Holiday Leadership Party

ATTENTION: Directors, Owners & Administrators of child care programs...

You're invited to join a first ever, one-of-a kind holiday leadership party!!~

• Party will take place via a live conference call
• No special equipment is required to join- just a phone
• Only 200 spaces for this worldwide 90- minute call
• You will recieve... ideas that you can implement immediately to promote your child care program and have a holiday season that really sizzles with positive attitudes and motivation that will propel your program to the next level of success in 2010!
• WIN PRIZES!-- Prizes will be given away every 15 minutes
• You can register for this FREE party... http://www.leadershipconnectionforchildcare.com/public/490.cfm
• Host: Julie Bartkus, The Leadership Connection
• Date: Thursday, December 10th
• Time: 7:00 PM (CST); 8:00 PM (EST); 5:00 PM (PST)

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow - Bad Weather / Hazardous road Policy

I can not believe that I woke up to snow today. Where did the sun go? It seems hard to believe that Winter is already here. Traffic sure was slow going today. With all of this in mind I thought that I would share our Bad Weather / Hazardous Road Policy.

Hazardous weather conditions may cause some trainings or mentoring visits to be canceled on short notice. This policy provides some guidelines to follow for what to do in case of bad weather or hazardous road conditions.

• If the local school system where the training/visit is cancelled, the training/visit will be cancelled.
• If there are hazardous driving conditions as stated by the Indiana State Police, such as ice, the training/visit will be canceled. Due to travel distance of our trainers/mentors, roads may or may not be hazardous at the destination of the training/visit or starting point of the trainer/mentor. Travel routes will be closely monitored by the trainer/mentor team and if hazardous conditions are present, the training/visit will be cancelled.
• Trainers/mentors will try to contact all participants via phone using the number that is provided when you registered. Please provide Child Care Answers with the best number to contact you. Trainers/mentors will print off the most recent registration information to take with them in case calls need to be made.
• Trainers/mentors will contact the Education Coordinator for cancellation and the Education
Coordinator will contact the location of the training with cancellation information.
• Child Care Answers will make the best effort to contact local TV and/or radio stations for
cancellation of trainings.

If you have a question as to if a training or visit is still scheduled or has been cancelled, contact the Child Care Answers office at 800-272-2937.

Online Training Tracking

We have recently started using a new module in our database that allows us to track trainings for individuals rather than for child care locations. What does this mean for you?

1. You will now be able to have a transcript of all your child care trainings in one place and available for YOU to down load at ANY time!
2. You will be able to sign up for all of our traings online at your leisure!
3. YOU can update your information at anytime!

Once you have registered for a training, you will be able to access the training site, we will send you a postcard with your User ID and login information.

If you have any questions about this new program, please contact me at 317-636-5727 ext. 249.

Jan - Mar 2010 Training Calendar Available Online

The first training calendar of 2010 (can you belive it!?) is now available at our website here.

CEU Renewal Opportunities

Do you need to renew your CDA?
Child Care Answers offers opportunities to receive 4.5 CEU


Promoting Social Emotional CompetenciesPreschool Session (1.5 CEU’S)
Preschoolers and Challenging Behaviors: These 12 hours will take a look at challenging behaviors in the 3-5 year old classroom. A model of social and emotional competence will be used throughout and many teaching strategies will be shown. Come prepared to learn, listen, share and participate in rethinking challenging behaviors and making children more successful in your child care setting. Participants must commit to all nights and complete required assignments in order to obtain the training certificate and CEU’s.

DATES/TIME: February 23, 24, 25 and March 2 ~ 6pm-9pm
LOCATION: Day Nursery Lilly 3522 N Central Ave, Indianapolis, 46204
COST:$60

Attend all of the following trainings and complete homework assignment to receive 1 CEU-
*Science Play~ Come explore the science play of young children! We will be taking a look at the Science Early Childhood Foundations and discuss how to make play based learning meaningful! This will be a hands-on learning experience focusing on teaching young children science. Please bring your copy of the Foundations. ($15)— Tuesday, February 16th ~ 6-9 pm
*Block Play~ Think block play is “just play”? Come and join us for a look at how beneficial block play really is in the early childhood classroom. We will explore the Early Childhood Foundations throughout this training as well as looking at an appropriate set up for the block area and items to include in the block area. Please bring your copy of the Foundations. ($15)- Wednesday, February 16th ~ 6-9 pm
*Language, Literacy, Lingo, B-I-N-G-O!~ Fun 3-5 Year old language and language and literacy activities to keep children learning about letters, sounds, and books! We will create something for you to take with you! We will explore how the Early Childhood Foundations connect. IF you have a copy of the Foundations please bring it! ($15)- Thursday, February 18th ~ 6-9 pm
LOCATION: Day Nursery Lilly 3522 N Central Ave, Indianapolis, 46204


Watch Me Grow & Help Me Learn - must attend both five hour sessions and complete homework to receive 1 CEU. In this session participants will learn appropriate activities to stimulate the development of infants and toddlers; gain understanding of language development and early literacy; identify realistic expectations for infants and toddlers; learn to recognize temperament types in infants and toddlers and learn ways to make your environment infant and toddler friendly. ($45)
Dates: Saturdays March 13th and 20th ~ 9 am-2 pm
LOCATION: Day Nursery Lilly 3522 N Central Ave, Indianapolis, 46204

Child Abuse Prevention Conference~ Keynote speaker Sgt. Terry Hall will captivate his audience! Learn how you can make a difference. Eight break out sessions will be available for your personal choice. Basic Prevention Strategies, Online Predators and Sexual Abuse Prevention are just a few sessions available. Prevent Child Abuse Indiana will be presenting Child Abuse 101 and 102. NO ON SITE REGISTRATION . Ask about how you can receive 1 CEU. ($20) Date: Saturday March 27th ~ 9 am– 3 LOCATION: Southside of Indianapolis

Happy Holidays!!!

When the unexpected happens

Is your child care site prepared for the unexpected?

Yesterday a vehicle that was fleeing the scene of a robbery lost control and ran into one of our local child care sites. Thankfully most of the children were out of the building on a field trip. However, some of the children and teachers that were there were hurt. The rescue workers responded quickly to help the individuals that were inside the building and the hurt were rushed to the hospital. Hopefully all will recover quickly.

What would your child care site do if the unexpected happens? Please take time to make a plan with your staff so that everyone knows exactly what to do in an emergency. When you make that plan remember that Child Care Answers is here to help.

This is how Child Care Answers responded yesterday when we heard the news story break. We ran a list of nearby child care sites that could possibly help families with temporary child care. We then went to the site where the children were taken. We gave the list of possible emergency child care sites to the director along with child care brochures. We also offered to help them to call families or help in any other way they needed.

Please post our name and number near your phone and make us one of your calls if the unexpected ever does happen. We are here to support you through those difficult times.

Child Care Answers 631-4643.

Attention Paths to QUALITY Providers

Paths to QUALITY is being advertised in theaters! In the following theaters there will be Paths to QUALITY brochures and a print ad of Paths to QUALITY participants in that area.

Trader's Point Showplace 12
5920 W 86th
Indianapolis, IN 46278

Showplace 16 & IMAX
4325 S Meridian St
Indianapolis, IN 46217

Regal Village Park Cinema 17
2222 E 146th St
Carmel, IN 46032

Paths to QUALITY PSA