Attention Family Child Care Providers!

Family Child Care Providers will be eligible to participate in Step Up to Quality (SUTQ) in July 2014.

The Child Care Resource Center who serves providers in Lorain, Erie, Huron, Seneca, and Sandusky Counties will begin to work with family child care providers on preparing for Step Up to Quality in January.  In order to meet your family child care business needs, we need providers to complete a short survey, so we know the best time, location, to host "Shining Star" groups which will walk you through the Step Up to Quality process.

Please click the link to begin the short survey:

Sometimes it can be tough arranging staff schedules, finding money in the budget, and getting all of your staff to trainings.  Sometimes the perfect solution can be to bring the trainer to you rather than sending your staff to the training.  Well, the CCRC can help!  Any CCRC training is available for on-site professional development at your program, including Child Abuse, First Aid/CPR, Communicable Diseases and any of the SUTQ approved Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School age trainings.  We can work with any program or agency serving children birth through middle school.  Scheduling onsite trainings for all of your staff is also a very cost effective way to meet your staff's development needs. 

 

Agenda includes policy, funding, trends, resources, regional and state needs and opportunities.

3. Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

 4.  Legal Aid has a FREE legal advice clinic between now and the end of the year.  Each clinic is first-come, first served... and our attorneys provide FREE legal advice related to foreclosure, bankruptcy, landlord/tenant issues, payday lending, family law, and legal issues related to health, education, work, income and immigration.

 5.  ATTENTION FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS!

Tom Copeland is starting a series of videos on using MMKP that are only available to those participating in his Child Care Business Partnership.

On January 1, 2014 all current certified type B homes will automatically transfer to a continuous license.  Limited type B's and Alternately Approved options through the county will go away.  The County Departments of Job and Family Services will continue to provide the monitoring visits.   If you haven't attended a REGIONAL MEETING - sign up for one today!