November -February 2023 Newsletter and Training Calendar

Child Care Primer

Opportunity for New Family Child Care Educators

We are excited to introduce to you a new opportunity in Western Maryland, Growing Opportunities for Family Child Care, also known as GOFCC! What is GOFCC and how can it benefit you and the community in which you live?

Information Sessions via Zoom:

Monday November 21st at 6pm

Monday December 19th at 6pm

Growing Opportunities for Family Child Care (GOFCC) is a unique program that started in Montgomery County, that provides intense and targeted training, coaching, and resources to support individuals interested in opening a family child care business. GOFCC guides potential educators through the licensing process while supporting them in building a strong business foundation and high quality child care program. Participation is free and includes all of the required training, access to knowledgeable coaches, and a variety of resources, which will support you in opening and operating your new child care business.

Visit for zoom links: https://fcmha.org/how we help/ child care choices/gofcc

Over the past 5 years, the number of registered Family Child Care educators in our 5 County Region has decreased significantly. The struggles to maintain a viable Family Child Care business throughout the COVID pandemic and the stress on families, children and educators has taken its toll. Through the GOFCC program, we are determined to re grow the industry that is so vital to the economic growth and stability of our families and ultimately our communities.

Don’t miss this limited opportunity! Cohorts are forming now to begin in January 2023. Information sessions are being held each month. To request more information, please fill out our online request form found at https://fcmha.org/child care choices/gofcc form request

Share this opportunity with your friends that may want to join you in the Early Education Field!

Published by Child Care Choices, a Program of the Mental Health Association of Frederick County and a Member of the Maryland Child Care Resource Network

Welcome New Staff

Please Welcome to the Child Care Choices Team.

I am a lifelong resident of Garrett County. A mother of three amazing adult children, grandmother of a 3 year old girl and bonus grandmother to my 7 year old adopted niece. I love spending time outdoors: biking, hiking, kayaking, cross country skiing, swimming, camping, etc. I also love to craft and work with wood, although I’m not very handy with power tools!

I’ve had a side hustle for the past 6 years called Countryside Canvas. I host and teach painting parties on canvas and handcrafted wooden signs. COVID changed all that and I now do small parties for friends and family. I love to teach and create, so this has been the perfect match of those passions.

I have a BS in Business Administration and an MAT in Secondary Education. I have 15 years of experience in Early Childhood. I’m thrilled to be working with Child Care Choices as the new GOFCC Program Supervisor.

Please Welcome Sade to the Child Care Choices Team.

Hi There! My name is Sade Spriggs and I am now a PERKS Consultant with Child Care Choices. I am a Child Development Specialist with a passion for providing behavioral and family services. I graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelor’s degree in Child Development and Family Studies. Shortly after graduating, I obtained my Positive Discipline certification through the Positive Discipline Association.

My personal time usually includes reading, trying new recipes, and shopping. My love for sight seeing allows me to travel and visit many museums. If I had to share a professional mission, it would be to support and empower children and families to reach their fullest potential to yield a better tomorrow for them and the world at large. I am excited to carry out that same mission here at Child Care Choices.

Please Welcome Nomi to the Child Care Choices Team.

I am very happy to join the Child Care Choices team as a PERKS Consultant. I have a BS in Multiple Disciplinary Studies in Education and Human Services from West Virginia University. I have experience working in mental health and early childhood education and even though I have worked with many populations, children are my passion I am excited to bring the knowledge I have and learn more from Child Care Choices to help children, families, and childcare educators. I also enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, reading, arts and crafts, and cooking.

Please Welcome Latoya to the Child Care Choices Team.

Hello! I am incredibly pleased to be the new Family Resource Specialist. I have eighteen years of experience working in a variety of diverse educational settings. I am thrilled at the opportunity to provide educational support to families navigating the childcare referral system.

Please Welcome

Team.

I am so happy to be apart of the early childhood specialist team as a PERKS consultant with Child Care Choices in the Frederick area. I have my bachelor’s degree in psychology from Towson University and hope to go to grad school in the next year. I worked as a preschool teacher for about 4 years, as well as an RBT for kids aged 2 5 with autism in a preschool setting. I am grateful to use these experiences to help me work with early childcare educators and children, as well as learn even more along the way. In my spare time I enjoy working out, crafting, and playing with my hedgehog Chickpea.

Gabrielle to the Child Care Choices

Child Care Choices Contacts

Child Care Choices staff are happy to assist with your questions. If your issue requires specialized attention, send the appropriate staff member an email. Main Office

(301) 662 4549 Inclement Weather ext. 170

Patty Morison x111 pmorison@fcmha.org Program Director

Terri Wilson x370 twilson@fcmha.org Administrative Assistant

Melissa Brown x357 mbrown@fcmha.org Early Childhood Manager

Samantha Carter x327 scarter@fcmha.org Training Coordinator

Kim Petty x175 kpetty@fcmha.org Early Childhood Coach Darlene Schmidt x372 dschmidt@fcmha.org

Early Childhood Coach

Crystal Bowens x371 cbowens@fcmha.org Family Resource Specialist

Ula Slider x368 uslider@fcmha.org Family Resource Specialist

Latoya Davis x361 ldavis@fcmha.org Family Resource Specialist

Sarah Martin x117 smartin@fcmha.org

PERKS Manager

Devyn Moore x112 dmoore@fcmha.org

PERKS Coach

Katelyn Sanders x358 ksanders@fcmha.org

PERKS Coach/Early Childhood Coach

Brianna Carter x369 bcarter@fcmha.org PERKS Coach

Sade Spriggs x130 sspringgs@fcmha.org PERKS Coach

Nomi Vanden Broeck x363 vandenroeck@fcmha.org PERKS Coach

Gabrielle King x360 gking@fcmha.org

PERKS Coach

Dawna Rodeheaver x365 drodeheaver@fcmha.org GoFCC Manager

Carroll County Office (410) 751 2917

Nancy Barry nbarry@fcmha.org

Carroll County Coordinator (410) 751 2917

Washington County Office (301) 662 4549 Alison Soldivieri x366 asoldivieri@fcmha.org Administrative Assistant

Resource Phone Numbers

General

Child Care Choices Main Office

301 662 4549

Child Care Choices Carroll Satellite office 410 751 2917

Child Care Choices Washington County Satellite office

301 662 4549

MD Medical Assistance Program 800 456 8900

Project ACT

301 695 9505 410 828 7700

2 1 1 Information and Referral 2 1 1

National Mental Health Crisis and Suicide Prevention Hotline 9 8 8

Poison Control 800 222 1222

Maryland Child Care Resource Network Complaint Policy

Every member agency of the Maryland Child Care Resource Network strives to provide high quality service to the child care programs and families in their jurisdiction and throughout Maryland. It is our mission to ensure that every interaction with staff at the Child Care Resource Centers is positive and professional.

If you have concerns about an incident or some aspect of service at a Child Care Resource Center, please contact the director/manager directly. Contact information for these individuals can be found here.

If you are not satisfied with the way your concern is handled by the director/manager at the Child Care Resource Center, please contact Maryland Family Network at 410 659 7701 or email us.

As the Statewide Coordinating Entity of the Maryland Child Care Resource Network, MFN will investigate the complaint or concern regarding services and take appropriate action.

The Maryland Child Care Resource Network, a program of Maryland Family Network, is a public/private partnership designed to expand and improve child care delivery in Maryland. Maryland Family Network manages the Network and operates as its Statewide Coordinating Entity and receives funding from the Maryland State Department of Education.

Resource Phone Numbers

Allegany County

MSDE Office of Child Care

301 777 2385

Child Protective Services 301 784 7122

Child Safety Seat Hotline 240 727 4336

Allegany County Child Care Professionals Association Tammy Courtney, President 301 689 9717

Child Care Subsidy Program 866 243 8796 WIC 301 759 5020

Infants and Toddlers/Child Find 301 759 2415

Carroll County

MSDE Office of Child Care 410 549 6489

Child Protective Services 410 386 3434

Child Safety Seat Hotline 410 876 4448

Family Child Care Association Patti Jo Green, President 410 848 6686

Child Care Subsidy Program 866 243 8796 WIC 410 876 4898

Infants and Toddlers/Child Find 410 876 4437 Infants and Toddlers 301 600 1612 Child Find 301 644 5292

Frederick County

MSDE Office of Child Care 301 696 9766

Child and Adult Care Food Program 301 600 6263

Child Protective Services 301 600 2464

Child Safety Seat Hotline 301 600 7328

Family Child Care Association of Frederick County Maria Vionet, President 240 409 4687

Northern Frederick County Early Childhood Educators

Heather Fitzgerald, President 301 748 8798

Child Care Subsidy Program 866 243 8796 Infants and Toddlers 301 600 1612

Child Find 301 644 5292 WIC 301 600 2507

Resource Phone Numbers

Garrett County

MSDE Office of Child Care

301 334 3426

Child Protective Services 301 334 3005

Child Safety Seat Hotline 301 334 7730

Garrett County Early Childhood Professionals Association Autumn Ramsey, President

301 895 5498

Child Care Subsidy Program 866 243 8796 WIC 301 334 7710 Infants and Toddlers/Child Find 301 533 0240

Washington County

MSDE Office of Child Care 301 791 4585

Child Protective Services 240 420 2100

Child Safety Seat Hotline 301 790 8380 Washington County Child Care Provider’s Association Chris Luipersbeck, President 301 797 3422 Professional Child Care Association of Washington County Donna Tolland, President 301 432 4134

Child Care Subsidy Program 866 243 8796 WIC 240 313 3335

Infants and Toddlers/Child Find 301 766 2971

Need to update your fees or vacancy information in LOCATE?

Promote your business through LOCATE: Child Care by making sure that your information is complete and accurate. Complete a questionnaire online at www.marylandfamilynetwork.org or

Leave a message at 1 866 752 1614

The Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund:

The MSDE CCCPDF grant pays for educators who are credentialed at level 2 or higher. An award under the Fund can be used toward the cost of tuition, college fees and textbooks. The funds can only be used toward completion of a two year or four year college degree in an approved field. Students "pay back" the grant by working in licensed child care for 2 years after the Associate degree or four years after a Bachelor’s Degree. Please contact the coordinator for your county for more information.

***NEW*** FUNDING NOW AVAILABLE FOR MASTER'S DEGREE

Allegany County/Garrett County Frostburg University Stacey Park : 240 527 2733 / Slpark@frostburg.edu

Carroll County Carroll Community College Heather Bailey : 410 386 8383 / hbailey@carrollcc.edu

Frederick County Frederick Community College Delaine Welch : 301 846 2559 / dwelch@frederick.edu

Washington County Hagerstown Community College Alison Hess : 240 500 2615/ amhess@hagerstowncc.edu

Deadlines

First time applications due by March 1st

Continuation applications due by June 30th

If you are currently not in the program, reach out to the point of contact at the college you prefer to ensure you are ready for the next round!

Participation in the Maryland Child Care Credential is a critical first step! Contact Child Care Choices at Childcarechoices@fcmha.org to start that process now!

COMING SOON: WIDA Training Opportunity

Virtual Training Opportunity

Coming this MARCH

The training helps early childhood professionals understand the need for equitable early care and education (ECE) opportunities for young multilingual children. Multilingual children are among the fastest growing populations of children ages birth to eight. These young children learn and develop language(s) across their home, community and ECE environments. Ensuring multilingual children have rich and frequent exposure to language and opportunities to use their home language(s) and English with peers and caring adults is critical for their learning and development as well as their future success in K 12 systems. The training covers 14 of the Essential Actions demonstrated by research that are needed in early care and education environments.

Email Scarter@fcmha.org for more information!

COACHING

Child Care Choices staff are trained in Practice

Based Coaching to help you enhance your child care program. Coaching involves collaborative partnerships, shared goals and action planning, focused observation, and reflection and feedback to build more effective teaching practices. We can coach anything from challenging behaviors to help achieve quality incentives. Call 301 662 4549 if you would like more information.

Frederick County Children’s Festival at Baker Park

TrainingCalendar

Workshop Registration Policies

Pre registration and pre payment are required for all trainings. Returned check fee is $20.

New Webinars and Workshops

Registration fees are non refundable unless a class is cancelled by Child Care Choices. You must notify us one business day in advance in order to substitute another person, transfer to another workshop or receive credit towards future workshops. After hours leave a message on extension 170.

A class may be cancelled if it does not have eight or more participants registered one week prior to the starting date.

You must be present and active in the class for an entire workshop to receive a certificate for the credit hours. Participants signing in or arriving late will not receive a certificate, credit, or refund.

Webinar participants must use a computer or a tablet, a phone is not acceptable.

You will not receive credit hours if you have already taken a Child Care Choices training session of the same title or content with the same instructor.

Workshops are designed for adults children are not permitted during a webinar or in person training. Please note if children are present, you may be asked to sign out/leave without a refund or credit.

Professional conduct and participation are expected from all training participants.

Certificates will be sent at the conclusion of each workshop. Training certificates will be mailed within five business days of the conclusion of the class (Monday Thursday). All of our classes include an assessment component to allow participants to earn Core of Knowledge hours.

Assessments must be turned in (via google form for webinars) to ensure that the attendee has met the class objectives and gained the knowledge necessary to receive a Core of Knowledge certificate. CCC will offer further assistance to participants who do not meet or exceed the outlined objectives.

For

Care Choices at 301 662 4549 when

answers, dial 170.

Child Development Child Development

Helping Boys Blossom: Strength Based Approaches for Teaching Boys

Despite current research showing that there are not many differences between boys and girls, the statistics show that boys are still facing many challenges. In this training, participants will clarify their role in supporting boys’ growth, barriers that are created, and strength based approaches to help boys blossom.

1hr Child Development. 1hr Curriculum & 1hr Special Needs

Fee: $5.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours

Day/Time: Thurs., Nov. 10, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Washington County

Instructor: Melissa Brown

The Benefits of Play

We know that children learn through play. In this workshop, participants will enhance their knowledge of the purpose of play by looking at the latest research. If you want to learn more or rediscover the purpose behind the learning activities we plan for the children, come and join us.

Fee: $10.00 Clock Hours: 2 hours Day/Time: Thurs., Nov. 17, 6:30 PM 8:30 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Kathy Bish

Developmentally Appropriate Supervision

Gain greater understanding of how to appropriately and effectively supervise children of all ages. Explore techniques for indoor and outdoor supervision. Ensure children's safety through active monitoring to enable children to maximize their learning opportunities. This workshop can be used for licensing compliance requests.

Fee: $15.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours

Day/Time: Thurs., Dec. 8, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Aurora Sanchez

Webinar Info

Please use a tablet, laptop or computer to take these classes. A phone is not acceptable.

Mindfulness and Yoga for Young Children and Adults

The childcare professional will become aware of ways to use mindfulness and yoga in their programs.

2hrs Child Development & 1hr Curriculum

Fee: $15.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours Day/Time: Wed., Dec. 14. 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Frederick County Instructor: Louisa Potts

Character Development in Preschool

Find out who said, "Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow." The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Explore effective practices and activities that help to develop positive character traits honesty, empathy, citizenship in preschool aged children.

Fee: $10.00 Clock Hours: 2 hours Day/Time: Thurs., Jan. 26. 6:30 PM 8:30 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Frederick County Instructor: Sarah Martin

Scribbles Count! Emergent Writing

It is an important aspect of the early childhood environment that caregivers understand that from the moment children have grasped a finger or a rattle, they have taken the first step in becoming a writer. Caregivers can encourage the development of writing skills by providing opportunities in a variety of settings and experiences. In this training participants will learn how to define emergent writing in the early childhood setting; they will become familiar with the developmental stages of writing; and, will come to know how to create a developmentally appropriate print rich environment.

Fee: $10.00 Clock Hours: 2 hours Day/Time: Thurs., Jan. 26. 6:30 PM 8:30 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Kathy Bish

Remember to stay home if you are ill or have any symptoms. Contact us at 301 662 4549 x170 so that we may transfer you to another class! We want everyone to stay healthy!

Cross Cultural Support for Grieving Children and Families

Supporting someone as they struggle through loss and grief can be incredibly difficult, especially when the bereaved individual is a child. Through this interactive and informative workshop, participants will learn what children understand about death at different ages and what their grief might look like. We will also cover practical information about supportive things to say and do for children and adults who are grieving. Please note: This workshop may be emotionally triggering for some. If you have recently experienced a loss, you may want to consider attending an alternative workshop.

Fee: $15.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours

Day/Time: Tues. Feb 7. 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Aurora Sanchez

I Am Full of Emotions: Why Social and Emotional Skills and Emergent Literacy are Important

This workshop discusses the importance between emergent literacy, social emotional skills, and self regulation skills. Participants will gain strategies to use in their programs that encourage their children to use positive behaviors and express themselves.

Fee: $10.00 Clock Hours: 2 hours

Day/Time: Wed., Feb. 8. 6:30 PM 8:30 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Frederick County

Instructor: Margie Powell

Anti-Bias Cultural Competence Awareness

Everyone has a cultural, ethnic, racial, linguistic and/or religious heritage that influences their beliefs, values and behaviors. Creating culturally competent programs that are responsive to the staff members, community and families served can reduce possible conflicts and provides multiple benefits for everyone. Participants will identify and develop strategies to promote cultural competence.

Fee: $15.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours Day/Time: Wed., Feb. 15. 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Nicole Pierre

Overview of the Early Childhood Family Engagement Framework Toolkit

Participants will be provided an introduction to the Early Childhood Family Engagement Framework Toolkit. They will learn about Maryland’s family engagement goals and strategies to achieve them. They will explore all parts of the toolkit and how to effectively utilize it.

Fee: $15.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours Day/Time: Thurs., Feb. 16. 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Location: Child Care Choices Carroll County Instructor: Christie Berkey

Partnerships for Emotionally Resilient

is a service of Child Care Choices, a program of the Mental Health Association. PERKS is part of Maryland’s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project designed to help children remain in stable, quality early childhood programs. PERKS is a voluntary, on site support service for early childhood programs that helps programs integrate best practices for the social emotional development of children into their routines. PERKS

Curriculum Curriculum Sensory

Play for Infants and Toddlers

Sensory play enables infants and toddlers to scaffold learning, building on prior experiences. Providers will learn how to use non traditional everyday sensory items to create discovery baskets to scaffold memory and enhance brain development in Infants and Toddlers.

Fee: $5.00 Clock Hours: 2 hours Day/Time: Wed., Nov. 2, 5:30 PM 7:30 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Allegany County LaValle Library

Instructor: Darlene Schmidt

Ants in Their Pants: Teaching Children Who Must Move to Learn

Kinesthetic learners are naturally active and have a lot of energy to expend. The ideas and strategies in this workshop will help the child care professional work with and meet the needs of all the children in their care, especially the kinesthetic learner.

Fee: $15.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours Day/Time: Thur., Dec. 15, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Colleen Ford

Imagineering in the Classroom

In today’s engineering marketplace it has become apparent that adults who are able to use their creativity and imaginations are in high demand, studies have shown however that adult creativity is on the decline. In this workshop we will look at strategies and materials in which you can use to support the child’s innate creative ability and imagination while he or she explores engineering in the classroom.

Fee: $15.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours

Day/Time: Thur., Jan. 12, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Aurora Sanchez

Health and Safety Protocols for In person Trainings

MHA follows CDC Guidelines for Health Care Facilities. Please pay attention to signage as guidelines may change frequently.

Activities for the Culturally Diverse Classroom

This training will teach participants important implications for early childhood education and how they should develop clear objectives/goals for their instruction in order to select the best activities for children from culturally diverse backgrounds. This training will also teach participants how they can embrace the philosophy of lifelong learning regarding different cultures in order to improve their ethos in the support for diversity. 2hrs Curriculum & 1hr Child Development

Fee: $15.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours Day/Time: Thurs., Jan. 19, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Webinar Instructor: Nicole Pierre

Learn to Move, Move to Learn

This training presents information to develop practice and skills to create an environment designed to support children’s learning through movement. Participants will engage in discussions and activities that will help them learn how to explain how movement influences learning and how to develop environments that incorporate movement for learning in multiple areas of the learning environment. 1.5hrs Child Development & 1.5hrs Curriculum

Fee: $5.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours Day/Time: Thurs., Feb. 16, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Washington County Instructor: Melissa Brown

Exploring Scientific Thinking and Inquiry with Children’s Literature

Literature is an ideal vehicle to help young children learn about the world and all that lives in it. This workshop explores the many ways of creating a classroom environment that stimulates scientific thinking and inquiry through preparing fun science activities based on children’s literature.

Fee: $15.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours Day/Time: Thurs., Feb. 23, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Michele Stottlemyer

Health Safety Nutrition Health Safety Nutrition

Beyond Mr. Yuk : Poison Safety and Prevention

Learn how the Poison Control Center can support you and offer you help in times of need. Understand how to keep potentially hazardous materials out of reach from children and notice importance of universal precautions and labels.

Fee: $5.00 Clock Hours: 2 hours Day/Time: Wed., Nov. 9, 6:30 PM 8:30 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Garrett County Instructor: Darlene Schmidt

Reducing Stress and Burnout for Those Caring for Kids

The child care environment can be stressful at times. Without good self care, there may be a point when you have nothing left to give due to stress. Through hands on activities and experiences, as well as self reflections, providers will explore and increase their familiarity and knowledge with best practices in self care and ways reduce stress and prevent burnout.

Fee: $15.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours Day/Time: Tues., Nov. 15, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Webinar Instructor: Aurora Sanchez

Medication Administration

This MSDE OCC approved workshop teaches child care providers to safely administer medications, properly store them and accurately complete record keeping. Please bring a bag lunch.

Fee: $50.00 Clock Hours: 6 hours Day/Time: Sat., Dec. 3, 9:00 AM 3:30 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Carroll County Instructor: Amanda Williams

Participants in the 6 hour Medication Administration workshop must pass a five question math and five question reading test that will be given at the beginning of the workshop.

Participants must also pass a 20 question test at the end of the workshop to receive their certificate.

Please contact us if you have questions!

Basic Health and Safety with Breastfeeding in Child Care

This workshop provides an overview of basic health and safety topics including the prevention and control of infectious diseases, SIDS, shaken baby syndrome and others. This workshop will satisfy the COMAR required training per federal CCDBG/CCDF guidelines as indicated by MSDE

Fee: $20.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours Day/Time: Tues., Jan. 10, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Colleen Ford

Medication Administration

See previous description on page 11

Fee: $50.00 Clock Hours: 6 hours Day/Time: Sat., Jan. 21, 9:00 AM 3:30 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Frederick County Instructor: Amanda Williams

Reporting Child Abuse and Preventing Bullying

Did you know that child care providers are mandated by law to report child maltreatment? In this training you will develop a policy for preventing and reporting child abuse as well as the signs and symptoms of bullying behaviors and victims’ behaviors 2hrs Health Safety Nutrition & 1hr Child Development

Fee: $15.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours Day/Time: Tues., Jan. 24, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Michele Stottlemyer

Professional Development Assistance Needed?

Help is available by phone, email or virtual Zoom meeting with Child Care Choices staff to help you with your professional development needs such as training, quality initiatives and more.

For more information: Main 301 662 4549 email childcarechoices@fcmha.org

Health Safety Nutrition Professionalism

SIDS, SUID and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths

As infant and toddler caregivers, it is important to understand SIDS and sleep related deaths, including the many strategies which can be implemented to reduce the risk of sleep related death. Participants will review what is SIDS and sleep related death, review recent research and statistics, gain greater understanding of the role child care plays in keeping infants safe, and the recommendations and strategies for keeping children safe.

Fee: $15.00 Clock Hours: 2 hours

Day/Time: Tue., Jan. 31, 6:30 PM 8:30 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Aurora Sanchez

Medication Administration

See previous description on page 11

Fee: $45.00 Clock Hours: 6 hours Day/Time: Sat., Feb. 18, 9:00 AM 3:30 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Washington County

Instructor: Melanie Conway

Center Aide Orientation

This workshop satisfies the regulatory requirement for child care center aides. Participants will review professionalism, the basic of supervisions, and interacting with families.

Fee: $20.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours

Day/Time: Tues., Dec. 6, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Nicole Pierre

Achieving Quality Standards in Early Education

All caregivers have the opportunity to contribute and commit to a common goal that all children should experience the best care and learning experiences. Childcare providers working towards high quality care and learning through their professional development guarantees young children and their families will have the best experiences. This workshop introduces various professional development programs that can help childcare providers achieve high quality.

Fee: $10.00 Clock Hours: 2 hours Day/Time: Wed., Jan. 18, 6:30 PM 8:30 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Christie Berkey

Building Your Resilience

In this workshop participants will learn how to improve resilience in their personal and professional lives. By improving resilience factors, they will be able to better cope with or recover from change, loss, adversity, and mistakes, as well as have the skills to bounce back from adverse situations.

Fee: $10.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours

Day/Time: Thur., Feb. 2, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Michele Stottlemyer

Inclement Weather Policy

For inclement weather cancellation information, call Child Care Choices at 301 662 4549.

If voice mail answers, dial extension 170.

Professionalism Special Needs

Parent Involvement + Family Engagement = Success

Understanding the importance of building strong partnerships with families is essential to providing quality child care. Relationships built on trust and respect are the cornerstone that allow children and adults to thrive in a caring community. In this workshop you will identify parent involvement and family engagement practices and the benefits for the child, family and provider/teacher.

Fee: $10.00 Clock Hours: 2 hours

Day/Time: Thurs., Feb. 9, 6:30 PM 8:30 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Colleen Ford

Special Needs

Understanding Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity

Disorder

Participants will gain an understanding of ADHD/ ADD behaviors, diagnosis procedures and strategies for overcoming challenging behaviors from children with ADHD/ADD.

Fee: $10.00 Clock Hours: 2 hours Day/Time: Wed., Nov. 30, 6:30 PM 8:30 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Nicole Pierre

Including All Children and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Workshop will cover information, strategies and resources on how to develop and implement an early childhood environment that is inclusive to all children and their families. The principles of the Americans with Disabilities Act will be covered using best practices standards to create policies and procedures that reflect the ADA and strategies for inclusion. This will meet the licensing requirement for the Including All Children and the ADA Training.

Fee: $20.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours

Day/Time: Thurs., Dec. 1, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Webinar

Instructor: Michele Stottlemyer

Supporting Children with Disabilities, Delays and Special Health Care Needs

Providers will identify programs, terms and resources to support children with special needs; identify their role in the IEP/IFSP process and how to support families and children; identify strategies for ensuring access for all children regardless of ability; identify how to select materials, make modifications and adaptations, to enhance learning and motivation for all children.

Fee: $15.00 Clock Hours: 3 hours

Day/Time: Wed., Feb. 22, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Frederick County Instructor: Suellyn Giserman

CPR/First Aid

EMS Safety Infant/Child/Adult CPR & EMS Basic First Aid Certification

This program includes Adult, Infant, Child CPR, and choking procedures. The class is also appropriate for all child care providers who need to learn or review basic first aid. This course satisfies all state requirements and course completion cards will be emailed within 48 hours. This is a combo CPR and First Aid class that will result in both certifications

Fee: $80.00

Day/Time: Sat., Jan. 7, 9:00 AM 12:00 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Carroll County Instructor: Crystal Curry

Fee: $80.00 Day/Time: Sat., Jan. 28, 9:00 AM 12:00 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Washington County Instructor: Crystal Curry

Fee: $80.00

Day/Time: Sat., Feb. 25, 9:00 AM 12:00 PM

Location: Child Care Choices Frederick County Instructor: Crystal Curry

Workshop Index

Date Title Time Location Pg# Wed., Nov. 2 Sensory Play for Infants and Toddlers 5:30pm CCC AL 10 Wed., Nov. 9 Beyond Mr. Yuk: Poison Safety and Prevention 6:30pm CCC GA 11 Thurs., Nov. 10 Helping Boys Blossom: Strength Based Approaches for 6:00pm CCC WA 8 Tues., Nov. 15 Reducing Stress and Burnout for those Caring for Kids 6:00pm Webinar 11 Thurs., Nov. 17 The Benefits of Play 6:30pm Webinar 8 Wed., Nov. 30 Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 6:30pm Webinar 13 Thurs., Dec. 1 Including All Children and The Americans with Disabilities Act 6:00pm Webinar 13 Sat., Dec. 3 Medication Administration 9:00am CCC CA 11 Tues., Dec. 6 Center Aide Orientation 6:00pm Webinar 12 Thurs., Dec. 8 Developmentally Appropriate Supervision 6:00pm Webinar 8 Wed., Dec. 14 Mindfulness and Yoga for Young Children and Adults 6:00pm CCC FR 8 Thurs., Dec. 15 Ants in Their Pants: Teaching Children Who Must Move 6:00pm Webinar 10 Sat., Jan. 7 CPR/First Aid 9:00am CCC CA 13 Tues., Jan. 10 Basic Health and Safety with Supporting Breastfeeding 6:00pm Webinar 11 Thurs., Jan. 12 Imagineering in the Classroom 6:00pm Webinar 10 Wed., Jan. 18 Achieving Quality Standards in Early Education (2hrs) 6:30pm Webinar 12 Thurs., Jan. 19 Activities for the Culturally Diverse Classroom 6:00pm Webinar 10 Sat., Jan. 21 Medication Administration 9:00am CCC FR 11 Tues., Jan. 24 Reporting Child Abuse and Preventing Bullying 6:00pm Webinar 11

Workshop Index

Date Title Time Location Pg#

Thurs., Jan. 26 Character Development in Preschool

6:30pm CCC FR 8 Thurs., Jan. 26 Scribbles Count! Emergent Writing 6:30pm Webinar 8 Sat., Jan. 28 CPR/First Aid 9:00am CCC WA 13 Tues., Jan. 31 SIDS, SUID and Other Sleep Related Infant Deaths 6:30pm Webinar 12 Thurs., Feb. 2 Building Your Resilience 6:00pm Webinar 12 Tues., Feb. 7 Cross Cultural Support for Grieving Children and Families 6:00pm Webinar 9 Wed., Feb. 8 I Am Full of Emotions : Why Social and Emotional

6:30pm CCC FR 9 Thurs., Feb. 9 Parent Involvement + Family Engagement = Success

6:30pm Webinar 13 Wed., Feb. 15 Anti Bias Cultural Competence Awareness 6:00pm Webinar 9 Thurs., Feb. 16 Overview of the Early Childhood Family Engagement

6:00pm CCC CA 9 Thurs., Feb. 16 Learn to Move, Move to Learn 6:00pm CCC WA 10 Sat., Feb. 18 Medication Administration 9:00am CCC WA 12 Wed., Feb. 22 Supporting Children with Disabilities, Delays and Special 6:00pm CCC FR 13 Thurs., Feb. 23 Exploring Scientific Thinking and Inquiry with Children's 6:00pm Webinar 10 Sat., Feb. 25 CPR/First Aid 9:00am CCC FR 13

LOCATE: Child Care Complaint Policy

Through the LOCATE service, parents share feedback with the LOCATE staff on the programs in the files: licensed child care centers, registered family child care providers and accredited preschools and camps. While this feedback is at times positive, it sometimes brings complaints parents have about child caregivers. Of course, LOCATE and the Maryland Child Care Resource Network want to use this information in a way that is fair to providers and parents, while protecting children, as well.

Therefore, the LOCATE Complaint Policy was developed and has been in effect since its approval by the Maryland Committee for Children Board in November, 1983. According to this policy, all complaints made to LOCATE about child care providers/ facilities are recorded. The type of complaint is then determined:

Less Serious Complaint No Violation: complaints which do not involve violations of child care regulations; complaints about situations which do not pose a threat to the safety, health or welfare of a child.

Less Serious Complaint Involving Violation: complaints of any violation of Office of Child Care (OCC), Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) regulations, and/or the Health Department which do not pose a threat to the health, safety or welfare of a child.

Serious Complaint: any threat to the immediate health, safety, or welfare of a child.

When a parent calls LOCATE with a complaint, the referral specialist advises him/her to register the complaint directly with the appropriate regulatory agency and/or Protective Services. Names and telephone numbers of the person with whom the parent should speak are provided.

When a Serious Complaint is received concerning one of the providers of facilities in the LOCATE system, no referrals are made by the referral specialists to that provider/facility. The LOCATE Director also communicates with the appropriate regulatory agency personnel about the complaint, and maintains the "hold" on the provider/facility until the agency's disposition of the complaint is known. Should the investigation result in no action, the "hold" status is removed from that provider's/ facility's records. Should the license or registration be revoked, the record is removed from the LOCATE files. Providers are advised of LOCATE's actions in writing.

A provider may appeal the LOCATE Director's decision to cease referrals. Appeals are first addressed to the LOCATE Advisory Committee. Final appeals may be made to the board of the Maryland Family Network. It is the position of LOCATE and MFN that the Complaint Policy is both fair and workable. Safeguards and due process are afforded to the care givers in the files, and parents' and children's rights to safety are addressed, as well. Any questions on this policy should be addressed to FloJean Speck, LOCATE: Child Care at Maryland Family Network, 410 659 7701 x259 or fspeck@marylandfamilynetwork.org

Community of Practices

Child Care Choices Offers Tools for Success

Developmentally Appropriate

Supervision

CHILD CARE CHOICES is a program of the Mental Health Association that provides early childhood services to programs, families, and partners.

WE OFFER: TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

High-quality workshops at a low cost on topics such as discipline, observation, child development, curriculum, health & safety, special needs, and professionalism.

Available for onsite workshops at child care centers

NOW offering- family child care business series All Our Kin

FREE SERVICES

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT

Starting, expanding, and/or operating a child care center or family child care program.

Assistance with MSDE Quality Initiatives such as Maryland EXCELS, the Maryland Child Care Credential and program accreditation

Assistance with completing your CDA; including your portfolio & PD Specialist for your verification visit

Practice Based one on one coaching and mentoring for your staff, assistance with room arrangement

PERKS PARTNERSHIPS FOR EMOTIONALLY RESILIENT KIDS

PERKS helps children, ages birth through five years old, with social, emotional or behavioral issues by:

Increasing child care provider and parent skills to deal with difficult behaviors

Developing partnerships between parents and early educators

Teaching children social and emotional skills

Offering technical assistance in person, by phone, or e-mail, as needed

Making appropriate referrals to outside resources

FAMILY RESOURCE SPECIALIST OFFERINGS

LOCATE: Child Care help families identify high quality care

Assistance for families to navigate the Child Care Scholarship process Link to family education opportunities

Family Navigation services to help families access resources within their community

GROWING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE (GOFCC)

Provides intense and targeted training, coaching, and resources to support interested individuals in opening and operating a family child care business.

Child Care Choices

226 S. Jefferson St

Frederick, MD 21701

Phone: 301-662-4549

255 Clifton Blvd. Suite 319 Westminster, MD 21157

Phone: 410 751 2917

www.childcarechoices.info

childcarechoices@fcmha.org

138 W. Washington St., Suite 212 Hagerstown, MD 21740 301-662-454

Child Care Choices is a member of the Maryland Child Care Resource Network with funding from the Maryland State Department of Education through Maryland Family Network.