October 29, 2013
    
  
 
Family Central Inc. is pleased to bring you this week's exciting news.
 
 Welcome
     

We appreciate your involvement in the School Readiness and/or VPK program this year. We are pleased to introduce three new staff members who will be assisting you with your provider agreements. Justine Scott is the new manager, replacing Gina Carello; Heydi Foster and Wytashanika (Tasha) Jones have joined Tamara Liddie as our Provider Services Assistants.

 

In order to better serve you, we now have a single fax number in which you can fax your VPK and School Readiness child care provider documents. That fax number is 561-653-2431. You can still choose to fax to your designated Provider Services Assistant. In addition, you may contact your designated Provider Services Assistant as follows:

 

Wytashanika (Tasha) Jones

For providers with the facility/family child care name starting with "A" - "F"

Phone/Fax 561-514-3380 Email: WJones@familycentral.org

 

Heydi Foster

For providers with the facility/family child care name starting with "G" - "Pa"

Phone/Fax 561-514-3356 Email: HFoster@familycentral.org

 

Tamara Liddie

For providers with the facility/family child care name starting with "Pb - Z"

Phone/Fax 561-514-3338 Email: TLiddie@familycentral.org

 

Supervisory staff includes:

 

 

We would also like to introduce Diane Lugo (DLugo@familycentral.org  561-514-3335) who will be contacting you regarding provider updates in the child care provider database.

 

In addition, the final introduction is for the new Vice President of Palm Beach Operations, Dorla Leslie. She may be contacted at DLeslie@familycentral.org or at 561-514-3354.

  

 

Important reminder for VPK providers

 

When submitting information changes for VPK, state regulations require that providers must communicate these changes within 14 calendar days of the change to Family Central by submitting written notice of the change. This includes teacher changes, substitute changes etc. Family Central also must review these changes for approval. Providers will be notified of approval, or given technical assistance if additional information is needed.  

Natural Start

The Natural Start Alliance is a coalition of educators, parents, organizations, and others who want to help young children connect with nature and care for the environment. Its goal is to build and share resources for getting kids into the outdoors. The website is http://naturalstart.org 

 

There is also a free online journal - International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education - http://naaee.net/publications/IJECEE       Early Childhood Educators are invited to contribute articles to the journal.