Child Care Links 2105 Laurel Bush Rd * Suite 105 * Bel Air, MD 21015 * 443-512-0461 * Harford & Cecil Co. 1101 North Point Blvd * Suite 112 * Baltimore, MD 21224 * 410-288-4900 * Baltimore Co.
Fall 2015
We Are Open for Business as Usual! GOOD NEWS! Our transition to become an independent organization is now complete! Our child care providers in Harford and Cecil Counties will always remain our focus. Child Care Links will be bringing some new resources to the table for providers—so be on the look out! We look forward to seeing you here and continuing our work with you. Please feel free to contact our office (443) 512-0461 if you have any questions.
Developmental Screening Overview Beginning July 2016, a new regulation will take effect requiring all licensed early care and education programs (does not apply to school-age only centers) to conduct developmental screening on children birth through five years old. These screenings are considered an important routine health and wellness initiative that may determine the need for further evaluation. Training is required on the screening process to ensure providers understand the requirements of the new regulation, know how to implement the chosen screening tool and use best practices in communicating the results with families. Child Care Links will be offering this workshop this Fall. This is a four hour workshop. Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) has approved five screening tools for family providers and child care centers to choose from:
Ages and Stages Questionnaires Third Edition (ASQ-3)
Brigance Early Childhood Screen III
Developmental Indicators of the Assessment of Learning Fourth Edition (DIAL-4)
Early Screening Inventory-Revised 2008 Edition (ESI-R)
Best Beginnings Developmental Screen.
Child Care Links has all of the screening tools available for review in our training room. Please call our office if you would like to make an appointment to browse the specific tools before you make your decision. The initial cost for the developmental screening tool chosen by the child care provider or center will be covered by MSDE. However, providers must apply for the tool they choose by 12/31/15. Providers will need their certificate from the Developmental Screening Overview training in order to apply for their free tool. Providers can use this link to apply for the FREE tool: www.thinkport.org/career/course/ece.tp
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Newly Required Trainings In addition to the Developmental Screening Overview highlight on page 1, there are several additional new training regulations scheduled to take effect in 2016. Be sure to keep these in mind as you plan for your professional development.
Medication Administration Family child care providers will be required to take this course which is a 6 hour workshop and is currently being offered in our training calendar. If you have taken this in the past, you will not need to take it again. Once the regulation goes into effect requiring this class in January 2016, you will not earn COK hours. Including All Children and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Required for center directors, teachers and assistant teachers (including school-age only centers) and all family child care providers. This 3 hour workshop is also currently being offered on our calendar, and like the Medication Admin class, once the regulation goes into effect in January 2016, you will not earn COK hours. Supporting Breastfeeding in Child Care In response to the proposed regulations for child care providers who care for infants, we will be offering this 30 minute training which will give you a certificate for .5 hours of continued training. This regulation applies to family child care providers (even if no infants are currently registered), center staff working in infant/toddler classrooms, and directors of centers accepting infants. Be on the look out for emails and flyers from Child Care Links with more information on training dates.
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Harford/Cecil County
Important Numbers Child Care Links Main Office: 443-512-0461 Fax: 443-512-0185 Training: 443-512-0462 www.hcchildcarelinksinc.org Office of Child Care 410-569-2879 Office of Credentialing 410-767-7852 Credentialing Hotline 1-877-605-1539 Family Child Care Association Harford County: Theresa Milburn- -- - - 410-893-2984
Cecil County: Nancy Tyler - - - - - - - - 410-392-8872
Directors Associations Harford County: Terri Rhodes - - - - - - - 410-399-9678
Cecil County: Sandy Jackson - - -- -- -- 410-287-2708
Social Services - Harford County Child Protective Services 410-836-4713 DSS - - - - - -- - - - - - - 410-836-4700 M-CHIP - - - - - - - - - - 443-643-0343 POC - - - - - - - - - - - - - 410-836-4700 WIC - -- - - - - - - - - - - - 410-273-5656 Social Services - Cecil County Child Protective Services 410-996-0100 DSS - - - - -- - - - - - - - - 410-996-0100 M-CHIP - -- - - - - - - - - 410-996-5126 POC - - - - - - - - - - - - - 410-996-0100 WIC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 410-996-5255
Child Care Links
Social-Emotional Development The focus on social-emotional development in young children has been on the rise recently. In the past, this aspect of development has often been overlooked due to an emphasis on academic achievement. However, research suggests that there is a strong link between young children’s socioemotional competence and their chances of early school success. Children who are aware of their emotions have better planning skills and less risk of aggression and anxiety. So, What is Social-Emotional Development? Social-emotional development refers to a child’s capacity for selfconfidence, trust and empathy. Strong social-emotional development is predictor of later academic, social and emotional success. Key social-emotional skills children need as they enter school include: confidence, a capacity to develop good relationships with adults and peers, concentration and persistence on challenging tasks, the ability to effectively communicate
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emotions, the ability to listen to instructions and be attentive, and an ability to solve social problems.
Healthy social-emotional development goes hand-in-hand with school readiness. What do children do when they don’t have these skills? They exhibit challenging behaviors! Early caregivers need to focus on teaching these skills as well as academic skills. If a child doesn’t know how to read, we teach. If a child doesn’t know how to ride a bike, we teach. If a child doesn’t know to behave, we ____? Punish? Get frustrated? We must teach these skills also. For some children, these skills are more difficult to master which result in more challenging behaviors (hitting, taking toys from peers, etc.) because that’s the only way the child knows how to handle the situation!
There is a wealth of information on this topic available. Here are some suggested websites: Center on Social Emotional Foundations in Early Learning (CSEFEL) : csefel.vanderbilt.edu Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention (TACSEI) : challengingbehavior.org
PBS has a helpful social-emotional milestone chart: www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/ social.html
As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. This is how the trees "know" to begin getting ready for winter. During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. The trees will rest, and live off the food they stored during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories. The green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves.
As the bright green fades away, we begin to see yellow and orange colors. Small amounts of these colors have been in the leaves all along. We just can't see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll. The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in the fall. In some trees, like maples, glucose is trapped in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn cause the leaves turn this glucose into a red color. The brown color of trees like oaks is made from wastes left in the leaves. It is the combination of all these things that make the beautiful fall foliage colors we enjoy each year. Page 3
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MISSION STATEMENT
Child Care Links addresses available, affordable, quality child care issues in Harford and Cecil Counties. Child Care Links is committed to expanding and enhancing the quality of child care in Harford and Cecil Counties by helping parents, child care providers, and the community understand and implement the indicators of quality enabling all children to receive optimum early care and education experiences. Child Care Links is committed to enhancing the quality of the child care delivery system in Harford & Cecil Counties by providing pertinent resources, training, and referrals to families, child care providers, and the community.
Did You Know? Child Care Links offers on-site trainings. That means we will come to you with one of our quality trainings as long as you have a minimum of 10 participants. Training is $25 per person. Ask about discounts for larger groups. Please call our office at 443-512-0461 for more information!
New Look coming soon! To celebrate our new status as an independent training organization, Child Care Links will be revamping our newsletter and training calendar. We will be combining our news, information and trainings into one publication to better serve you! We hope to unveil our new look for our winter issue.
FREE Support Session for Maryland Excels! Dr. Rose Ihedigbo-Franklin, Maryland Excels Quality Assurance Specialist, and CCL staff will be available to assist Maryland Excels participants with the required documentation for Level 1. We will review and help you complete criteria, upload your documents, prepare for the next level or complete your annual update. Please plan to bring your documentation along, on a flash drive, if possible.
Wednesday, September 9, 6:00pm—8:00pm Tuesday, September 22, 6:00pm—8:00pm Sessions will be held at Child Care Links 2105 Laurel Bush Road, Suite 105, Bel Air Please call 443-512-0461 to register for this FREE session!
Finding Child Care Just Got Easier! The Maryland Child Care Mapping Tool is an online GIS application developed primarily to help parents find child care in relation to their homes or public schools. The user can set a search radius, select the type and schedule of care desired and filter results according to providers’ quality rating levels. Search results display as “pins” on a map and can be printed out as text with or without the map. Go to http://geodata.md.gov/mdcc/ or visit the MSDE website at www.marylandpublicschools.org and type “mapping tool” into the search bar.
REGISTRATION FORM
Child Care Links of Harford & Cecil County Training Policies and Procedures
Phone-In Registration to 443-512-0462 (Requires a Visa or Master Card payment) Mon. thru Fri. 8:30am to 3:30pm
Registration. All workshop participants must pre-register ; meaning, participants must register AND PAY for workshops in advance. Registration is accepted by phone, mail or in person. The training line for phone-in registration is operational from 8:30am-3:30pm, Monday-Friday. Visa or MasterCard required for all registrations done by phone. Mail registration form to Child Care Links of Harford/Cecil Counties 2105 Laurel Bush Rd., Suite 105, Bel Air, MD 21015. Child Care Links does not accept personal checks.
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transfer to another workshop may be given if Child Care Links is notified prior to the workshop. If after hours, please leave a message on Child Care Links’ answering service. No credit or refunds are issued for “no shows”. Call 443-512-0462 with any questions or concerns about our refund or credit policies. Any credits issued are good for one year from the date of issue. Late Arrivals. Workshops begin at stated time. Our instructors reserve the right to refuse admittance to any workshop for any participant arriving 15 minutes or more past the start of the workshop. Credit or transfer will be issued at the discretion of the Child Care Links staff for any participant turned away from training for lateness. Cancellation or change policy. Child Care Links may need to cancel a workshop due to lack of enrollment; in this event, a CCL staff member will contact you at the phone number or address you provided upon registration. If we need to cancel a workshop and you do not wish to be transferred to another training, you will be issued credit good for one year or refunded fees paid for the canceled workshop. If you are phoning in your registration please verify that we have the correct contact information, including more than one telephone number where you can be reached. Rude and/or disrespectful behavior during workshop will not be tolerated. Please remember to exercise good judgment and respect for both the trainer and other participants in your session. It is okay to disagree with facts or opinions presented by the trainer or other participants but please remember to remain professional. Should you violate this policy, the instructor may ask you to leave the workshop and you will not be re-admitted, nor will you receive a refund for the class.
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Certificates. Core of Knowledge certificates will be issued at the conclusion of the training session for all participants who successfully complete all requirements set forth for the course. Child care is not provided during workshops. Workshops provided by Child Care Links are intended for adults only. Please make other arrangements for care of your children during workshop hours. Workshop locations. Child Care Links has two locations where we offer trainings. One location is at our main office on 2105 Laurel Bush Rd. Suite 105 Bel Air, MD 21015. The second location is at the YMCA of Elkton on 25 YMCA Blvd. Elkton, Md. 21921. If you need directions to either locations please let us know upon registering for the trainings. Inclement Weather - Please note that the training department of Child Care Links follows Harford & Cecil Counties Public School Weather Policy for closings and delayed openings. If you are scheduled for a workshop and Harford or Cecil County Schools
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2105 Laurel Bush Rd.
1101 North Point Blvd
Suite 105
Suite 125
Bel Air, Md. 21015
Baltimore, MD 21222
Phone: 443-512-0461
Phone: 410-288-4900
Fax: 443-512-0185
Fax: 410-288-3943
Center Staff - $25
Payments Accepted are: Visa/Master Card/ Money Order/Center Check /Cash
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Business Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm Friday 8:30am –4:00pm