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     FREE On-Line Training for

                 Family Child Care Providers           

  Family Child Care at Its Best Training Program

Do you ever wish you could attend training in the comfort of your own home?  Well, now you can!  You may be familiar with the Family Child Care at Its Best training program that offers a range of topics specific to the needs of family child care providers.  The Center for Excellence in Child Development at UC Davis Extension has developed on-line webinars that can be viewed at your convenience.  The webinar topics cover content from the Family Child Care classes, but go a little deeper into particular examples, suggestions, and ideas for use in your program. 

The first presentation, Circles of Communication, is available immediately and at no cost to users.

1.       Users can access the training by creating an account at the following link: http://humanservices.extensiondlc.net/login/signup.php

2.       Upon creating your account, you can enroll in the training by clicking Family Child Care at Its Best Web Series and entering the enrollment key: childcare.

3.       You can access the Circles of Communication training at a later time by navigating to http://humanservices.extensiondlc.net/ and entering the username and password that you created.

To provide feedback or if you have any questions, please contact Corey Pope at cpope@ucdavis.edu .   

Corey Pope

Program Coordinator

Center for Excellence in Child Development

Center for Human Services

UC Davis Extension

(530) 757-8814

Local Early Education Annual March Evening Meeting

You are invited to attend the

Local Early Education Planning Council (LPC)

Annual March Evening Meeting

There will be a special presentation on the

"State of the Early Care and Education field in Santa Clara County"

Why is this important to you?  You will find out about:

• The Governor's Proposed State Budget and its affect on child care programs;
• Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant and how that will affect your program;
• Educare;
• Early Childhood Educator Competencies;
• Santa Clara County's Early Learning Master Plan;
• And much more!

To RSVP, Click Here:

https://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22EVWL28FPJ

Attention
Licensed Family Child Care Providers in Gilroy, Morgan Hill and San Martin

You are invited to collaborate to form one multi city

Child Care Association!

 

When:       February 23, 2012

Where:     Gavilan College Child Development

                 Community Center                                      

 Address:  5055 Santa Teresa Blvd, Gilroy

Time:         7pm to 8:30pm

What makes us professional child care providers is our desire to always improve and provide quality care for our children! Please invite other licensed child care providers to join us.

·       Discuss the different opportunities available and
      how you would like to share your special talent(s)

·       Officers and committees

·       Association and by-laws

Come and share your ideas!  

Refreshments will be served

RSVP Terri Lindseth  ttlindseth@verizon.net 408-848-5051

OR   Vicky Grimmett missvickys@att.net 831-637-6938

4C's Northside Family Resource Library

Did you know that 4C's has a Family Resource Library?
It is open to the public....Child Care Providers and Parents are encouraged to visit and utilize the services offered.

Family Child Care Matters Workshop

The 4C Council is hosting a basic business start-up workshop for licensed Family Child Care Providers:

For a printable version of the application please visit the 4C Council's website at

http://www.4c.org/provider/training/

Requirement to Report Child Abuse

As a licensee or an employee at a licensed family child care facility, you are required to report known or suspected child abuse. 

You are a "mandated reporter."

ABUSE THAT MUST BE REPORTED

• Physical Injury inflicted by other than accidental means on a child. 
• Sexual Abuse meaning sexual assault or sexual exploitation of a child.
• Neglect meaning the negligent treatment, lack of treatment, or the maltreatment of a child by a person responsible for the child's welfare under circumstances indicating harm or threatened harm to the child's health or welfare.
• Willful harming or injuring or endangering a child meaning a situation in which any person inflicts, or willfully causes or permits a child to suffer, unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering, or causes or permits a child be placed in a situation in which the child or child's health is endangered.
• Unlawful corporal punishment or injury willfully inflicted upon a child and resulting in a traumatic condition.

Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect must be made to any police department or sheriff's department (not including a school district police or security department), county probation department, if designated by the county to receive mandated reports, or the county welfare department.

The Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training - California is being offered on-line through a project funded by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and the Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP).  The training is FREE and can be accessed on-line at:

http://www.mandatedreporterca.com/

You can also schedule a presentation on the subject of child abuse at your home or other location.  The presentation is FREE and is designed to educate mandated reporters on the subject of child abuse and mandated reporting requirements.  Contact Jane Smithson, CA Department of Social Services, (650) 743-4934 or email at jane.smithson@yahoo.com to schedule a presentation.

The Child Care Health Program

Did you know that Santa Clara County has a Child Care Health Consultant that can answer your questions and concerns about health and safety in your child care program?  Child Care Health Consutation Services are free to all childcare providers in Santa Clara County. 

For More Information, contact the

Child Care Health Consultant

1993 B McKee Road, San Jose, CA  951116

(408) 937-2254

Bilingual services are also available.



Bi-lingual Spanish Child Development Class being offered at NHU

In partnership with National Hispanic University (NHU), Mission College is offering a bilingual Child Development Course on the NHU campus for Spring Semester 2012: Child Growth and Development (CHD 001).

Potter the Otter Visits Children's Discovery Museum in San Jose