Spring 2013 Newsletter CHESAPEAKE CHILD CARE RESOURCE CENTER

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Hours of Operation:

Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00 pm

www.cccrc.org 410-822-5400

Ext. 2353 or 2339 Fax: 410-827-7121

Located at the Child Development Center on

Chesapeake College’s Wye Mills Campus

From the Executive Director Spring brings the change of seasons and this Spring we are working toward a new program in Maryland. A book by Spencer Johnson titled, “Who Moved My Cheese?” lists some steps to think about when you are dealing with change:

Change Happens

Anticipate Change

Monitor Change

Adapt to Change Quickly

Change

Enjoy Change!

Be Ready to Quickly Change & Enjoy It,

Again.

Charting the Course for Success with CCCRC’s “COMPASS”

Are you read for Maryland EXCELS? Our Early Professional Day conference in March is focused on Maryland EXCELS, the new Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) being implemented and piloted this year by MSDE. The conference will provide information to help you understand and successfully participate in this new program. Maryland has had the Tiered Reimbursement system in place since 2001,

but a new system, Maryland EXCELS will replace the old system in the coming months. EXCELS provides a standard framework to explain to the child care community and its public how a child care center or family home provider participates in various quality initiatives and special programs. This voluntary program will recognize child care providers for their accomplishments toward quality education and care.

With the Maryland EXCELS system pilot program which began in the Fall of 2012, the CCCRC will continue to strive to help providers who wish to participate in this QRIS program. We will continue to provide services and technical assistance on the Upper Shore.

Happy Spring!

Peg Anawalt

Executive Director

“Quality is never an accident; it is always he result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent director, and skill execution; it

represents the wise choice of many alternatives” Willa Foster- Child Care

Exchange

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Inside this issue: Peg’s Desk……………………………………….1 Chesapeake Helps!………………………….2 Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund………………………….2 Healthy Beginnings………………………...3 Project Right Steps………………………….3 MSDE News………….…………………………4 Professional Development………..…….5 Technical Assistance………….……………6 Top 10 Favorite Books…………………….7 Biting, Biting, Don’t Bite….………….… 8

CHESAPEAKE HELPS!

Do any of your parents or staff members need assistance or special resources?

Chesapeake HELPS! has up to date information that can help them.

*** Chesapeake HELPS! serves as the “single point of access” for anyone looking for

services in the Mid-Shore area. Information and referral specialists are available to help callers find local services in their county for:

Crisis Assistance

Food/Housing

Utilities

Public Safety

Civic Groups/Non-Profits

Transportation/Roads

Parks and Recreation

Education/Employment

Courts/Legal Services

Children and Families

Senior Citizen Services

Mental Health Services

Business Development

Information is provided through a toll-free telephone Hotline: 1-888-722 HLPS (4577) Or Online at: www.chesapeakehelps.org

Anne Van Benschoten, 410-822-5400 ext. 2325 avanbenschoten@chesapeake.edu

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The Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund Chesapeake College- Has been Reopened for NEW Students!

Chesapeake College is one of the colleges selected by MSDE for this program to help students earn their ECE degrees. The CCCPDF Grant is given to credentialed providers based upon an application and approval by the Maryland State Department of Education. Funds for the CCCPDF grant come from Federal Workforce Funding. The CCCPDF pays for tuition, books and fees for participants in the AAS or AAT degrees in Early Child Development and Education. There is work service agreement that the provider will continue to work in child care while earning the degree and will work after graduation for 2 years in child care for the AAS or AAT degree earned. A GPA of 2.5 must be maintained to remain in the program. These 24 students have been working in the program over the past 2 ½ years to earn their degrees. They are all credentialed, working in child care and attending Chesapeake College on a part-time basis. The students have faced many challenges at college and at work, and their determination and hard work have made their quest for professional development successful! New students must apply by 1 March 2013. Please contact our coordinator:

Lesley Childs Fallon, 410-822-5400 ext. 2358

lfallon@chesapeake.edu

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For Providers Child Care Provider Resource

LOCATE: Child Care- free resource for Maryland’s Child Care Community LOCATE: Child Care- can help you fill in your vacancies Do you know that thousands of parents contact LOCATE: Child Care every year looking for child care? Through LOCATE, parents learn about various types of child care programs and guidelines for selecting high-quality care. Parents receive contact information for child care services that meet their needs with information on hours, location, costs, and other program information. If you are licensed child care program or a registered family child care provider, you can take advantage of this free method of advertising by keeping your LOCATE database record current. To:

Report changes to your fees, telephone number or email address

Report vacancies

Request a database questionnaire

Leave a question. Someone will call you back.

Call Toll Free 1-966-762-1614, 24 hours a day, provider message service. LOCATE: Child Care is a free service provided by Maryland Family Network and funded by the Maryland State Department of Education. “This publication was produced as a work for hire for the benefit of, and with funds from, the Maryland State Department of Education.” www.marylandfamilynetwork.org

At the first sign of troubling behavior, BEFORE you decide that a child enrolled in your

program is not a “good fit”…. ***

Contact: Project Right Steps

PROJECT RIGHT STEPS can provide strategies for managing behavioral and/or emotional challenges with children in your program. Learn age appropriate supports for a child who:

Seems anxious or fearful

Has problems sharing

Bullies or bites other children

Has trouble following directions

Is hard to soothe or comfort

Has trouble forming relationships PROJECT RIGHT STEPS services for child care professionals can include:

Advice and resources by phone

On-site observation, assessment, and consultation for individual children and classrooms

Support and intervention for staff, the individual child and the children’s family

PROJECT RIGHT STEPS staff members work closely with the Resource Center’s Technical Assistance Coordinator, Donna Berger and coordinate strategies with her when they feel that your program may need additional program management support. For this FREE SERVICE, contact Susan Patterson, Coordinator PROJECT RIGHT STEPS, at 410-822-5400 ext. 2321 or online at Susans.patterson@yahoo.com

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Maryland State Department of Education

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Divisions- Early Childhood Development Website

Early Care and Education Program Lists

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/lists Listed below are current lists of (or Links to) early care and education programs in Maryland that are licensed or approved by the Division of Early Childhood Development (DECD) or accredited by State, regional, or national accreditation organizations. These lists are updated at least monthly:

Registered Family Child Care Homes

Licensed Child Care Centers

Letter of Compliance Facilities

Nonpublic Nursery Schools with MSDE-Approved Education Programs

Accredited Family Child Care Homes

Accredited Early Care and Education Facilities

Statewide Directory of Public Pre-K Programs (links to page listing public pre-K programs by local jurisdiction)

Maryland State Regulations (COMAR)

Online Licensing Inspection results site http://www.CheckCCMD.org

Findings conducted before Jan.2011 can be found at http://msdecompliancereports.org

CHANGES TO THE CREDENTIALING PROGRAM

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011

Family Child Care providers are required to submit at least one children’s attendance sheet

with their application for the credentialing program.

Providers applying to become credentialed after

January 1, 2012 Will be required to take additional trainings to meet the requirements for Levels Two, Three

and Four. Updates will be provided in the next Partners

Newsletter. Credentialing program applications have been

revised and can be downloaded from the MSDE website at the Credentialing Branch page.

http://maryland-

publicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/ credentials/

New LOCATE Numbers

The LOCATE centralized service in Baltimore has added new numbers:

For parents seeking child care: 1-877-261-0060

For parents with children with special needs 1-800-999-0120

For providers wishing to update their information or call in vacancies: 1-866-752-1614 (24 hour message service)

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PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT FOR CHILD

CARE PROVIDERS AVAILABLE

AT THE RESOURCE CENTER

CCCRC staff schedule the following courses in a rotating basis. Each course must have a

minimum of ten students in order to run. The current training schedule is listed on page 7.

90 hour Child Development and Curriculum Course- (Child Care 1 and 2): consists of two 45-hour sessions. Child Care 1 covers child development and Child Care 2 covers methods and materials, for children birth through school-age. There are 15 classes per 45 hour session. 45 hour Infant/Toddler Course: This is the required course for those child care providers who have more than two infants in one household with an additional licensed child care provider and for providers who care for infants/toddlers in a child care center. There are 15 classes per 45 hour session. 45 hour Child Care Administration: This training is required for those who wish to become a child care director at a center, or those who would like to learn how to run a child care business and COMAR regulations. 45 hour Early Child Care Mentoring and Coaching: This course fulfills the requirement for Level 6 staff credential and Level 4 administrator credential. Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR): This 54 hour training is based upon the assessment and instructional system to provide parents, teachers and early childhood providers with a common understanding of what children know and are able to do upon entering school. Under the MMSR system, all children entering kindergarten are assessed for level of mastery across the learning domains.

MMSR Domain Training: 7 trainings covering the domains of language and literacy, social and emotional, physical development, math, science, social studies and the arts. This training helps providers learn ways to incorporate these domains into your everyday routines. Project Security Blanket- Emergency Preparedness Training: This requirement for child care providers is a six hour training that will assist you in developing a plan in case of disaster, weather or emergency related. This training can be face to face or online by webinar. Medication Administration: This course is provided by a licensed Registered Nurse. It is required for centers but helpful for family child care. Procedures and regulations that pertain to giving medicine to children. Six hour course. 45 hour School Age Child Care: This course will give providers of school age children a program of best practices for school age care. Children in high quality school-age programs do better in school, learn social skills more efficiently and are engaged in schools and communities. There are 15 classes in each 45 hour session. In order to qualify as a school age teacher, you will need one course in Growth and Development (Child Care 1) and one in School Age Child Care, for a total of 90 hours. Interacting with Children With Special Needs: This course will give providers a basic introduction into working with children who may have special needs.

We can do many other trainings for your organization that will fit your training needs. Just give us a call and we can customize trainings for you and your organization.

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WHAT IS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE? Technical Assistance is the provision of individual or small group focused, hands on support for a specific issue or topic. This support can be provided through a telephone call, provision of resources, an on-site visit, a support group meeting at the Resource Center, or support provided by a CCCRC training after a training session is completed. Many people refer to technical assistance as mentoring or coaching. CCCRC currently provides free technical assistance for:

Licensing concerns when referred by your licensing specialist

Program Accreditation. In depth assistance for program accreditation can be provided for a fee

Credentialing

The Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund (CCCPDF)

Assessing MSDE training and program start up vouchers

Project Right Steps: Children’s challenging behaviors

Orientation to the use of the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) strategies

Contact: Donna Berger x 2339 Deanna Tobin x 2353 Lesley Fallon x 2358 For More Information

Resource Room: Hours and Information

FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE!

Monday Through Friday

10:00 am to 7:00 pm Saturday: 10:00 am to 12 Noon

ALL HOURS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!

Call Donna Berger x 2339 dberger@chesapeake.edu or

Deanna Tobin x 2353 dtobin@chesapeake.edu

We have:

Resource Books, Activity Books, Curriculum Books, Laminator, Die –Cut Machine

(No Children, Please!)

Early Care Professional

Day This year the theme of our Early Care

Professional Day is “Charting the

Course…Maryland EXCELS.” We are

planning a day of training and sharing

of expertise and stories from our

providers on the Upper Shore.

Please plan on attending this special

day. We are hoping to accommodate

200 or so participants. Our flyer will

be out the first week of February.

Sign up Early, as Spaces or Limited!

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Professional Activity Units

Providers who are seeking to build their professional portfolio with the addition of

professional activity units are encouraged to contact CCCRC to volunteer their services.

If you are interested in submitting an Article for the Newsletter-

Please contact Donna Berger 410-822-5400 ext. 2339

INFANTS and TODDLERS

Best Practices

Play with Baby-Tummy Time!

TOP 10 FAVORITE BOOKS

On the Child Care Exchange Facebook page, they recently asked the question ‘What is your favorite children’s book?” and here are the top ten responses…

1. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle

2. “There’s an Alligator under My Bed” by Mercer Mayer

3. “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” by Judith Viorst.

4. “Goodnight Moon,” by Margaret Wise Brown.

5. “Where the Wild Things Are,” by Maurice Sendak.

6. “The Paper Bag Princess,” by Robert Munsch.

7. “The Giving Tree, “by Shel Silverstein 8. “Charlotte’s Web,” by E.B. White 9. “The Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of

Anything” by Linda Williams 10. “The Very Lady Ladybug” by Isobel Finn

Exchange EveryDay, Favorite Books for Children February 1, 2013

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Child Care Tips Corner:

Biting, Biting-Don’t Bite Your Friends!

Biting may be one of the most difficult things child care providers have to deal with when taking care of young children. Providers have the responsibility of doing everything they can do prevent children from getting bit and then taking appropriate actions when a child is bitten. Often, all of the negative attention will be spent on the biter and the child who is bitten is often left crying while “punishment” is discussed with the biter. Providers also have to deal with frustrated parents who often place the blame on the provider. Below are several suggestions to decrease biting in your center, classroom or family home child care.

1. Stock your child care home or

classroom with multiples of favorite toys.

Biting often occurs when children, especially non-verbal toddlers and twos are fighting over a favorite toy. Make sure that you have at least two of the toys that the children play with the most. For example, children are less likely to fight over a doll or a car or truck if you have many or each as opposed to only one of each kind.

2. Educate yourself and then share your knowledge with parents.

You may learn ways to help decrease or prevent biting and may have more confidence in dealing with the subject. Parents are more likely to be more patient and understanding when it does occur if they feel that you are educated on the subject and doing everything you can to prevent it from happening.

3. Add additional staff.

If your budget allows it, add additional staff in your classroom for a short period of time until the situation is under control. If you can’t afford additional staff for the entire day, have an extra person available during the busiest times of the day, for example during lunch, before naptime, or transition to outside play.

4. Have a staff person “shadow” the biter

One of the quickest ways to stop a biter is to have one adult “shadow” the child for a short period of time. If an adult is in the immediate vicinity of the biter and can intervene with words for both the “biter” and “bitee,” often they both learn to settle the quarrel without resorting to biting.

5. Move the child to another older group.

It is more than often that if the biter is moved to another group that is “older” (for example, an older two year old group), the biting often stops quickly. If the older group is more verbal, they will “talk” to the younger child by saying “no” or pushing them away. It is very rewarding to watch children learn how to settle their differences by learning to use their words and not by being physical and/or biting.

(2008 Child Care Central, Inc.)