Toddler's death highlights inconsistencies in Indiana day cares - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Toddler's death highlights inconsistencies in Indiana day cares - 13 WTHR Indianapolis
What's important to take from this story is that regulations in Indiana do vary vastly depending on the type of care it is. Parents searching for care have services available to them free of charge that will not only help them locate child care in their neighborhood but educate them about the regulations and what to look for in a quality child care setting. In central Indiana parents can contact Child Care Answers to help them in their search at (317) 631-4643 or visit online at http://www.childcareanswers.com/.

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Bullying in Indiana Symposium

2012 Education Symposium presented by the Children's Coalition of Indiana presents:

Bullying in Indiana

Session 1: Bullying & Cyberbullying

What are they? What are the systems in place to prevent/stop them?

What holes exist in the current system?

Session 2: The Dividing Line

Where are the lines between bullying, school discipline, and free speech?

Session 3: Best Practices

Where do we go from here?

July 26, 2012 ~ 9:00 a.m.‐1:00 p.m. ET (check‐in, 9:00‐9:30 a.m.)

Cost is $15 ($10 for CCI members) and includes lunch.

The Villages Training Room
3833 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis

Register by July 20 at http://tinyurl.com/738mrn4.

For more information, contact Leslie Hankins–
lhankins@ayskids.org, 317‐803‐3134 x18

CEUs available

FREE Training Opportunity

Looking for some FREE traning opportunities? Check out the webinars offered through Early Childhood Investigations.

June 27, 2012, 2 PM EDT, Felicia DeHaney, Ph.D.

Family, Culture, Program Administration, and Social-Emotional Development- A Lens for ECE Administrators
Sponsored by National Black Child Development Institute

July 11, 2012, 2 PM EDT, Jeff Holden

Lined up around the Block: Build Waiting Lists for Your ECE Program with ideas from the Fortune 500

August 15, 2012, 2 PM EDT, Barbara Kaiser

Challenging Behavior is Everyone’s Challenge! How to support ECE staff who work with children with challenging behaviors.

August 22, 2012, 2 PM EDT, Dr. Bill Strader

Put future ECE leaders to work in your program: Making the most of college students in early childhood settings

To register for the webinar and view additional topics offered visit the website at
http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/