Child Care Connector Summer Quarter Jul, Aug & Sept 2016
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Care About Childcare Weber State University Child Care Connector Summer Quarter Jul, Aug & Sept 2016 CAC - Weber State is… Finally, the cold temperatures have given way to warm weather that invites us Chloe Merrill PhD outside to enjoy the summer months. Summer is a time that is met with much Executive Director anticipation but also lends to those lazy days of just wanting to hang out with Leslie Trottier friends and go play. For us in the child care world we must remain on our toes 801-626-7861 and make sure we are watching those children while they are the ones hanging Director out and being summertime crazy with friends. Remember, sunscreen is our Gina O’Driscoll friend, as is hats and lots and lots of water. Children should not be out playing in 801-626-7662 the worst heat of the day, alter your outdoor time so that children go outside in Infant Toddler Specialist the morning and then later in the afternoon. Remind children while they are outside the shade is a good place to play and that they need to be drinking water Crystal Knippers while they play. 801-626-8083 Provider Services Coordinator Summer is also a great time for us as caregivers to look at our professional Megan Jolley development plan, make sure we are meeting our goals and setting new goals. 801-626-8047 The Care About Childcare criteria will be open again for approval of new and Child Care Program Coach renewed criteria in July. The CAC grants will be released again but when the Vivian Hardy money is gone, it is gone so plan now to start working on your criteria early. 801-626-7815 The Pre‐Service training that is required for all caregivers to receive by August Child Care Program Coach 31st will continue to be offered at our agency until August 31st. Please see the Brooke Montgomery CareAboutChildcare.utah.gov website for available training dates. There are 801-626-7784 other options for meeting this requirement, so please feel free to contact us Data Specialist / Webmaster for these options. All training participants should re‐read the training policies and make sure Dawn Polson you are aware of the expectations for attending classes. 801-626-7837 July is a good time to look at when your anniversary date for the Professional Referral Specialist Development Award so that you can ensure you have your training in and can apply for your award on or around your anniversary date. If you have never participated in the Professional Development system, call our agency and find out about this program and how easy it is to participate. In September, the whole record updates will be mailed out and we encourage full participation in this request. The whole record updates provide the much needed information to keep your file up to date each year. Have a great summer!!! Care About Childcare at Weber State University is a program of the Child & Family Studies Department at Weber State University. Funding for this program is made possible by a grant from the Department of Workforce Services, Office of Child Care Child Care Statistics for Weber, Davis & Morgan Counties Here are the slots and vacancies currently listed in our database: City Slots Vacancies City Slots Vacancies Bountiful 794 99 Ogden 1,617 236 Centerville 24 2 Plain City 24 0 Clearfield 1,233 259 Pleasant View 68 11 Clinton 254 59 Riverdale 158 29 Eden 50 18 Roy 813 133 Farmington 165 5 South Ogden 393 133 Farr West 93 22 South Weber 40 2 Fruit Heights 8 0 Sunset 126 19 Harrisville 128 11 Syracuse 227 30 Hooper 115 7 Uintah 16 0 Kaysville 388 37 Washington Terrace 88 8 Layton 683 71 West Bountiful 155 7 Marriott-Slaterville 65 10 West Haven 64 4 Morgan 63 16 West Point 21 0 North Ogden 128 20 Woods Cross 16 2 North Salt Lake 406 59 Average Monthly Rates in West Davis County Center: Under 2 2 years 3 years 4-5 years Kindergarten School Age 664 558 544 513 477 450 Family Child Care: Under 2 2 years 3 years 4-5 years Kindergarten School Age 560 520 490 481 459 436 If you are interested in the average rates for your city, call us at 801-626-7784 or email [email protected]. Thank you to all those who called, emailed or used our online web update form! There are 4 ways you can be entered in our monthly Here are the latest winners of our monthly update prize drawings update prize drawing! 1. You can call our office at 801-626-7837 Feb: Bryden Academy and tell us how many vacancies you Mar: Heidi Furgeson have. Apr: Tynna Haskell 2. You can email us at [email protected] or Keeping your record up-to-date means parents [email protected] will have the latest information about your care. 3. You can use the online update form at It will also ensure that you will only be sent http://programs.weber.edu/cac/receiving referrals to fill the needs you have. You can -referrals.html just scroll down to the update by calling our office at 801-626-7837 or bottom of the screen. go to our website at 4. Finally, you can update directly through http://programs.weber.edu/cac/receiving- the careaboutchildcare.utah.gov referrals.html website. If you aren’t sure of what your If you are familiar with the Care About Childcare username and password is, use the website, you can update information while reset password option located above logged in to that website. Just be sure to update the login fields. An email will be sent to your vacancies in addition to whatever else you you with instructions on how to log in. wish to change and your name will be entered You can always call our office at 801- into the monthly drawing. 626-7837 if you have any questions. Tip #72 – Create a Solid Message -taken from 100 Ideas to Market your Childcare Business by Taffy Gallagher Knowing how you want your business to be perceived is extremely important, even before you begin creating brochures or deciding which community events to sponsor. Take the time to write down who you are, what services you provide and how you want to be perceived by families in the community. Once you’ve done that, market yourself effectively. Writing down your message early on ensures consistency and saves time by preventing you from the need to reinvent it every time you want to run a promotion, add a page to your Web site. The core of your work has already been done. To help you begin, think about the answers to the following questions: If someone else described your program, what would they say? How is your program different from others? What type of services do you provide that are unique or rare? What is your vision for how you want your program to be perceived by others? What is the most important thing you want people to know about your business? What are the benefits to a family if they select your program? Once you have created your message, contact us to find out how to load it to your free marketing page located on the statewide Care About Childcare website! Attention all Caregivers! With the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) reauthorization there are new mandatory topics that need to be covered in preservice training. This training must be completed by every person who provides care to children in a program that receives any money from the Office of Child Care (OCC); including subsidies, grants, and the Professional Development Award. Caregivers who work at licensed centers and homes, at any license-exempt program that receives money from OCC, including after school programs, Residential Certificate holders, and FFN Approved providers, need the preservice training. For new programs and caregivers, the preservice training must be completed before they care for children. For current caregivers, the CCDF required preservice training must be completed by August 31, 2016. The mandatory preservice training will be available beginning March 1st from your local Care About Childcare, Child Care Licensing, and the Utah Afterschool Network. After completing the training, certificates will need to be submitted to Child Care Licensing or the Child Care Professional Development Institute (CCPDI). Effective October 1, 2016, any program who has not submitted a preservice training completed certificate for each caregiver will not receive any payments from OCC, including subsidies and grants. The Professional Family Childcare Association of Utah (PFCCA) provides support and benefits to Family Child Care providers all over the state. We’d love to have you join us! Thank you to all providers and community members that joined us for our Spring Provider Appreciation Conference! Our day with Emily Plank was a wonderful opportunity for learning and growth. Thank you to everyone who makes this association great! PFCCA continues to provide valuable benefits for members. This year alone we have awarded 3 CDA scholarships and 12 scholarships to the NAFCC Institute to be held in July in San Diego California! As of June 1 PFCCA will suspend accepting applications for CDA and Family Child Care Class scholarhips and reimbursements. Ongoing benefits will be announced in Fall 2016 pending a budget review by the PFCCA board. For current resources and benefits make sure you check our newly redesigned website at www.pfcca.org! PFCCA Book Club Pick – This quarter’s book club pick is Play by Stuart Brown. The book explores the importance of play in our lives – how it shapes the brain, opens the imagination, and invigorates the soul! Chapter Meetings ‐ We continue to provide quality and fun trainings every month at chapters throughout Utah.