Greetings!
Early Learning Update Week of November 22nd, 2021
Items Covered:
· All: Thanksgiving
· Licensed only: Job Role Education Tile on new MERIT Dashboard Licensed Program Webinar Recording
· Licensed only: MERIT and Provider Portal Backlog
1. Thanksgiving
I wanted to take the opportunity to wish you all a wonderful and Happy Thanksgiving! It is an honor to work alongside you and see the amazing impact that you have on our youngest learners. Thank you for your energy, tireless commitment and resiliency through this extraordinary school year. I share this children’s prayer with you and hope you have a restful and relaxing Thanksgiving.
For flowers that bloom about our feet,
Father, we thank Thee.
For tender grass so fresh, so sweet,
Father, we thank Thee.
For the song of bird and hum of bee,
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee.
For blue of stream and blue of sky,
Father, we thank Thee.
For pleasant shade of branches high,
Father, we thank Thee.
For fragrant air and cooling breeze,
For beauty of the blooming trees,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee
For this new morning with its light,
Father, we thank Thee.
For rest and shelter of the night,
Father, we thank Thee
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee. Amen.
2. Licensed only: Job Role Education Tile on new MERIT Dashboard Licensed Program Webinar Recording
Please see below for a recording of last Wednesday’s Licensed Program Webinar on the “Job Role Education” tile on the new MERIT Dashboard. After watching the Webinar please reach out to me with any questions. I am more than happy to set up a quick ZOOM/TEAMS session to walk through your staff one-by-one to help make suggestions on their best option.
Watch the recording here: Vimeo
3. Licensed only: MERIT and Provider Portal Backlog
DCYF sent out communication this week that both MERIT and Provider Portal/Child Care Check were experiencing high volumes of traffic and some error messages. If you do receive errors please wait a day or two and try again. Please see below for the announcements and let me know if you have any questions.
MERIT:
We appreciate those of you who have recently visited MERIT to update information for a facility/site or professional record.
This message is to inform you that MERIT is experiencing a high volume of traffic. Because of this, we want to let you know the following information:
· MERIT users are experiencing occasional error messages. We are aware of this issue and are actively working to resolve it. If you receive an error message, it is likely due to the number of people visiting MERIT at once. We apologize for the inconvenience and advise you to access your MERIT account at a later time.
· The MERIT Support Team is receiving an increased amount of inquiries. Due to this, our response time is slower than usual. We are working to respond to all inquiries as soon as possible.
We appreciate your patience as we work through these challenges. Thank you for understanding.
-Professional Development Team
Provider Portal/Child Care Check:
This message is to inform you that the WA Compass Provider Portal and Child Care Check websites are experiencing a high volume of traffic. Because of this, we want to let you know the following information:
· Users are experiencing occasional error messages. We are aware of this issue and are actively working to resolve it. If you receive an error message, it is likely due to the number of people visiting the site(s) and downloading documents. We apologize for the inconvenience and advise you to access your WA Compass Provider Portal account and/or Child Care Check at a later time.
We appreciate your patience as we work through these challenges. Thank you for understanding.
-Provider Portal Support Team
Thank you and have a wonderful week!
