Family Connections

Child Care Resource and Referral of

Lane and Douglas Counties
REGISTRATION STARTS JULY 6, 2015
Table of Contents

On Line Registration

 

Feature Article

 

News from the Office of Child Care

 

Lane County Trainings

 

Douglas County Trainings

 

Espa?ol

 

Required Classes

 

 

 

 
Upcoming Conferences
 OregonAEYC- Portland
Fall Conference 2015
October 9-10th, 2015
Email:
OAEYC@oregonaeyc.org
503.496.3991
Family Connections-Latino Summit
October 24th, 2015
Email:
perez-youngk@lanecc.edu
541-463-3306
 
 

Required classes for OCC Registration
Food Handlers:
FC offers Food Handler Manuals for self study option ONLY- $10.00

First Aid CPR Training
Receive a Two Year FA/CPR Certification- $40.00

Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect.
Attend this class once Cost $10.00
Community Caf?

Community Caf? Drop-in Nights

Did you know any child care provider can drop-in to our Community Caf?'s for help with your child care business. Do you have questions or need extra support on ORO, professional Development plans, QRIS, TS Gold, Curriculum, contracts and policies, hiring staff, program assessment, etc.

Registration is not required - you can stay for a short time or the whole time.

New Night - first Wednesday of each month, in building 26 room 314, from 6:00-8:30 p.m.

Here are the upcoming dates this term:

July 1, 2015

August 5, 2015

September 2, 2015


Contact Us:

Family Connections of Lane and Douglas Counties

e-mail: familyconnections@lanecc.edu

 

Lane County/Main Office

541-463-3954

 

Douglas County Office

541-440-7705

 

Website:

www.lanecc.edu/lfc

 
SUMMER  2015  NEWSLETTER 

News from the Office of Child Care

 

Changes in licensing rules for Registered Family Child Care Homes.

Regarding the unannounced monitoring visits.

What to expect during the visit:

  • Walk-through of your home for compliance with general health, safety and sanitation rules;

  • Review of attendance records and Central Background Registry requirements;

  • Review status of your first aid, food handler's and CPR certifications;

  • Review of the revised Registered Family Child Care Home rules.

If minor noncompliance issues are observed, you will be asked to correct them during the visit. If more serious noncompliance issues are observed, they must be corrected and will become part of your compliance history.

In order to ensure that your home is safe for the arrival of child care children you should conduct a daily walk-through of your home to ensure compliance with all rules. Additionally, it is important to remember to update your attendance records as children arrive and depart, and that all children have accurate enrollment information.

Read Full Letter Here

 

 
On Line Registration NOW available
ProClass Registration is now Online!!
We are so excited to announce that you can now register and pay for most Family Connections Classes online. (Some conferences and special classes may require a call in registration) This has been a wish for us for a very long time and it is finally HERE!!.  Most of you already have an online account in our system. So it will be an easy transition for you.  Just follow the link and click on the forgot password button to start registering today!.  Class Registration website
Think you might want a step by step guide. Click on the attached tutorial. Or you can always call our office and we will walk you through it.  Program with multiple staff call our office and we can help you establish a fast registration method

  FeatureArticle  Learning through Water Play

 

Nice weather brings many opportunities for fun and learning through water play. Puddles, spray bottles, garden sprinklers, water tables, and wading pools naturally fascinate young children, and water is one of the basic raw materials for learning mathematics and science, developing language, and fostering social skills.

While playing with water is developmentally appropriate regardless of the child's age or abilities, family members and caregivers should always consider safety factors when children are anywhere near water. Children can enjoy water play with great abandon, but adults need to be aware that young children can drown in less than an inch of water.

 

Full Newsletter Article

 

Oregon Family To Family Health Information Center Newsletter
The Oregon Family to Family Health Information Center provides information to families who are navigating the complex world of special health care needs. We are family members ourselves, who have first hand experience raising a child or youth with a chronic health condition, developmental delay or disability, or emotional/behavior challenges.


NAP SACC NETWORK
 Children today are not expected to live as long as their parents.
Childhood obesity is a national crisis and we as child care providers have the power to make changes that can reverse
the obesity crisis.
The Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care
 (NAP SACC)
Program is a wonderful program to learn more about childhood obesity and how we can implement changes in our program to change this crisis.

7.5 hours of free training
Free classroom gifts at each training
 
The NAP SACC Program is provided by a grant through Trillium Prevention Services
 
If you are interested please contact Wendy Hubacek at 541 463-3309
or
hubacekw@lanecc.edu
 
 

QRIS
 Have you heard about QRIS? Lane and Douglas counties now have over 60 star rated child care programs!
This amazing achievement shows the true professionalism of the Early Childhood Education field. These providers are dedicated to providing the highest quality care and have made a commitment to ongoing, continuous quality improvement.
Family Connections is truly excited
to be a part of this movement.

Curious which programs have a star rating?
Providers and parents can search by zip code here: QRIS Program Search 
  
If you haven't already attended the introductory QRIS class, please consider registering for the next Increasing Quality Training! You'll be glad you did.

Tuesday, August 18th
5:30-8:30 PM
FREE




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New Scholarship Opportunity

Family Connections Training Fund:

Family Connections in partnership with the Lane Community College Child and Family Education Department and the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation is excited to offer this unique opportunity to apply for funds to further support your desire to pursue an early childhood education degree or certificate.

Funds will be dispersed on a first come/first served basis so apply quickly. We anticipate funds will be available to pay for at least half of a one-3 credit class (at Lane Community College). Funds will be available for Fall Term.

 

For more information about this opportunity, please click here:Training Fund Scholarship Flyer

 

WOULD YOU LIKE TO EARN A ONE-YEAR ECE CERTIFICATE WHILE CONTINUING TO WORK FULL-TIME?

My name is Jean Bishop and I am a member of the faculty and also the coordinator of the Early Childhood Education program at LCC. I hope to meet and work with many of you in person as students in our program. For now though, I'd like to tell you how I might be of help to you if you want to work fulltime but also want to pursue an ECE one year certificate. It is the goal of the ECE program to meet the needs of a diverse range of students, and that includes anyone with a full-time job who finds it difficult to take face-to-face classes during the day. In the 2015-16 academic year, our program will offer a variety of on-line, evening and even a Saturday class to help many of you complete the 1 year ECE certificate without having to be on campus during work hours. Please call me at 541-463-5287 or email me at bishopj@lanecc.edu so that I can tell you more about this exciting opportunity.

 

 

Curriculum Class Will be Offered at Night Fall Term!

I am looking forward to offering Exploring Early Childhood Curriculum (ECE 160) in the evenings at Lane Community College on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-8:20 beginning September 29th.

This is a required course for a Career Pathway Certificate in Guidance and Curriculum. It is also a core requirement for a one year ECE certificate. After completing a one year certificate, students are at step 8.5 on the Oregon Registry. ECE 160 satisfies the following Core Knowledge categories in the Oregon Registry: Learning Environments and Curriculum.

 

For more information about this opportunity please click here: Curriculum Class Offered at Night Fall Term 
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