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THANK YOU Rotary Club of Pleasanton!
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Vanessa Dilks, Community Services Director, accepted the check on behalf of the agency. From left to right;
Ryan Duncan Anderson (Child Care Links Board Member and Pleasanton Rotarian), Todd Utikal (Pleasanton Rotary Foundation Board Secretary), Vanessa Dilks, and Brian Dunkel (Pleasanton Rotary Foundation Board President).
Child Care Links is thrilled to be recognized by the Rotary Club of Pleasanton for the work we are doing through the diaper program to increase early literacy skills among low-income children.
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Go Workday!
Child Care Links is very excited to be partnering with Workday Inc who is hosting a Diaper Drive to benefit the Child Care Links Diaper Pantry from 2 February - 16 February. They are also providing a team of volunteers to help unpack, sort, and prepare diapers for distribution.
Workday, Inc. is a provider of enterprise cloud-based applications for human capital management (HCM), payroll, financial management, time tracking, procurement and employee expense management
Workday Inc. offers many Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs for their employees to engage in causes they care about. Child Care Links is thankful for the opportunity to begin a strategic partnership with a company who invests in their employees and local communities.
If you, your school, organization, or business are interested in hosting a Diaper Drive, please contact Child Care Links at 925.417.8733 to receive a Diaper Drive Toolkit.
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Child Care Links is
CLOSED
Monday, 19 February in observance of President's Day
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Satur
day, 10 February
9
:00am - 5:30pm
Registration Fee: $90
Call to register, 925.417.8733
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ASQ:SE - 2
- Rescheduled from 1/27/18
Saturday, 17 February
9:00am - 12:30pm
Child Care Links Conference Room
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Directors of the Valley (DOV) Meeting
Tuesday, 20 February
1
:00pm - 2:30pm
Contact Laura Reno at [email protected] for location and more information about becoming a member of the DOV group.
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Satur
day, 24 February
8:30am - 10:30pm
Child Care Links Conference Room
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Saturday, 24 February
10:45am - 12:45pm
Child Care Links Conference Room
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Valley Family Child Care Association (VFCCA) Meeting
Tuesday, 27 February
6:45pm - 8:45pm
Child Care Links Conference Room
Contact Deborah Barker at [email protected] to learn more about becoming a member of the VFCCA.
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Session 1: Thursday, 8 March, 8
:30am - 4:30pm
Session 2: Thursday, 22 March, 8:30am - 4:30pm
Session 3: Thursday, 12 April, 8:30am - 4:30pm
* Must attend all 3 sessions
Child Care Links Conference Room
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Thurs
day, 15 March
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Child Care Links Conference Room
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Family Friend & Neighbor Child Care Trainings
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Do you provide child care for a family member, friend, or neighbor?
Child Care Links offers training opportunities for FFN (Family, Friend, and Neighbor) Child Care Providers on the second Wednesday of every month through May 2018 in our Oakland office.
Child Care Links Conference Room
80 Swan Way
Oakland, CA 94621
11:30am - 1:00pm
February 14th
Planning for an Emergency
March 14th
Cooking with Kids
April 11th
Diaper Time is Teaching Time
May 9th
Summer Adventures
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Opportunities to Support the Child Care Links Diaper Program
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Child Care Links is looking for community partners to support the agency's Diaper Program.
There are three easy ways you can support the Child Care Links Diaper Program:
1. Amazon Drop:
The Child Care Links Diaper Program is in need of diapers, size 5 & 6.
Select the Amazon links below to purchase size 5 or size 6 diapers. Ship to: Child Care Links, 6601 Owens Dr., Ste. 100, Pleasanton, CA 94588.
Click
HERE to purchase size 5 diapers.
Click
HERE to purchase size 6 diapers.
2. Donate:
Contribute funds directly to the Child Care Links Diaper Pantry HERE.
3.
Hold a Diaper Drive:
Contact Child Care Links at (925) 417-8733 to receive a free
Diaper Drive Tool Kit
with everything you
need to hold a successful Diaper Drive.
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Healthy Beverages in Child Care Study
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The University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources is holding a study for both child care and family day care centers! The purpose of this study is to make child care and family day care centers healthier for children in California.
The University is looking to recruit Child Care Providers who work at child care or family day care centers that provide care for children ages 2-5 years. If eligible and enrolled, Child Care Providers would participate in a year-long study about healthier child care programs. In order to be eligible to participate, providers will need to have access to the Internet from a computer, tablet or smart phone. In addition, their
child care or family day care center must be in operation for more than one year, provide at least 1 meal, or 1 snack
per day, and must not be a Head Start or State Preschool. If enrolled, Child Care Providers can receive up to $100 for their participation. Attached are additional materials that describe this study, including a flier and a question and answer document.
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Becoming a Licensed Family Child Care Provider
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Have you considered becoming a Licensed Family Child Care Provider but don't know where to start?
1. Attend a licensing orientation meeting.
2. Complete an application.
3. Complete 16 hours of Health and Safety Training.
4. Get Fingerprinted.
5. Conduct a safety check of your home.
6. Schedule a home visit with a Child Care Links staff member.
7. Schedule a pre-licensing visit with Community Care Licensing.
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C
ommunity Care Licensing Update
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The Community Care Licensing Division's Child Care Program has released a new Provider Information Notice (PIN) regarding Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Planning.
This PIN outlines the importance of licensees maintaining detailed up-to-date emergency disaster plans, conducting regular emergency drills, and ensuring timely communication regarding emergencies and disasters with their local Regional Office.
Please review PIN 18-02-CCP for more information and available resources to help in developing your disaster plans.
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Child Care Assistance Programs
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Child Care Links provides needed funds to families to pay for child care costs, through county, state and federal Subsidy and CalWORKs programs.
Funding for child care payments is available to eligible families, based on income, family size and need for services. Subsidy and CalWORKs programs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids) serve children, infant to thirteen years of age. Child Care Links is a parental choice program, and allows parents/guardians to select Child Care Providers who will best meet the needs of their child/children and family.
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