April 6th, 2021
CCR&R Newsletter
Greetings from the Child Care Resource and Referral office at the Early Childhood Council of Boulder County
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Join ECCBC in helping to spread awareness through Facebook and the Pinwheels for Prevention Project!
Please update your available slots!
We continue seeing more parents looking for care. If you are not able to accept new families due to challenges brought on by COVID, please let us know that at the link below. Thank you!
To update with the state, update operating status here and your slot data with Colorado Shines Child Care Referral at Mile High United Way– Text “CC OPEN” to 898-211 to indicate that you have openings.
To update with ECCBC click the link below please.
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News Everyone Can Use
- Boulder County Mental Health resources available to help community members
- OEC update on the expansion of Pandemic-EBT benefits
- ECCBC is supporting HB21-1222 and if you would like to advocate on behalf of family child care providers too, you can at this link.
- Town Hall on COVID-19 Vaccines Wednesday, April 7 6:30pm
- The OEC Provider Hub is now active for all licensed programs!
- Parenting During the Preschool Years- an online class for parents on Confident Parenting!
- New Masking in Child Care Guidebook by Healthy Child Care CO
- Child Care and Development Fund State Plan draft is available for public review and comment!
- The UCCS Inclusive Early Childhood Education program is excited to launch our new part time, online, 4-semester ECE/ECSE Graduate Certificate program starting Fall 2021! This state-authorized program is designed to advance early educator’s professional knowledge and skills and leads to CDE licensure in birth-8 (ECE) and endorsement in birth-8 special education (ECSE), with a condensed schedule allowing completion in December 2022. The cohort model allows for deeper faculty-student connections and a 30% reduction in overall cost. Please see the attached flyer for more details, and add your name to this interest list to be invited to our virtual information session and Q&A happening in mid-March. Interest list: https://forms.gle/M9xW9tsA567WF4TZ6
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Trainings and opportunities available
Sponsored by ECCBC at no to low cost:
- Summer 2021 Expanding Quality in infant & Toddler Care (EQIT) Virtual Training Series – General online application opens Monday, April 5
- Quality Nights With ECCBC: Wednesday, April 21 – Replenishing Your Self in Teaching Practices: Understanding common sources and learning to identify indicators of chronic of stress are imperative in good self-care. Explore ways we can deliberately take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health to provide a better impact in our early childhood programs.
- Pyramid Plus Approach Incentive Program For PPA Courses Taken in Fall 2020! – Applications accepted March 15 through April 15, 2021
- Save The Date! Virtual Touchpoints Individual-Level Training (ILT) – June 2021
Sponsored by Community Partners:
- Please see all partner flyers in our April training calendar.
- Communication and Resources Connections in 2021 by ABCD (pg. 11)
- FRCC Information Card: Make a Difference with Early Childhood Education (pg. 13)
Sponsored by Other Organizations:
- Brazelton Touchpoints Center: Strengths-Based Family Engagement webinar series, you will learn how to further grow your strengths-based mindset in your work with families. Each webinar is 1.5 hours and offers live Spanish translation. Attendees receive a certificate of participation. Price: $30/webinar or $125 for all 5
- In honor of 50 years of advocacy for young children and families, the UCCS College of Education invites you to a Town Hall conversation with an esteemed panel of early childhood leaders discussing today’s most pressing issues facing our children and families. Register here.
- Budgeting, Cash Flow, and Taxes for Child Care Providers by CO SBDC
- How Technology Supports Safe and Successful Afterschool Programs for Families and Staff by NAA
- Design to Grow: Cultivating Communities of Belonging in Summer Learning by CAP
- What do Tattoos, Piercing, Hairstyles Have to do with DAP in ECE? by Early Childhood Investigations
- Mental Health Partners April Training events
- Cooking Matters Free Online Trainings in April
If you have a training you would like us to promote, please contact Emily Robbins, the ECCBC Professional Development Coordinator at erobbins@eccbouldercounty.org. Thank you for all you do to serve the children of Boulder County!
Recursos en Español
- Servicios y recursos de la salud mental en el Condado de Boulder para miembros de la comunidad
- Reunión comunitaria para informatión sobre vacunación– Miércoles, 7 de abril 6:30pm
Directors Corner
- Next Directors Group meeting- April 5th 6pm and April 19th 1pm. Please respond to this email for meeting information.
- Child Care Centers Business Fundamentals – This program is designed to equip owners of child care centers with training in practices that with strengthen their businesses by CO SBDC.
Family Child Care Corner
- Next Family Childcare Group meeting with BCFCCA– Join us for a FLIP-IT training with ECCBC!
- March Home-Based Child Care (HBCC) series webinar on small business resources by the BUILD Initiative- view recorded materials here
School Age Corner
- Next School Age Caregivers Meeting is Monday April 19th at 6:30pm- NEW TIME!!. Please respond to this email for more information and/or the link to join.
- 3 Ways to Prepare for the American Rescue Plan Funding
- How Technology Supports Safe and Successful Afterschool Programs for Families and Staff by NAA
- Design to Grow: Cultivating Communities of Belonging in Summer Learning by CAP
Coaches Corner
- April Coaching Community of Practice from OEC
- Transformational Coaching for ECE– 38 hour virtual course June-Augus
If you have questions about earning a coaching credential in Colorado, please reply to jknight@eccbouldercounty.org.
Funding Opportunities
If you have questions about previously shared funding sources, please reply to jknight@eccbouldercounty.org or check out our NEWS page.
COVID-19 News and Resources
- CDC guidance on ventilation
- OEC guidance on visitors
- New Masking in Child Care Guidebook by Healthy Child Care CO
- Boulder County COVID-19 Vaccination Information in English and Spanish
- State of Colorado general COVID-19 vaccine information in English and In Spanish:
- Dial Framework of COVID data for transparency, clarity, and predictability for Coloradoans to protect themselves in English and Spanish
- Find CDPHE’s most updated guidance and resources in many languages here
- Clayton Early Learning COVID-19 ERS resources
- Boulder County Public Health Child Promotion COVID resources for childcare providers
- Resources for those affected by COVID-19
- Free Testing for all Boulder County residents
- Next BCPH meeting for childcare providers is Monday April 12th, 12-1.Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+1 720-400-7859,,963567681# United States, Denver
Phone Conference ID: 963 567 681#
| For Families
Referrals: Families looking for child care can follow these steps:
Enhanced Referrals: Would you like more help? Since COVID19, ECCBC is providing enhanced referral services for families in Boulder County.
Services: Families are welcome to contact ECCBC with general queries about child care in Boulder County, the child care referral process and licensing. Questions? Contact Jessica Bernett Knight at 720-548-3980 or jknight@eccbouldercounty.org |
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