliverable: A completed rubric for each of the relevant states.

  • NOTE: All data and information collected, summarized, or leveraged during the contract is the intellectual property of CCAoA.

Required Qualifications

  • Three to five years of research experience.
  • Proven experience in data collection.
  • Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
  • Strength in meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to work independently.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous research experience in the child care /early education field; familiarity with child care regulations.

Salary : $30,000

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