January 15th, 2021
CCR&R Newsletter
Greetings from the Child Care Resource and Referral office at the Early Childhood Council of Boulder County
What’s Inside |
Please update your available slots!
Since the community moved to Level Orange restrictions, we are seeing more parents looking for care. Thank you!
| Boulder-Jamestown-Allenspark-Nederland-Ward Area |
| Lafayette-Louisville-Superior-Erie-Leyner Area |
| Longmont -Niwot- Hygiene-Lyons-Mead Area |
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News Everyone Can Use
- ACTION ITEM DUE 1/18 AND UPDATED INFORMATION ON ECE VACCINATIONS FROM BCPH.
- Sign up to receive email notification when COVID-19 vaccinations are available for your group within the state phased prioritization. Click here.
- Free Webinar: COVID Vaccine Implications for Employers from Energize Colorado
- Eight Tips for Improving Communication When Wearing a Face Covering from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Check out the CPR story on ECE! ‘The Workforce Behind The Workforce’: Confronting Colorado’s Critical Child Care Staffing Shortage. News story here. Radio series here.
- Early Milestones Colorado published a new brief “On the Business of Child Care: Provider Perspectives on CCCAP.“
- Families may qualify for Cash-back tax credits & free tax help. Flyer in English and Spanish here.
- Stressed? Want support around COVID chaos? University of CO has a teacher/educator well-being support line.
- Early Milestones Colorado is conducting the second wave of their research on the impact of COVID-19 within the state’s early childhood sector, and we strongly encourage you to participate! Fill out this form to be sent an individualized survey link.
- The Home Visiting Task Force, a working group under the ECLC’s Program Quality & Alignment Subcommittee, is conducting a survey to parents and caregivers about accessing home visiting (HV) services to make these services as great as possible in Colorado. The survey is available in both English and Spanish.
- The deadline for submission of the required immunization reporting has been extended to March 1st, 2021.
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Trainings and opportunities available
Sponsored by ECCBC at no to low cost:
- Quality Nights with ECCBC: Wednesday, January 20- Engaging Early Educators- Together we will identify the challenges and celebrations that are unique to our world of early childhood and the ways we can build each other up. We will discuss and share out how to connect, support, and advocate together in this crucial profession. Supporting educator peer-to-peer relationships. Register here.
- Spanish huddles are back in February! Watch our website for information.
- ECCBC Financial Incentive for ECE College Courses Completed During Summer or Fall 2020: Applications accepted January 15 through February 15, 2021.
Sponsored by Community Partners:
- Updated Pyramid Plus Approach Training Flyer for Winter/Spring 2021- Registration closes January 18th
- ECHO (Early Childhood Health Outdoors) Trainings:
- Best Practice in Outdoor Learning Environments (SOLD OUT) | Thursday, January 21, 1:00-2:30 p.m. MST | Zoom Webinar
- Brrr…It’s Cold Outside. Let’s Go Out and Play! | Wednesday, January 27, 6:00-7:30 p.m. MST | Zoom Webinar
Sponsored by Other Organizations:
- Free course on inclusion from ChildCare Education Institute: 5 Tips for Creating a More Inclusive Classroom in the New Year– expires 1/31/21!
- Reach for a Rating from Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council- Hear from a panel of early childhood directors, family child care owners, teachers, and more about their unique experience with a virtual Colorado Shines rating.
- Free Early Learning Series from ABCD: Supporting Young Children and Families in a Pandemic.
- Using Routines to Help Children Adjust After COVID Closures and Other Disruptions– sponsored by Early Childhood Investigations and ChildCare Education Institute
- Right Start for Colorado is now accepting applications for Infant/Early Childhood Relationship-based Assessment Trainings
- UCCS College of Education is offering a Bachelor of Arts in Inclusive Early Childhood Education
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!
Early Learning Visits to Museum of Boulder
Schedule a visit at the children’s playspace at the Museum of Boulder for safe, private field trips. Providers who primarily serve underserved families visit the Playzeum free. Contact Emily for more information about safety precautions and to schedule: emily@museumofboulder.org
Recursos en Español
- ¡Los grupos “Huddles” para cuidadores de infantes y niños pequeños están de vuelta en febrero! Mira nuestro sitio web para obtener información.
- Programa actualizado de potección de pagos
- Subsidios para el cuidado infantil (Child Care Relief Grant, CCRG): los CCRG se distribuirán a todos los proveedores elegibles que completen el proceso de solicitud dentro de los plazos indicados. Las adjudicaciones de los subsidios máximos se determinarán mediante una fórmula basada primariamente en la capacidad autorizada del proveedor (es el número máximo de niños a los que se permite que el proveedor preste servicios bajo su licencia con base en los archivos del Departamento) y considerará la calificación de calidad del proveedor en Colorado Shines.
Directors Corner
- Next Directors Group meeting – January 25th 1pm. Please respond to this email for meeting information.
Family Child Care Corner
- Next Family Childcare Group meeting with BCFCCA – February 8th 2021 6pm followed by free training.
School Age Corner
- Next School Age Caregivers Meeting is Friday January 29th at 3:00pm. Please respond to this email for more information and/or the link to join.
- Two articles of interest:
Funding Opportunities
- New COVID-specific Financial Resources collected by Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade.
- CO Office of Early Childhood Child Care Relief Grant Program / Español: The CCRG will be distributed to all eligible providers who complete the application process by the prescribed deadlines. The maximum grant awards will be determined through a formula based primarily on the provider’s licensed capacity (this is the maximum number of children a provider is allowed to serve under your license based on what is on file with the Department) and will take into consideration provider’s Quality Rating within Colorado Shines.
If you have questions about previously shared funding sources, please reply to this email or check out our NEWS page.
COVID-19 News and Resources
- New COVID-specific Financial Resources collected by Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade.
- Committee on Economic Development Resources for Child Care Providers
- Free Weekly COVID-19 Testing Available to Child Care Providers
- Boulder County COVID-19 Weekly Community Updates
- CDC Public Service Announcements
- Dial Framework of COVID data for transparency, clarity, and predictability for Coloradoans to protect themselves
- Find CDPHE’s most updated guidance and resources in many languages here
- 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 Feb. 8th, 12-1. There will be general ECE vaccine information at this meeting.
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| Licensed programs in Boulder County serving all ages who are currently operating and/or opening in the near future may be eligible for supports and access to additional supplies. If you would like to be connected to supplies as ECCBC has access to them, please fill out this form.
If your program has openings, please let us know at the links below based on location as often as you need to keep your information updated so we can refer parents if you’d like AND so we can keep the most accurate county-wide data on slots if you’d prefer we don’t refer. If you know parents looking for care, please refer them to complete the appropriate intake form below based on location. We realize you are receiving many requests for information but want you to know ECCBC is aware and doing our best to minimize the burden on programs to report by creating simple, consistent, and accessible ways to submit your information and needs locally. |
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