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Handprints
Welcome to the
first edition of our email newsletter. We are
pleased to bring you many wonderful articles
and necessary information about children and
families in our community. Please
enjoy the information and feel free to
check out our website at www.partnershipforchildren.org!
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Family Corner
Missed
Opportunities
As Donna pushed
the shopping cart around Wal-Mart with 9 month old
Sky strapped safely in upfront, snippets of her
cell conversation could be heard. "I'm going
to get her pictures done..., I know they do the
best pictures....., You know that little pink
dress..., Oh yeah, I didn't tell you
what happened on The Hills...."
Baby Sky, along
with all babies and toddlers, have an inborn
desire to learn and develop new skills and they do
this every waking moment of their day. Busy
Wal-Mart aisles offer wonderful opportunities for
language, the more you listen and talk the more
language your child will understand.
Everything is a learning toy from the applesauce
Sky loves, to the big girl sippy cups, the sweater
like her sister's; to the big television Daddy
wants, and that angry toddler that wants out of
the cart.
Let's turn the shopping chore into an
incredible fun learning opportunity for you and
your child. Listen, talk, sing, repeat,
rhyme and chant. Enjoy your little one, they
grow so quickly, give them the gift of language
and the best gift of all, your time.
Safe Sleep
WHAT!
Put
my baby on her back to sleep?
Take the
beautiful comforter out of the crib?
Turn the heat down?
She can't sleep with
me? WELL!
My mom
said we all slept on our tummies.
My baby loves
to sleep in our bed and snuggle.
I place her on
the couch I'm right there if she needs me.
We
don't smoke in the same room!
WHY!
Baby
stomach sleeper - 5 to 7 times higher risk of
SIDS
A sleeping baby overdressed and
overheating - 6 times higher risk of SIDS
Soft
sleeping surface - 5 times higher risk of
SIDS
Baby breathes second hand smoke - 2.5
times higher risk of SIDS
Baby sleeping in bed
with you does not reduce SIDS
AND!
Since the
BACK TO SLEEP campaign began in 1994 the SIDS rate
in the US has declined by more than 50%. We
love our babies and safe sleeping
works!
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Early Childhood
Corner
Professional Development The Professional
Development Coordinator, who provides Early
Childhood Educators with tools to return to
school, will now be implementing the new Child
Care Scholarship Program. This service will
now be conducted by several qualified individuals
in the office. If you are interested in
returning to school and need help to get started,
call Mary Draughn @ 249-6688 and you will be
directed to the appropriate
person.
Early
Educator Certification
As most of you
have heard the Early Educator Certification is the
next step in making the Early Childhood Field more
professional. Currently, this certification
is voluntary and will have rewards attached to
it. Many companies are putting together
discounts for those who are Certified Early
Educators. Some of the companies include but
not limited to: HATCH, Lakeshore, Kaplan, Barnes
& Noble and Discount School Supply. The
deadline for free certifications has passed.
The NC Institute for Early Childhood Professional
Development hopes to receive a grant to certify
more individuals for free but that has not yet
been confirmed. If you are interested
in learning more you can visit the link below or
call (919)942-7442.
Education for
the Stars Reminder
The Deadline for
submitting Education for the Stars Grades and
Verification forms for the fall semester is
Jaunuary 14, 2010. Contact Don Stewart for
more information.
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paying for child care!
Beginning in
October 2009, SSDC will offer full-time child care
scholarships to low-income families to help pay
for child care. The new program will seek to serve
families through established eligibility and
income criteria, and to assist parents/guardians
in choosing high quality child care.
Research has shown that a child's learning begins
at birth and develops as children are engaged and
challenged in high quality learning environments
and nurtured in relationships with parents and
other caregivers. Children, who enter
kindergarten ready to succeed, grow to be strong
students, productive employees, and vital members
of the community.
While
we know the importance of high quality child care,
we understand that this is a difficult
economy. Davidson County families with young
children, as well as the child care community, are
facing financial hardships. Therefore, we have
established eligibility requirements to not only
include those working and/or going to school for a
minimum of twenty hours a week, but also those who
are recent graduates, disabled, and homeless. In
addition, once families are enrolled in the
program, they will be allowed to maintain their
scholarship for up to six months when experiencing
such crisis's as employer initiated reduction in
hours and/or layoffs. The program will also allow
up to twelve weeks for documented
medical/maternity leave. It is our hope that these
eligibility expansions will allow families to
maintain continuity of care for their young
children during these moments of need. The early
years are among the most significant in shaping a
child's academic and social skills and providing
the foundation for learning and school
success.
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Linda
Leonard
Welcome to the
first addition of our E-Newsletter! We have
had a difficult start to the year with
significant budget cuts of over 14%, but we're not
letting that get us down. We are working hard
to overcome additional restraints to ensure that
families are continuing to be served. Thanks to
all of you who agreed to our new "green" newsletter as
it will save us on printing and postage costs.
Please take a moment to read about our new Child Care
Scholarship program, helping parents pay for high
quality child care. These are tough times and we
are hopeful that creative programming will help us serve
more families effectively.
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December 5th- Snacks with
Santa
October
2009-
Various Child Care
Trainings
March 2010-
Early Childhood Professional
Educator's Conference
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