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Dear Providers,
I wanted to recognize the providers who made it to the February Face-to-Face meeting on Monday. There was quite a large number of you who showed up and heard first hand from DCF representatives about the School Readiness Health and Safety requirements and checklists. If you were not able to attend be sure to look on our website for links to the power point and handouts that were distributed. If you are not in the habit of regularly attending these informative meetings, let me encourage you to attend them in the future. Go ahead and put March's meeting (March 6) your calendar! I look forward to seeing you then.
Thank you for all you do!
-Lynne
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DCF Background Screening Information Support Emails
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If you attended Monday's Face-to-Face Provider Meeting, you heard DCF Jeanne Martin mention a list of helpful email addresses for troubleshooting the background screening process. Routing your questions to the appropriate email address will help your issue be solved faster.
If you have questions or concerns, please use the appropriate email inboxes include in the attachment. If you are routing an email on behalf of an applicant, it would be helpful to include the applicant in the CC line of the email so they can get a response directly.
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We would like to say a great big THANK YOU to all providers for working so hard on Benchmark 2 deliverables. Everyone did a wonderful job of getting all the required documents uploaded prior to the deadline for Benchmark 2.
Now that the holidays have passed, both MMCI cohorts have started back up and are going well. Participants are learning and gaining new ideas for making classroom learning even more exciting for both teachers and children.
The PFP TA visits are going well and are beginning to wind down; this means that about half of the participants have completed their third PFP TA visit. (All PFP TA visits will be completed by March 31, 2017.) With the PFP TA visits winding down, we are preparing to schedule and start the post-CLASS observations beginning in April.
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When teachers understand and encourage children to be proud of their uniqueness and individualism, children become more confident, creative, and productive enabling them to be more prepared to grow and learn. From birth through adulthood, our strengths, weaknesses, values, goals, and dreams combine to make each of us special. Visit the link below to view this video, “Animal School,” which shares the message of uniqueness and individuality.
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MyAccess Support in Marianna and Chipley Goodwills
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The Florida Department of Children and Families joined the Goodwill to provide residents in need with better access to public assistance services. Attached you will find fliers that indicate the times a trained Community Partner will be available to assist clients in navigating the self-service application and answer general questions about their MyAccess accounts. Please print these and hang in your centers or anywhere people need this helpful information.
Fliers are available for Goodwill locations in Chipley and Marianna.
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Free Family Portraits in Oaks By the Bay Park
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The below flier outlines a tremendous opportunity for families (including pregnant moms) to take free family portraits in the Oaks By the Bay Park in St. Andrews (Panama City, Florida). If you or someone you know is interested, please call the number included to make a reservation. If you would like a copy of this flier sent by email to print and hang in your center, please email sallie.brosnan@elcnwf.org and she will be happy to send you a copy of the flier via email.
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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 WINNERS
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Thank you to all centers who participated in our 2017 Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! Door Decorating Contest! There were some incredible decorations that encouraged children and families to embrace literacy.
The winning door, with 60 Facebook likes (votes), was the 4- and 5-year-old classroom at Childworld Learning Center. Congratulations to teachers Jill Robinson and Tracy Emborski as well as Center Director Dana Fite!
These ladies will win several fun gifts to celebrate their winning door. Keep in touch with our weekly BLAST as well as our Facebook page to learn about more contests and ways to engage centers and families.
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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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