Child Care
Training Newsletter 
 September 3, 2009
 
  A Resource for Early Childhood Professionals
Professional Development
Child Care Job Bank
Earn Clock Hours Online
Parent & Family Resource Corner
 
 
Children always seem to be on the move. They're wiggling, crawling, jumping, running, hopping, or skipping. It's hard to believe that even with all their moving and playing,many children do not get enough physical activity. 
 
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Help Families Make the Most of Their Time Together
Weekends and evenings are a precious commodity for working parents and guardians.
This is the time they can use to build memories with their children and spend quality time together as a family.
You can help them build these memories! Providing a calendar or list of fun and worthwhile family activities is just another way you and your child care center can be a valued partner and resource for your families.
Here are a few calendar items from Camp Fire:
Training
 Printable Parent Tips in Article Below! 
Win Free Training: Update Your Information in the Child Care Resource & Referral Database
Each year, information in the Camp Fire USA Child Care Resource and Referral database is updated. This annual update ensures we have the most current information available for your facility on file. This information is shared with families looking for child care in Tarrant and surrounding counties.
This year, as an added bonus, if you update or submit your information to our Resource and Referral database by November 1 you will be entered to win a free CTS training class. Even if you have no changes to your information, or your center is full and offers a waiting list, we still want to hear from you.  Use the link below to access the update form. Print, fill it out and fax it back to 817-831-5070.  
Resource and Referral By-the-Numbers:
· 1600 regulated providers in the database in 2009
· 1000 inquiries by parents/families last year
· 3 search options for families (including a free option)
Because of our reach and targeted audience, this service is a no-cost marketing tool for your center to get in front of families looking for child care in your area.  If you need more information about the process, previous listings or eligibility, please call 817-831-5060 or email ccrr@campfirefw.org.  
Child Care Resource & Referral Database Update Form
Upcoming Camp Fire USA Classes 
Click on a class title to learn more. 

Please note our new fax number 817-806-5150 that delivers your registration directly to our registrar.

Download the registration form for these classes.

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Take the Next Step in Your Career with ECMI Training
This year, take the time to share in the excitement "Back-to-School" has to offer with EMCI training. TrainingBeginning on September 29, and running daily through October 8, this comprehensive training will provide you with 50-hours of program training, give you the opportunity to advance to a director's position and make you eligible to receive the child care administrator's credential recognized by DFPS.
The training addresses the information you need to know to enhance and improve practices as a current child care director.
If you have at least two years of experience in a licensed child care facility or as a home child care provider, are current in CPR and First Aid, and have a copy of high school or college transcript or equivalent, you owe it to yourself to give us a call and find out more about ECMI training.
The Fall session will be held at Texas A&M, Dallas on Coit Road.
 
Start your year off right and sign up for ECMI today. Five class sessions are offered annually. Call Mary Tyler at 817-831-2111 ext. 115 or email ECMI@campfireFW.org for more information.
 New Safety Belt Law Goes Into Effect - How to
      Help Your Families

The Texas legislature passed an incredible 600 new laws in their last session. One that we have mentioned in previous issues of this newsletter is the new law around safety seats and seat belt usage.
 
You and your staff are a vital resource for families when it comes to the safety of their children. Share some of these tips with them or copy and paste them into a Word document and post by the check in, by the door, leave notes in cubbies or insert the information and link into your parent newsletter or other communications you send.

Looking for more information? Visit the site offered in the family tips below.
 
Handout for families
What You Need to Know: New Texas Seat Belt & Safety Seat Laws
  • Each year nearly 1,600 children die in motor vehicle accidents.
  • Unrestrained children are more likely to be severely injured or die in crashes than those restrained.
  • Children younger than eight (8) years old, unless they are 4 feet 9 inches tall, must be restrained in an approved child passenger safety seat.
  • All occupants in a vehicle must be secured by a seat belt, no matter where they are seated.
  • Law went into effect September 1, 2009.
  • Tickets will be issued beginning June 2010.
  • Fines range from no more than $25 for first offense to no more than $250 for a second offense.
  • Fines will be used to buy booster seats for children of low-income families.

For more information on this and other updates to driver safety laws visit:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/director_staff/public_information/seatbelt.htm