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Volume 36/Issue No. 10 July 2015 The newsletter of the Florida State University’s Childcare & Early Learning Programs When it comes to food, some kids Inside this Issue just “Can’t like it.” Book Review Page 10 If I had one piece of advice for new parents, it would be “Be careful of what you name your child. They will assume that personality.” One piece of advice for current parents? “Too late and good luck!” Nutrition, Page 9 Sometime after our first child was born, my husband said to me, “If we have another kid and it’s a boy, I want to name him Calvin.” “OOO. I like that name.’” I said. Four years later, he arrived. He already had an opinion starting at day 1. His biggest opinion was on food. Although he Infant & Toddler Center loved milk and drank it by the gallon, enough, he will eat.” No, he won’t. Page 6 he refused to eat most other foods. His doctor said he would grow out of Oatmeal baby cereal, no. Whole it. No, he didn’t. wheat baby cereal, no. Rice baby ce- When he would go to sleepovers, the real, sometimes. Fruit , please. Vege- other child’s parent would always say tables, forget it. Meat, definitely not. with desperation, “I tried to feed him, Somehow we made it through he just wouldn’t eat anything.” I truly and he survived. Being a born vege- felt sorry for them. I was used to it. tarian, we struggled with finding pro- Some people said he was a Children’s Center , page 8 tein sources that he would eat. By the picky eater and to just offer him new age of 4 his diet consisted of foods. I did that. I offered him every- Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches thing there was to offer. “Calvin, just Grilled cheese sandwiches try this (insert food here). You will Cheese quesadillas like it.” “I can’t like it.” “Just try it.” Angel hair pasta “Mom, I can’t like it.” Mac and cheese Of course my mother didn’t Goldfish understand it and I was bombarded Milk with “Will Calvin eat (insert food Menus are online Bananas here)?.” No. “Have you tried…?” http://childcare.fsu.edu/For-Parents Grape Juice Yes. I felt sorry for her. Being a French fries mother and southern woman feeding Online Comments/ Suggestions Box Popcorn people was at the core of her being. https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/ Yes, that is it. Of course I received Continued on page 15 SV_8A44fzs9taRgnnn the age old advice, “If he gets hungry Little Noles July 2015 Page 2 Tuition and Program Fees Program fees Current Effective September 1, 2015 Annual Registration Fee Charged at Enrollment & every September $10 $20 Late Tuition Fee Tuition paid after the 10th of the month $10 $10 Returned Check Fee/Insufficient $25 $25 Funds Late Pick-up Fee Any portion of first 5 minutes after 5:30 PM $5.00 $5.00 Per minute after 5:35 PM $1.00 $1.00 Tuition Rates Current Effective September 1, 2015 Infant and Toddler Center Alumni/Community Full cost of care $817 $817 Faculty & Staff 8% off full cost of care ($68/mo) $749 $749 FSU Student 18% off full cost of care ($147/mo) $670 $670 Military Connected student family 26% off full cost of care ($214/mo) $603 $603 Pell recipient/eligible student 34% off full cost of care ($281/mo) $536 $536 Children’s Center Alumni/Community Full cost of care $885 $885 Faculty & Staff 27% off full cost of care ($241/mo) $631 $644 FSU Student 39% off full cost of care ($345/mo) $529 $540 VPK Wrap Around Rate Alumni/Community $593 TBA Faculty & Staff $339 TBA FSU Student $237 TBA FSU Childcare & Early Learning Programs FSU Child Development Programs Infant and Toddler Center Monday-Friday 7:30 AM- 5:30PM DCF License #C02LE0260 The Little Noles is a monthly publication of The FSU Monday-Friday 7:30 AM- 5:30PM Child Development Programs, 942 Learning Way, Associate Director, Tiffany Karnisky Center Director, Dana Johnson University Housing, Florida State University, Talla- 850-644-5664 Telephone: 644-0003 hassee, FL 32306-4174, (850) 644-7970. The infor- [email protected] 330 Pennell Circle #1 mation contained herein is considered adequate Tallahassee, FL 32310 notification of activities, tuition notification and Program Associate, Brenda Thompkins policies and procedures. The Little Noles is also available in alternative formats upon request. Mate- Grants Analyst, Bill Stacey Children’s Center rial submitted for publication must be type-written Telephone: 644–7970 DCF License #C02LE0519 and submitted by the 15th of each month. The Little Fax: 644-8565 Monday-Friday 7:30AM- 5:30PM Noles is distributed to the parents of The FSU Child 157-01 Herlong Drive Center Director, Beth Roberts Development Programs, selected university adminis- Tallahassee, FL 32310-4174 Telephone: 645-9576 trators, staff, and support personnel. 169 Herlong Drive Tallahassee, FL 32310 Little Noles Announcements & Reminders Page 3 student for the pre- iness Program will be applied as a Withdrawal Notices ceding spring semes- credit to your account when it is A thirty day written notice must be given ter and upcoming received from the agency. School to avoid incurring tuition fees past the date you fall semester. Readiness Program provides tuition plan to have your child participate. The notice assistance to eligible families who must be submitted online or by paper form Pell Recipient/ are working and/or attending available at the center or at FSU Childcare & Eligible student school for a minimum of 20 hours Early Learning Programs Office, 157-01 Herlong (under Infant and per week. Drive. Online forms are considered valid and Toddler Center binding once submitted. Paper forms must be CCAMPIS Grant) Do you have news you would like signed and time/date stamped by a program staff To receive the Pell to share? member to be valid. Other notifications such as Grant student parent Tell others about a great book you verbal communication with a staff member will rates, the parent must and your child have read? or just not be considered valid notices. Once a with- be eligible to receive say happy birthday, thank you or drawal form has been submitted, changes to an or be receiving Pell congratulations,? earlier date will not be accepted. Failure to give Grant funds. Please send us your news. the required 30 day notice will result in mone- Submissions are due a month in tary charges for a full month’s tuition irre- Military Connected advance. Email Brenda Thompkins spective of whether the child attends or not. Family student at [email protected] This allows the centers and families adequate (under Infant and time to prepare for the child’s departure from the Toddler Center center and new families adequate time to enroll. CCAMPIS Grant) To receive the Military connect- Tuition Rates. Tuition rates are ed student parent rate, the stu- assessed according to parent status. dent must be in veteran or active Non-refundable registration fee $10 duty status or have a spouse in upon enrollment and each Sept. 1, veteran or active duty status. thereafter. Tuition is calculated on Faculty/Staff Rate 44 weeks of care or 11 Parents must be employed as an months. Tuition is not charged in FSU faculty member, OPS, August. Tuition is due on the first USPS or A&P staff member, day of the month; late by the 10th FSU Visiting Scholar/ day. Researcher /Post Doc. FSU em- ployees enrolled as special stu- Student Rate dents or as a student using the Undergraduate parents must be reg- university tuition waiver will istered for a minimum of 6 hours receive the Faculty/Staff rate. and graduate student parents must be registered for a minimum of 3 School Readiness Subsidies. semester hours. During the sum- Parents will be responsible for mer semester, if a student parent is paying the full amount of tuition not enrolled, to receive the student at the stated rate above before rate during the summer semester, the 10th of each month. Any the parent must be registered at as subsidies from the School Read- Little Noles July 2015 Announcements & Reminders Page 4 FSU REGISTRAR CALENDAR Session A Session C Main Campus Dates May 11–Aug 7 (13 June 29–Aug 7 (6 week) week 2) Last day for doctoral students to submit their manuscript for initial format check. June 22 June 22 Prorated 7th week session deadline. Last day to submit form requesting S/U grading or to change S/U option back to regular grade. Last day to reduce course load without permission of Academic Dean. Dean’s permission required to drop below minimum hours. June 26 July 17 Last day for doctoral students to take and pass their preliminary examination in order to add or convert dissertation hours for the current semester. Last Day to drop a course without receiving a grade. Last Day to withdraw from school without receiving a grade. No Classes: Independence Day Observed. July 3 July 3 Last day for master’s students to submit their manuscripts for initial format check. July 6 July 6 Financial Aid Exit Interviews Deadline, for all students with federal loans graduating, July 15 July 15 transferring or taking less than six semester hours at http://my.fsu.edu. End of prorated 12th week of classes. July 17 July 31 Deadline for late drop with dean’s permission. Last day for all doctoral and master’s students to submit revised, defended version of July 20 July 20 manuscript and all required forms.