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Are you new to the field of family/group family child care? Have we got the training for you!
The Child Care Council is pleased to offer a new track of training just for new family and group family child care providers. Individual sessions include expenses, marketing, recordkeeping and learning environments is now being offered at multiple times and locations. For more information, click here.



View our 2011 Child Care Needs Assessment and Report here.

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Ready to begin or expand your child care career?

 
Browse job postings for local child care programs here.
(updated on August 9, 2011)


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Check out what's available in our resource lending library here.

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Family and Group Family Child Care Providers, subscribe to our child care provider listserv here

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View the 2011 Report on "Parents & The High Cost of Child Care" compiled by the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies. Click here

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Check out your nearest library for fun things to do with the family

click here for more information


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Click this link
to read about the success of the
Living Well Partnership's
"Living Well at Work" project.

Congratulations to all the organizations who adopted a healthy meeting policy!

You may also see this news article in other local newspapers.
Please share the good news with your staff, boards, and anyone else who may be interested.

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To update your contact information
or to be included in our mailing list, please contact Mariann at
(315) 223-7850 ext 236 or
by email at mj284@cornell.edu

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SAVE THE DATE FOR THE
EARLY CHILDHOOD RECOGNITION DINNER
JUNE 11, 2012 at Hart's Hill Inn, Whitesboro


Click Here for an invitation and response card!
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autism awareness ribbon
bag of movie pop corn

Hamilton Theater will show a new series of Sensory Friendly Screenings for moviegoers with Autism and other sensory processing disorders. Thanks to sponsorship in part by Price Chopper Supermarkets, along with several individuals, admission is free. This new series will feature a family favorite film on the first Sunday of each month at 12:30pm throughout the year with The Smurfs on June 3. Each screening includes the following special features: The audio is turned down. The house lights in the theater are up. No previews are shown before the movie. Parents and care providers are invited to bring gluten free or other snacks. Talking and roaming about the theater are an expected part of the experience. 

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See what you missed at the
Creative Arts & Education Fair!





 



Are You Looking For An Easier Way To Do CACFP Paperwork?
Introducing MINUTE MENU WEB KIDS
Using only Internet Explorer, you can log into our secure WebKids website
and record everything the food program requires in seconds!

You can easily:
Record meals,
Enroll children,
Note school holidays, child sick days, etc,
Preplan menus,
Print tax reports,
Find out how much you'll be paid,
Eliminate claim errors,
Submit claims
All provider materials are available in English and Spanish.
To start claiming online, email rfs35@cornell.edu or call Richelle at 315-223-7850 ext 226.

And Now... Free for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch!
Record Foods and Attendance from your kitchen!
Check children in as they come through the door!
Let your sponsor know exactly when you'll be out with a simple tap of the screen.
Visit the iTunes store to download your copy Today.
Android users visit kids2go.mobi
For more information go to minutemenukids2go.com
 

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Family and Group Family Child Care Providers, Join Our Listserv Today!

HOW EXCITING!! We have created a listserv especially for group/family day care providers!  What is a listserv?  A listserv is a private emailing list of subscribers with a common interest.  It’s like sending one email to a group of people, where the email list is managed by someone else.  All you need to do is subscribe with your email address.  To use, simply send out an email to the listserv, all subscribers will receive the email and will be able to respond to everyone on the list, even the Child Care Council! It’s a great way to disseminate timely information.

Click here to subscribe today!

    

 

     
 

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Last updated on May 11, 2012