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Workers approve contract -

end strike at Lorain County Job and Family Services

Union members of the The Lorain County Department of Job and Family Services and the county commissioners have accepted a tentative agreement on a work contract.

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All CCRC offices will be CLOSED for the Holidays from

Tuesday, December 24, 2013 through

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Staff will not be available during this time period.

Family Child Care Step Up to Quality "Shining Star" Groups Starting in January!

Family Child Care Providers will be eligible to participate in Step Up to Quality in July 2014. The CCRC will be offering 3 "Shining Star" groups starting in January, which will walk family child care providers through the Step Up to Quality process, and prepare your family child care business for their initial star rating. If you are a Family Child Care provider in Lorain, Erie, Huron, Seneca, & Sandusky County and would like to participate in one of the "Shining Star" groups, please read the following information and complete the application and submit by January 1, 2014.

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If you have additional questions about Step Up to Quality, please contact Jennifer Bartlebaugh, CCRC's SUTQ Coordinator at jenniferb@ccrcinc.com or 440-960-7187 Ext. 225.

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