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a monthly e-newsletter for Delaware's early childhood and school age programs



FEBRUARY 2017


You're here for Delaware's children and families. 
We're here for YOU! 
Looking for Credential Classes?
PD is offering classes in Spring and Summer 2017 for the Preschool, Infant Toddler and Family Childcare Credentials.
 
These classes will fill fast, register now to reserve your spot! 
March Resource Fairs
Sign up to attend the Kent
or Sussex Resource Fairs that include:
  • agencies offering services to enhance your child care business 
  • table topics like how to address challenging behavior, PD planning, curriculum & assessment, and more 
  • networking!
Raffle prizes include children's book collections and other early childhood items!  

Children's Book Week!
May 1st - 5th, 2017
DIEEC is celebrating Children's Book Week by sending readers to early childhood programs to read a book to the children, and then donate the book to the children's library!  Over 50 programs have signed up already, so don't delay, sign up today!

State Conferences
6th Annual Making a Difference Conference March 31 & April 1, 2017

Delaware's 37th Annual Inclusion Conference March 15th, 2017
Inclement Weather
Stay Informed
It's winter time, and that means time for snow!  If you are scheduled to take a training and worried about inclement weather and cancellations, you have 3 ways to check!

1. Go to announcements on the home page of our website 
2. Check our Facebook page
3. And If you are unable to check the web, 
you may call the main phone number at 302-831-3239. 


You will be notified of the date of the rescheduled class, so please make sure we have your most current contact information listed on your profile in the registry. 
Tiered Reimbursement
from the Office of Early Learning (OEL)
Delaware Stars programs participating in tiered reimbursement must enter their Purchase of Care attendance into the online system by the 15th of each month.  If the information isn't entered, the program is not eligible to receive tiered reimbursement payments.

Also, tiered reimbursements are deposited into the same account as your POC account. If a change is needed, please email the POC help desk or call 302-255-9150.
Advocacy Day - May 10
click the flyer for details on how you can get involved!

Program Spotlight:  Lynne Portlock, FCC
Teaching Kindness!
Lynne and several of her children met former Vice President Joe Biden
Lynne Portlock, a Star Level 5 Family Child Care provider decided she needed to teach the concept of kindness in her program. As the school year began, she noticed children were forming 'cliques' and clubs that excluded one or some of the other children. She became concerned that the children were not being kind to one another and she thought, "What can I do to help these children learn kindness and get along?" 

Lynne decided to sit the children down and talk with them about being...continue here. 


Here are the new schedules for community training:
Click on your county's training schedule and start intentionally planning your professional development based on the goals of your program today!
Child Care Daily:  News You Can Use!
Social Emotional Skills, Let's Talk About Feelings
Every minute of every hour of every day is an opportunity to nurture a child's social emotional development through conversations, routines and activities.  Nurturing and teaching young children about how to identify their emotions/feelings, how to talk about them, and ways they can cope with their emotions/feelings sets a foundation they will use for a lifetime!

The U. S. Department of Education and Health and Human Services have joined with...continue here. 

Enter to win February's RAFFLE 
Congratulations to Tadpole Academy, our January Raffle winner! 
 
To enter to win this month's raffle prize:
  • tell us one way you've been able to engage families in your early childhood program and you'll be entered to win a collection of children's books, or
  • post a low or no cost activity that you've done successfully in your child care program to share with others on Delaware Stars Facebook page!
The winner will be announced in March's REACH e-newsletter!
Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood
Delaware Stars for Early Success
Professional Development Department
Main (302) 831-3239 | Fax (302) 831-4223
Visit PD at www.dieecpd.org
Visit DE Stars  at: www.delawarestars.udel.edu


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