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Dear Providers,
As a follow-up to last week's email about pre-service training requirements for the School Readiness Program, please read the following information for clarification and guidance.
- Program personnel (including directors) are only required to complete one of the two pre-service training options.
- Option 1 is a subset of courses from DCF's 30-hour Part 1 training. If a staff member or director has already completed their DCF training, they are already in compliance and do not need to take the health and safety modules.
- Early Learning Florida is releasing the modules in three groups. They released the first batch earlier this week (on January 23), and it is ready for registration.
- Staff who are eligible to receive an educational exemption (as detailed in section 18.5 of the handbook) will need to apply for the exemption through DCF so that courses eligible for exemption are indicated on their DCF training transcript
For more details about pre-service training requirements and information about how to register for the Early Learning Florida Health and Safety Modules, visit the health and safety page on the Office of Early Learning website.
To help answer questions about the new School Readiness Program Health and Safety requirements, staff from DCF will be attending our February Face-to-Face meeting. I hope you make plans to attend. Thank you for all you do for children.
-Lynne
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Jellyfish Christmas Gift Feedback
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If there were children in your center who were recipients of Christmas gifts, care of Jellyfish Health, please send us any feedback (and/or pictures) you received from parents and children. We would like to share these wonderful stories with our new corporate sponsor. No names of children or parents will be used. Please email your stories and/or photos to Sallie Brosnan at sallie.brosnan@elcnwf.org ASAP.
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January Reimbursement Adjustments
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When submitting adjustments, please remember to submit them on the Survey Monkey website as well as on the portal along with the supporting documentation. If these actions are not completed, you will not be reimbursed.
Providers will not be paid for New Year’s Day or Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, so please mark your attendance rosters accordingly.
If you have any questions, please submit them to redline@elcnwf.org.
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Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!
Door Decorating Contest
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We are excited about Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! occurring the week of January 23-27. Attached you will find the OFFICIAL FLIER that contains information about the books of focus as well as enrichment activities in which you can engage children in your center.
To encourage Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! activities, we are holding a door decorating contest. Please visit our Facebook page to vote for your favorite door as we have some INCREDIBLE contestants. Voting ends at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 27, and the prize will be awarded at the February Face-to-Face Meeting on Monday, February 6.
If you choose to add your own pictures of fun things you've done in your center during Celebrate Literacy Week, please use the below tags so that you can show off your talent. @ELCNWF = Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida
@floridaearlylearning
#CLW2017 = Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! 2017
#LiteracyChangesOurWorld
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Understanding the Emotional Lives of Children, "Inside Out"
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Understanding the emotional lives of children and how they manage their feelings can be a difficult task some days. Enjoy this resource from "Zero To Three" that uses the movie “Inside Out” to elevate the importance of the emotional lives of children. This article provides a critical message to parents about the importance of helping children learn to understand and manage their complex emotions—starting from day one.
Click the picture below for a link to the article, "Inside Out: A Film for Parents of Young Children, Too."
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Healthy Ideas for a Fresh New Year
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According to www.history.com, New Year’s Resolutions started nearly to 4,000 years ago by the ancient Babylonians. Instead of making promises to gods, as the ancient Babylonians did, we like to make those annual promises to ourselves. Some of the most well-known resolutions are to eat healthier and to exercise more. Attached are some healthy food choices for children as well as ideas for some simple exercises you can do with the babies in your centers.
LINK: Food + Exercise Health Literacy Fliers
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TSG Assessments, Due January 31
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Teaching Strategies GOLD assessments for the Winter 2016/2017 are due January 31, 2017. Be sure to check the “TSG Transfers” class. This is a temporary folder and children should be moved to their appropriate classes as soon as possible. A preliminary review found many children still in the “TSG Transfers” class, and some providers established new accounts for children which resulted in duplicate children.
If children were assessed earlier in the Checkpoint period, please review your ratings of your children to see if it still accurately reflects their current developmental level. Children two or more steps down from the colored band in four or more areas will be reviewed during the Developmental Assessment Task Force (DATF) meeting the following month. If there is no concern about a child, that child should be within or above the colored band for his/her age. The Coalition’s TSG data is often reviewed and analyzed by OEL, so it is important that TSGs are correct. If you have any questions about TSGs or colored bands, please submit it to redline@elcwnf.org.
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THIS SERVICE IS NOW ACTIVE!
Attached please find the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Flier regarding services available for free income tax preparation from January 23 - April 17 in Bay County. VITA will also be available in Jackson and Washington Counties this year, and a flier will be included in the BLAST when it has been made available.
Please hang THIS VITA FLIER in your center for any who might need assistance with income tax preparation.
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Questions about child development or behavior? Ask the Warm Line.
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