Summer is Here!!

Greetings to our Deeply Valued Early Learning Educators and Partners,

This summer CCRN is offering a wide variety of educational trainings and fun opportunities! We hope you enjoy reading through this newsletter to discover what is available and how to get involved. We are also including important updates that relate to Early Learning and Child Care.

Please share this newsletter with your teams or anyone you feel would be interested. If you would like us to email this to your staff, send us their contact info at ccrn@soesd.k12.or.us. As always, we would love to hear any of your ideas or success stories so we can share in our next newsletter!

The CCRN team is growing!!

We are happy to welcome Louise Horn to our team!!! She has accepted the CCRN Inclusion Specialist role and brings with her a wealth of knowledge, experience and education.

The Inclusion Support Line is a FREE program to offer assistance and consultation to support quality, inclusive childcare, and education for all children, including those with disabilities, challenging behaviors or special health care needs.

Louise comes from The Family Nurturing Center where she held the role of Program Manager for all Early Childhood Education classrooms both Therapeutic Classrooms and Preschool Promise classrooms. These programs pride themselves on supporting children both in the classroom with their teachers and in the home environment with parent or guardian.

Additionally, Louise comes to this Inclusion Specialist role with a BS in Psychology, with minors in Children and Families and Mental Health. She is currently working on her master’s degree for Infant and Toddler Mental Health. One of Louise’s biggest passions is seeing children successful in their environment and finding what supports children and adults need in order to see that to fruition. Louise has worked in the Early Childhood Education world for almost 15 years.

Contact Louise for:

· Ideas and suggestions for making accommodations or adaptations to the childcare environment to create inclusive classrooms

· Resources, recommendations, information and specific strategies to respond effectively to the array of behaviors children may exhibit

· Training opportunities on a range of topics related to child development, childcare environment, challenging behaviors, assessment and inclusion

· Assistance on engaging parents as partners and sharing difficult messages

· Information on services and resources available through other agencies

We all wish you a wonderful summer and hope it brings you a balance of playful joy and relaxation!

Candelaria, Cynthia, Devon, Katrina, Lorena, Louise, Martha, Molly, Norma

WELCOME LOUISE!!

CCRN INCLUSION SPECIALIST

Louise’s contact information:

Cell phone/text: 541-324-7720

Desk Phone: 541-776-8590 ext 1196

Email: supportline@soesd.k12.or.us or

l ouise_horn@soesd.k12.or.us

CCRN Summer Training Opportunities:

Happening Soon! Register Now!

Developing Early Childhood Education Settings to Support Students with Autism and Other Developmental Delays

July 7, 2022 (8:30AM – 3:30PM)

Location: Virtual ZOOM, State-Wide

These workshops will provide early childhood staff with a greater understanding of working with children with autism enrolled at their site. Topics discussed will include learning characteristics, behavioral strategies and simple activities to encourage social and language skill development. This workshop will provide specific examples of evidence-based practices that can be implemented immediately in the early childhood setting. Participants will receive visuals and access to valuable online resources.

Set: Set 2 Standards

Age Group: Preschool

Hours: 6 hours total (1 hour for lunch on own)**

CKC: Special Needs, Understanding and Guiding Behavior

**Participants will receive a certificate upon completion of all 6 hours of training. If participants wish to receive ORO credit for attending this training, they will be responsible for submitting their own certificate to ORO.

Visit the ORPATS Website for More Information

CLICK HERE to Register for this ORPATS Training!!

Summer Training Calendar

July through September 2022

To register online for any of our trainings please click here: CCRN Training Request Form (google.com)! You can also register by calling 541-776-6768 or visit our website at www.ccrnso.org.

Summer Training Calendar Click Here!!

Check Out What is Happening!!

Oregon Child Care Alliance

We Help Child Care Businesses Thrive

CCRN is offering free business support services tailored to the needs of early care and education programs in Oregon. Join our Oregon Child Care Alliance Network today!

For more information check out the website or call Norma Pantoja at 541-776-8590 x 1124

Check out the Website Here!

Focused Child Care Networks (FCCN)

We currently have openings for both Spanish and English-speaking cohorts that are working with Infant and Toddlers! These cohorts are a great way to connect with other providers, get support and resources for your program and learn and share with your peers. See the attached flyer and reach out to CCRN if you are interested or have questions.

Getting together with your peers and colleagues is a powerful way to share and feel supported. Please consider joining a Network!

More Information Here!!

Introducing Upcoming Monthly Café' Meetings!

We would like to invite you to our Monthly Café meeting! This is a group open to providers or those interested in becoming one. It doesn’t require to be part of a network.

It is a group where we can:

Come together to share ideas
Learn about topics that you are interested in
Have a great time connecting and providing support to each other

Date and time is being determined and will sent to all on this mailing list. Feel free to invite others you know may be interested!

Nos gustaría invitarlo a nuestra reunión de Café Mensual. Este es un grupo que no requiere ser parte de una red. Es un grupo donde podemos venir a compartir ideas y pasar un buen rato.

PRESCHOOL PROMISE APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW!!

Looking to offer Preschool Promise for the first time or add more Preschool Promise slots to your program? Applications are now open for the publicly funded program serving children ages 3 to 4 years old from families with incomes at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. Approximately 3,756 children are currently enrolled in Preschool Promise programs in Oregon, and the state is adding more than 2,500 new preschool slots for eligible families in 2022.

Only new applicants or current Preschool Promise providers interested in adding slots need to apply. Learn more about becoming a Preschool Promise provider by visiting oregonearlylearning.com/preschool-promise or by attending a Preschool Promise webinar on Thursday, June 30.

The deadline to apply is Thursday, July 21 at 11:59 p.m.

English Preschool Promise Flyer

Spanish Preschool Promise Flyer

Save the Date!!

Another amazing Preschool/K12 Alignment Summit is coming up on August 11^th from 4pm-6pm! This Summit will focus on some great areas for alignment as we head towards the 2022-23 school year:

The new Kindergarten Assessment program in development by the Oregon Department of Education
The organization of Professional Learning Teams with Early Childhood Educators and Kindergarten Teachers for 22-23
Our collaborative work to ensure inclusivity and equity for all kids and families
Opportunities to connect and build relationships

More info to come as we get closer to the date, but for now, we just wanted to get this on your calendars.

What’s New?

The Early Learning Division (ELD) created a resource for child care providers to track important updates. Click the link below for the latest information on child care: oregonearlylearning.com/child-care-updates

*To change language on the ELD webpage, click "SELECT LANGUAGE" in upper right-hand corner of the webpage.

La División del Aprendizaje Temprano (ELD, por sus siglas en inglés) creó un recurso para que los proveedores de cuidado infantil hagan un seguimiento de las actualizaciones importantes. Haga clic en el enlace a continuación para obtener la información más reciente sobre el cuidado infantil: oregonearlylearning.com/child-care-updates

*Para cambiar el idioma en el sitio web de la ELD, haga clic en "SELECT LANGUAGE" en la esquina superior derecha del sitio web.

Spark, Oregon’s Continuous Quality Improvement program, comes with lots of benefits and is a great way to demonstrate your program’s commitment to quality care. The Spark website recently received an amazing makeover – go to https://oregonspark.org/

Contact CCRN with questions or information and to start the Spark journey today.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children. The association comprises nearly 60,000 individual members of the early childhood community and 52 Affiliates, all committed to delivering on the promise of high-quality early learning. Together, we work to achieve a collective vision: that all young children thrive and learn in a society dedicated to ensuring they reach their full potential.

NAEYC has many helpful articles. Check out this one on Playful Learning:

The Power of Playful Learning in the Early Childhood Setting | NAEYC

Check out these fun, nutritional flyers designed to make healthy eating for fun for children and their families by Food Hero! Also check out their website for a wealth of delicious information and activities. www.foodhero.org

Recently Food Hero recognized Squash as a food that is indigenous to South, Central, and North America. Please find attached both Food Hero editions in English and Spanish.

Click here for more squash recipes: https://foodhero.org/recipes/category/133

Share understanding and respect for Indigenous cultural foods with Food Hero’s coloring sheets:

English: https://www.foodhero.org/coloring-sheets

Spanish: https://www.foodhero.org/es/coloring-sheets

Vacancy Checks for Registered and Certified Family Providers

CCRN is required to conduct vacancy checks every quarter to get important data on child care capacity. If you have already responded to the survey or to a call from CCRN, THANK YOU! If we haven’t heard from you yet, please take a moment to send us your vacancy information, or call Katrina McGrath to give her this information over the phone. 541-776-8590 ext. 1126

Give us a call! We are Here to Help!

Please reach out to Child Care Resource Network with questions or for assistance with your child care program. Consider joining a Focused Child Care Network and participating in Spark. There are lots of opportunities out there for professional growth and development and we are here to help.

We wish you a bright and fun-filled Summer!