Midwest Child Care
Resource & Referral
A program of Prairie Five CAC, Inc.
Quality Care and Education for Every Child
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Newsletter The latest issue of Midwest Memo is now available. In this issue:
R.E.E.T.A.I.N Grants Now is the time for licensed family child care providers to apply for a REETAIN grant. Applications must be postmarked by July 31. To obtain the application and instructions, visit www.mnstreams.org. You will need your user id and password to login. If you do not know your user id and password, contact Midwest CCR&R at 1-877-311-2244 or email midwestccrr@willmarnet.com. H1N1 Information for Child Care Providers As your CCR&R, we understand that you may be receiving questions from the families you work with regarding your plans or thoughts on managing flu in your program. The following guidelines are good, general health guidelines. They may also be helpful as you create a plan for managing this new illness and/or managing the concerns of parents. It is very likely you will never need to put this plan into action. It still may be reassuring to have such information on hand. You can help protect the health of yourself and the children and families you serve by calling attention to the every day preventive actions that parents can initiate to protect their children. Please consider posting or distributing the following message in your child care facility: Preventing the Flu: Good Health Habits Can Help Stop Germs (pdf) For child care providers, it would be prudent to:
Working on a CDA? Minnesota CDA Support Project 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.  Surge Support Child Care ServicesProviding Child Care for Minnesota's Deployed Army National Guard and Reserve Families Child care professionals across Minnesota are offering Surge Support Child Care Services to family members of Minnesota's deployed Army National Guard and Reserve. What do families receive? Families receive up to two days of child care per month, for up to six months. There is no cost to the family members for using the Surge Support Child Care Services. Military families can contact Midwest CCR&R at 1-866-511-2244 to request referrals of participating child care providers. Minnesota's military families are facing tremendous challenges,
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Looking for Child Care? Midwest CCR&R offers FREE assistance with finding high quality child care. A Parents' Guide to Leaving Children at Home Alone >View pdf version >View Microsoft Word version Rate Survey Results The results of our 2009 annual rate survey are now available. > View average rates by county Child Care Providers: Do you have openings or need to update your record in our database? >Report your openings online >Email your update to us >Call 1-866-511-2244 to update your record Did you turn in your Provider Business Update form? Only provider names with current information will be given out to families searching for child care. If you are not sure if you are up to date, please call us at 866-511-2244. You can download the form here, then complete and mail it back to us. Training Catalog Our May-August 2009 Training Catalog is now available! >Click here to view the 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. What can your CCR&R Referral Department do for you? Child Care Resource & Referral is committed to connecting you with families looking for child care. We believe in the importance of these relationships, and we are proud to introduce parents to high-quality child care providers like you. How we create connections and why we need your help:
Call Midwest CCR&R at 1-866-511-2244 or email us at midwestccrr@willmarnet.com |
