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Child Care Resource & Referral of Washington County Summer Edition July, August & September 2019 Continuous Quality Improvement & Spark Program Manager Karen Henkemeyer As you may have heard, the Environment Rating Scales (ERS) will Assistant Manager be an exciting addition to Spark in the future. The ERS will serve Jessica Rosengreen as evidence for how some Spark standards are being met, as well as provide valuable information to guide quality improvement Quality Improvement efforts. The ERS are well aligned with the overall goals of Spark, as Specialists they focus on the foundational needs of children: protection of Alba Sullivan (Bilingual) health and safety, supporting and guiding social and emotional Ami Chappell Russell Ana Jansy Moran-Diaz development and opportunities for intellectual and language (Bilingual) stimulation and appropriate learning activities. (Teachers College Anna Melamed Press, 2018). Using this assessment tool in the Spark process will Hailee McBurney enable programs to highlight strengths as well as offer specific Nancy Leon (Bilingual) information to guide continuous quality improvement efforts. Sunny Yepez (Bilingual) Early childhood specialists from The Research Institute at CCR&R Systems Coordinator Western Oregon University (TRI/WOU) are currently being Stephanie Davison trained as Spark ERS Assessors. This rigorous process will enable them to use the ERS tool with a high level of reliability to assess Program Assistants programs and provide detailed feedback to programs to guide Cristina Mendoza (Bilingual) quality improvement efforts. Two TRI staff members have Jess Medel (Bilingual) recently completed reliability training on the Early Childhood Office Hours: Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-3), the scale for center based, Monday - Friday preschool programs. Reliability training for the Infant Toddler 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Environment Rating Scale, 3rd edition (ITERS-3) began taking place By Appointment ONLY! Please note we are in May, with training on the Family Child Care Environment Rating rd unavailable 12:00-1:00pm for Scale, 3 edition (FCCRS-3) and the School Age Environment lunch daily. Rating Scale, Revised edition (SACERS-R) to follow in the coming year. Important Information: Interpretation (Page 7) To maintain reliability and practice using the tools, our Spark Interpretación (página 7) Assessors are looking for programs who would like to volunteer Fasiraadda (bog 7) Phiên dịch (trang sách 7) َ َ ْ to receive a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) ERS program /ت ْرجمة َ)صفحة )7 assessment. Any program currently participating in Spark at any level is eligible. CQI ERS assessment visits for center based, CCR&R now has online preschool programs are beginning now, with visits to other types registrations! Visit the link of programs being scheduled as reliability training is completed. below for easy access: https://bit.ly/31mJKxQ Continued on page 2 Child Care Resource & Referral of Washington County - A Program of Community Action 971-223-6100 | Fax: 971-223-6101 | www.caowash.org/ccrr | [email protected] 1 Contact Information The benefits of volunteering for a CQI ERS Assessment visit: Phone: 971-223-6100 Fax: 971-223-6101 A stipend of $150 (Currently participating Spark programs are Email: [email protected] eligible to receive a training stipend, including publicly funded programs.) Physical Address: The opportunity to receive valuable feedback in the form of a 1050 SW Baseline Street “Continuous Quality Improvement ERS Summary Assessment Suite C1 Report” within 2 weeks of the assessment Hillsboro, OR 97123 What will be asked of the volunteer programs: Mailing Address: Permit TRI staff to conduct a 3-4 hour on site observation 1001 SW Baseline St with a brief interview before the assessment begins Hillsboro, OR 97123 Complete a WOU Substitute W-9 form to receive the $150 stipend Live Phone Hours: Monday - Friday Allow TRI to use summarized data gathered during the 8:30 am - 5:00 pm assessment for evaluation purposes. (The program will not be Please note we are identified in the evaluation.) unavailable 12:00-1:00pm for If you are interested in finding out more about the ERS or lunch daily. participating in a program assessment, please contact Lacey Response Timeline: Davis at 503.838.9260 or [email protected] 1 business day for voicemails and emails. Trainings are being developed to share more information and Please make sure to leave us a resources about the ERS to early childhood professionals across voicemail with your name and Oregon. Check your local training calendar! number so that we may be able to return your call. You can also learn more by visiting the Environment Rating CCR&R will be closed: Scales Institute website at https://www.ersi.info//index.html. Thursday, July 4th Friday, July 19th ERS information cited from Teachers College Press. (2018). The Monday, September 2nd Environment Rating Scale Institute. Retrieved from: Please excuse any response https://www.ersi.info//index.html. delays during these dates. Facebook: At CCR&R, we are hoping to not only increase the number of providers we have in our Child Care Resource & Referral Facebook group but keep you up to date on any trainings we offer. This is a tool we use to post information about periodic trainings, updates and information that may be useful to you. Visit the link below to join! https://www.facebook.com/groups/caoccrr/ Website: Check out our updated website! It is now new and improved, featuring more information, resources and documents for early educators, employers, parents and families. Ranging from training information to state updates, our website is a great place to get all of the latest child care information! Stop by our page and visit us at: https://caowash.org/programs/early-childhood-development/ccrr/ Child Care Resource & Referral of Washington County - A Program of Community Action 2 971-223-6100 | Fax: 971-223-6101 | www.caowash.org/ccrr | [email protected] Reimbursement & Fee Updates: Central Background Registry—No More Fees! Lead Testing Did you hear the exciting news from the Early Learning Division (ELD)? There is Reimbursement no longer an application or fingerprinting fee when completing the Central Reimbursements for some of the Background Registry (CBR)! New CBR applicants can enroll online with a fee costs related to lead testing for all waiver. Due to a data system transition, you may still need to enter your card programs are available! number and will be charged; however, your fee will later be reimbursed. Paper applications do not require a fee. You can apply online or print a paper What is reimbursable? application here: https://oregonearlylearning.com/providers-educators/ Water lead testing—from ap- providers-educatorscbr/. proved laboratories (receipt is You are also welcome to come into our office and pick up a paper application. not required for reimbursement) Corrective actions due to not passing — purchases and installations of lead filters, cost First Aid/CPR Reimbursements of a new faucet, and installation for Aide 1’s and Assistant 1’s (receipt must be provided) How to apply for reimbursement? Aide 1’s and Assistant 1’s are now required to have certification on First Aid/ Reimbursement form CPR. Since this new rule went into effect, Child Care Centers and Family Child Care programs can now receive a reimbursement for the cost of certification. Original receipts (if required) WOU Substitute -W 9 form To receive a reimbursement, you must: Reimbursement and the W-9 forms Fill out a First Aid/CPR reimbursement form can be found at: http://triwou.org/ Fill out a WOU Substitute W-9 form pages/show/lead-testing- Provide a copy of the Training Certificate or copy of the FA/CPR card reimbursement-form?site=ccccrr. Provide a copy of the original receipt For assistance, please call: To access these forms, visit: http://triwou.org/pages/show/first-aidcpr- 1-800-342-6712 reimbursements. Training Reimbursements Funds Available for all Non-Licensed, DHS Listed Child Care Providers! Reimbursement is now available for providers that are not licensed and are DHS listed! Reimbursements are for the actual cost of non-credit community trainings, workshops, seminars, conferences, or college credit classes. Providers will be awarded up to $300.00 or up to $300.00 per college credit class. To find the reimbursement forms, visit: http://triwou.org/pages/show/license-exempt-training-reimbursement. For more information, please call: 1-800-342-6712. Child Care Resource & Referral of Washington County - A Program of Community Action 971-223-6100 | Fax: 971-223-6101 | www.caowash.org/ccrr | [email protected] 3 Required Safety Trainings for Child Care Providers in Oregon Do you need to take the Introduction to Child Care Health and Safety (ICCHS) or the Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect (RRCAN) training? You can take both for FREE online at: http://campus.educadium.com/OCCD/ Don’t have a computer and/or internet access? Contact us to schedule an appointment. Our team can support you with setting up an email account and completing these trainings on one of our office computers. The Child Care Food Handler Manual and Test online at: www.childcarefoodhandler.org Providers can study the manual, take the test, once they pass the test, pay with their credit or debit card online and print out their food handlers card in a few easy steps! Paper and pencil versions of the tests are available through our office. To have a food handler packet mailed to you, check the “FH” box on page 15 and send $10 with your training registration Form. Required Safe Sleep Training You can find it here: https://oregonearlylearning.com/providers-educators/professional-development/Self Title: Safe Sleep for Oregon’s Infants Set 1 / CKC: HSN / 1 hour The goal of this training is to provide Early Educators with an opportunity to learn about safe sleep practices and to identify and prevent risks to the babies in your child care program.