Midwest Child Care
Resource & Referral
A program of Prairie Five CAC, Inc.
Quality Care and Education for Every Child
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6th Annual Kids First! Early Childhood Conference February 3 & 4, 2012 New Location: Prairie's Edge Casino Resort (Convention Center) Granite Falls, MN (3 miles south of Granite Falls on Highway 23) Friday Night 3 Training Hours **Friday hours do not meet CCR&R grant requirements 6:00-7:00pm Free hors d'oeuvres reception hosted by Child Care & Nutrition (CCNI) and vendor shopping 7:00-8:00pm "Minute Menu Help" 8:00-10:00pm Smart $$ Food Tips & Program Requirements by CCNI ***To register for Friday night, call CCNI directly at 1-800-634-3359*** Saturday 6 Training Hours 7:15-8:30am Registration and light breakfast 8:30-10:30am Chasing Z's: The Quest for Restoration and Balance by Nancy Jo Hambleton 10:30-10:45am Break **Due to later lunch, feel free to bring your own snack 10:45-12:45 I am Moving I am Learning by Donna Henning 12:45-1:30 Lunch 1:30-3:30 Cooperative Games for All Ages by Ed Rajkowski ***To register for Saturday, call Midwest CCR&R at 1-877-311-2244 > Download the Kids First! Conference brochure New Crib Safety Standards Beginning June 28, 2011, all cribs manufactured and sold (including resale) must comply with new and improved federal safety standards. The new rules, which apply to full-size and non full-size cribs, prohibit the manufacture or sale of traditional drop-side rail cribs, strengthen crib slats and mattress supports, improve the quality of hardware and require more rigorous testing. The details of the rule are available on CPSC’s website at www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf. Child care centers and family child care homes have until December 28, 2012 to ensure that the cribs used in their facilities meet the requirements of the CPSC’s new crib standards. After this date, you may no longer use traditional drop-side cribs or noncompliant cribs and must use cribs meeting the new federal safety standards. > Read Tom Copeland's tax tip for deducting the cost of your new crib Note:You should not resell, donate or give away a crib that does not meet the new crib standards, such as trying to resell the product through an online auction site or donating to a local thrift store. CPSC recommends disassembling the crib before discarding it. Minnesota Child Care Credential The Minnesota Child Care Credential is a two-year program that offers training in all aspects of caring for and nurturing children. Participating child care professionals will learn and update their skills in a community of caregivers. The Minnesota Child Care Credential is aligned with the National Child Development Associate Credential so those who complete the Minnesota credential will have also completed all the training required for the national CDA. The Minnesota Child Care Credential lasts for a lifetime and establishes you as a professional committed to ongoing learning. Click here to learn more, or to join a Minnesota Child Care Credential cohort please contact Diane Sjelin, Midwest CCR&R Professional Development Coordinator, at 1-866-393-8427 or dsjelin@msn.com. Ask Tom An opportunity for family child care providers to get answers to their questions about the business of family child care For the past several years Tom Copeland has answered business questions from family child care providers across the country as part of his consulting partnership with the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC). Tom has helped providers with questions in the areas of record keeping, taxes, marketing, contracts, legal, insurance, money management, and retirement planning. He has written nine books on the business of family child care and has represented numerous providers in IRS audits. He’s the leading national expert on the business of family child care. Now you have the opportunity to contact Tom directly with any of your child care business questions! You can call Tom at 800-359-33817 ext. 321, or send him an email at tomcopeland@live.com. |
Looking for Child Care? Midwest CCR&R offers FREE assistance with finding high quality child care. Newsletter Training Catalog  Shaken Baby Video Available to Purchase Midwest CCR&R has copies of the video available for you to purchase. To order a copy, call our training registration line at 1-877-311-2244. The cost is $5.00. This will fulfill the yearly video viewing requirement. Working on a CDA? The Minnesota CDA Support Project offers financial support and guidance to child care professionals who are working toward their National Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) National CDA candidates may apply for financial support (up to $300) to pay for the services of a qualified CDA advisor. To apply for financial support, please contact the Minnesota Child Care Resource & Referral Network at 651-290-9704 ext. 108 or lindam@mnchildcare.org. What is a CDA? What steps are involved? Complete your CDA training requirements online through Eager-to-Learn's CDA cohort program. Eager-to-Learn is offering a CDA cohort program for child care providers through which participants can meet their 120 hour CDA training requirement by registering for 9 special CDA online classes. |