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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
National CACFP Week
National CACFP week is an excellent time to learn more about the program and sign on or promote the great work you, as a provider are already offering through the program. You may consider planning to try a new recipe that week to talk about the different components of the program, offer some nutrition lesson plans to the children, cook with the kids, or take the opportunity to share with your parents what the program offers to you and what it allows you to offer to the children.
If you are not already on the program and you are a license child care provider or have met the CCDF standards you might take the opportunity to look into signing onto the program. Child Care Answers sponsors providers in the Central Indiana region. If you are interested you can email Emily at emilyb@childcareanswers.com.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Friday, February 20, 2015
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Time to renew your CDA?
It is a New Year!
Do you need to renew your CDA?
What are your plans for renewing your CDA?
Your in luck!!
Ivy Tech Community College, Central Indiana campus is offering a renewal class.
Classes start March 21st and meet for 8 Saturday's from 8:00 - 12:00.
For more information please contact Diane Smith at 317-917-5986.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Monday, January 5, 2015
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Monday, September 15, 2014
Monday, August 25, 2014
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
The Whole Child Series
Register now by calling 317-636-5727 or email Joslyn at jsullivan@childcareanswers.com for this FREE training series!
Space is limited!!!
Part A–Child Development– Day 1 July 12 8am-2pm
CDA Content Area: CDA08-Principles of child development-6 hours
Do you wonder sometimes why children do what they do? Did you know that there have been hundreds of years of research about young children and how they learn and grow? Do you want to know more about how that impacts your work? Come and learn the basic characteristics of early childhood and child development, including brain development and temperament. Explore the history and the theorists that have had a great impact on the early childhood field. You will leave with a list of developmental domains and milestones and an understanding of how culture influences learning. Understanding how young children develop and why they do what they do will help you know how to take better care of them and give you a guide to use in your daily work.
Part B–Observing and Assessing Children– Day 2 Aug 13 6:30pm-8:30pm
CDA Content Area: CDA07-Observing and recording children’s behavior-2 hour; CDA04-Strategies to establish productive relationships with families-1 hour; CDA01-Planning a safe, healthy, learning environment-1 hours
Assessment fits into every good program and helps providers gain valuable knowledge about a child’s individual development and learning. Join us for Part B of the “Getting to Know Young Children Series” as we look at the process of observing children and implementing meaningful child assessment. Please note: you must attend Part A before being able to attend Part B or Part C. Learn the purpose of assessment, what areas of development should be assessed, appropriate times to assess, and how we gather, compile, and share the information. In addition to these 2 hours of training, participants will receive 2 hours of on-site technical assistance from an expert that will count as training. This training and technical assistance package is designed to help participants as they learn and implement the process of child assessment.
Part C–The Components of Curriculum–6 hrs. Day 3 Aug 23 8am-2pm
CDA Content Area: CDA02-Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development-3 hours; CDA03-Positive ways to support children’s social and emotional-3hours
Join us for Part C of the “Getting to Know Young Children Series” as we look at the components of curriculum and developmentally appropriate practice. Please note: you must attend Part A before being eligible to attend Part B or Part C. These 6 hours of training include the following topics: how young children learn, how to encourage learning and development through planning an appropriate curriculum, exploring different curricula, and working with families. Participants will improve their teaching skills and learn how to make their environment a caring community of learners through the use of a planned curriculum.
Please commit to attend all three sessions and have on-site technical assistance. Training will be held in Bartholomew County!
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Save the date!!
Child Care Answers partners with the Marion County Library to being to you
Musician
and author, Jim Gill explains the purpose behind his play. Active music play
provides a context for children to develop abilities, such as self-regulation,
essential to school success. Jim’s clever word play and rhymes in the context
of active movement games also provide broad opportunities for literacy
development.
Educators,
child care providers and librarians leave each session with a repertoire of
music play activities that can be put to immediate —and purposeful— use in
their program. Best
of all, they leave the session understanding that play is a teaching tool that
inspires, in children, agility in thought and a love of learning
30 Million Words: Exploring the Language Gap in Children
Central
Library – Clowes Auditorium
Tuesday,
September 16 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Description:
Join
Luis Hernandez, a faculty member at Western Kentucky University and a regular
speaker at the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the
McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership, and United Way’s
Center for Excellence in Early Childhood, as he explores the impact that
language development has on the educational achievement of children. Hear
recommendations on how to create a learning environment that fosters
literacy/language development and supports families in poverty and learners of
English.
Music
Play with a Purpose
Central
Library – Clowes Auditorium
Thursday,
October 16 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
There is no cost for either session. Please contact Child Care Answers for registration 317-636-5727 or jsullivan@childcareanswers.com
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Developing Self-Regulation In Infants and Toddlers
Save the date!
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Training
Name:
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Developing
Self-Regulation In Infants and Toddlers
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Description:
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Self-Regulation!
Discuss and become familiar with the different types: Emotional, Cognitive
and Behavioral Self-Regulation. Discover what it means, how it affects
behavior and development in the infants and toddlers in your care.
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Time: 615pm-830pm
County: Marion
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Fun Night Out for Teachers/Staff
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is introducing a new program for teachers called Educate
and Create. Teachers are invited to come to the museum for an
evening of learning, creativity, and cocktails. The group will be given a
private tour of an exhibit, followed by cocktails, and time to work on a
creative project reflecting the content of the exhibit.
Our first program will be focusing on the Terra Cotta
Warriors. For $35, teachers will get a guided tour of the exhibit by our
resident archaeologist, (guided tours are not offered to the general public),
two complimentary cocktails, and materials to create a miniature Terra Cotta
Warrior sculpture with guidance from a
museum staff member. The first Educate and Create will take place on May
29. You can register at childrensmuseum.org.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Space is limited! Enroll now! Director’s Forum 2014
The Administrator’s Advantage
When:
Location:
Cost: $40
Director’s Forum 2014
The Indiana Association for Child Care Resource and Referral and the local child care resource and referral agencies are proud to present a day planned especially for child care directors.
Registration form and conference program will be available March 25, 2014
on our website. www.iaccrr.org
For conference information, please contact:
Sally Lacey, IACCRR
317-925-5202 or slacey@iaccrr.org
Toll-free: 1-800-299-1627
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Date change
Environmental Experiences for Early
Childhood-
Project Learning Tree
June 7, 2014
Training Cost: $20
Whether you regularly use the outdoors
as a classroom or hesitate every time you send your children out to play, this
workshop is an invitation to increase the quantity and quality of the contact
your children have with nature. Participants receive the book
"Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood" as a part of the cost
of the workshop. Come explore and expand out into nature! $20 for book and
materials.
Session Start Time: 09:00 AM
Session End Time: 01:00 PM
County: Marion
Please reserve your spot by May 30th!
Limited spaces available!
Monday, March 17, 2014
Save the date!
The Administrator’s
Advantage
Director’s Forum 2014
The
Indiana Association for Child Care Resource and Referral and the local child
care resource and referral agencies are proud to present a day planned especially
for child care directors.
Registration form and conference
program will be available March 25, 2014
on our website. www.iaccrr.org
For conference information,
please contact:
Sally Lacey, IACCRR
317-925-5202 or slacey@iaccrr.org
Toll-free: 1-800-299-1627
Monday, March 10, 2014
Feeling stressed?
Another mentor (thanks Amy!) forwarded me the following story over a year ago and I've held on to it knowing I just might need to reflect on it from time to time:
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the "half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: "How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything."
It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses. We have had one heck of a winter and the blahs can really take a toll on some of us. Here at Child Care Answers we have seen an increase in calls requesting technical assistance for challenging behaviors...this can be very stressful for early childhood educators. It's tax time, another contributor to our stress! I saw there's more snow coming Wednesday...stress! It's only Monday...stress! The list goes on and on and on...
Television actress and author Marilu Henner said, "Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy, and rewarding life."
American philosopher and psychologist William James wants us to change our thinking when we begin to feel stress, "The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."
As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Ask yourself if you are being realistic and consider alternative responses to the stress you are feeling. Don't carry your burdens through the evening and into the night. Remember to put your glass down!
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the "half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: "How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything."
It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses. We have had one heck of a winter and the blahs can really take a toll on some of us. Here at Child Care Answers we have seen an increase in calls requesting technical assistance for challenging behaviors...this can be very stressful for early childhood educators. It's tax time, another contributor to our stress! I saw there's more snow coming Wednesday...stress! It's only Monday...stress! The list goes on and on and on...
Television actress and author Marilu Henner said, "Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy, and rewarding life."
American philosopher and psychologist William James wants us to change our thinking when we begin to feel stress, "The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."
As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Ask yourself if you are being realistic and consider alternative responses to the stress you are feeling. Don't carry your burdens through the evening and into the night. Remember to put your glass down!
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