This page is designed for Caswell County Child Care Providers and anyone who cares for children. It is intended to be a link to the latest news, training opportunities, and resources available.


Do you suspect a child in your center or family child care home has special needs?
Recent data show that child care providers are the fastest growing source of referrals of children under age three with suspected special needs to early intervention services. Providers can contact the Greensboro Office of the Children's Developmental Services Agency at 336-334-5601 for more information on early Intervention services.

                                                                 

New Trainings Offered:
To open and view the regional training calendar for July-September 2007 in Microsoft Word
click here

To open and view the regional training calendar for October-December 2007 in Microsoft Word
click here

To open and view the regional training calendar for January-March 2008 in PDF format
click here

To open and view the regional training calendar for April-June 2008 in PDF format
click here
 

To open and view the Caswell Co. Partnership for Children's Training Calendar for FY07-08 (which includes all workshops which may not be listed in the regional training calendars above), click here

To access our training policies and procedures, click here

To access our required registration form, click here

Important Documents for Child Care Providers:
Referral Policies Question & Answer Sheet
Complaint Policies & Procedures
Lending Library Policies & Procedures
Die Cut Inventory Available in Resource Room

                                                                 
                                                             
Announcements:

Free Workshop from Autism Society of NC: May 14th, 2008 in New Bern at the Sheraton Riverfront Hotel. Registration is required; visit the following website for more information:  http://www.autismsociety-nc.org/html/conferences.html

New Child Seat Restraint Requirements: The Division of Child Development's outlines the changes to North Carolina's child seat restraint requirements, effective January 2005. 

Prevent E-Coli in Your Center or Family Child Care Home - DCD issues tips to prevent E-Coli in Child Care Programs

To view the list of Consumer Product Safety Commission's toy hazard recalls, visit http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html

Helpful Resources
Attention Family Child Care Home providers - Visit www.redleafinstitute.com for many helpful articles and resources for the business side of Family Child Care! www.redleafpress.com is also a great resource for books and videos on a variety of subjects that you will find useful as well.

The internet is a great resource for child care teachers at both centers and family care homes! Check out these sites for activities, ideas, coloring pages, free printables, and more!
www.preschooleducation.com
www.dltk-teach.com
www.preschoolrainbow.org
www.atozteacherstuff.com
www.theideabox.com
www.123child.com
www.kidsdomain.com
www.enchantedlearning.com
www.kiddyhouse.com
www.homespunkids.com
www.justfreestuff.com
www.childcareexchange.com
www.resa.net/early/early_childhood_resources.htm
www.bblocksonline.com

Parents and Child Care Providers can visit www.walearning.com and click on the purple button that says "Free Parent Education Handouts" on home page to download free early literacy activities in Spanish and English.

For information on the New Tax Credits Toolkit for Child Care Advocates, click here

Visit www.janbrett.com for 2,643 pages of free activities based on the author’s series of children’s books! Print your own coloring pages, finger puppets and masks!

www.kidinfo.com/Young_children/Young_Children.html contains links to numerous child friendly sites. Although some require membership to access, many more are free! The craft section is a favorite of many teachers with easy crafts for kids to make from things around the house.

And speaking of “Trash to Treasure” crafts… www.familycrafts.about.com has ingenious “Trash to Treasure” craft ideas including what to do with all of those CDs from internet provider services that flood your mailbox to the never ending supply of laundry detergent scoops!

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