Announcements

NEW TRAINING BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!

Child Care Connection's Training Department has released its Fall 2010/Spring 2011 early care and education professional development schedule. To download, click on the blue "Downloadable Forms" button at left and scroll down to the section on Training Department Forms.

SUMMER CPR TRAINING CANCELED

Due to the departure of CCC's child care health consultant, the CPR class scheduled for August 21 has been canceled. For more information on where you can obtain training in these two subject areas, please contact your local medical center or community health center.

STATE ANNOUNCES MINI-GRANT FUNDS FOR CENTERS

The NJ State Division of Family Development announced the availability of a $1.8 million mini-grant initiative, funded through the ARRA and designed to provide grants of up to $10,000 to support minor renovations of licensed child care centers to ensure compliance with health & safety requirements for licensing by DCF. For more information, click on the link provided here.

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STATE RELEASES FINAL VERSION OF REVISED "MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE REGISTRATION"

The State of New Jersey/Office of Licensing has released the revised "Manual of Requirements for Family Child Care Registration (NJAC 10:126). To download the manual in its entirety, click on the link provided here.    Document

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS HIGH COST OF CHILD CARE IN NJ

According to a recent report released by the New Jersey Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NJACCRRA), child care is a major household expense for New Jersey parents, often causing a strain on household budgets and forcing parents to make many sacrifices, sometimes in the quality of the child care arrangement they select for their child. The current recession has made child care even less affordable. Read more . . .    Document

CCC HOLDS SPRING FUND-RAISER

Child Care Connection's annual fund-raising event was held on Sunday, May 23, 2010, at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton. Proceeds will be used to support the agency's training institute, educating child care providers on developmentally appropriate practice for young children. To make a donation online through our secure Web site, click here: Child Care Connection's Night at McCarter. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call Beth Wallace at 609/989-7770, ext. 148, or Cheryl Torres at ext. 111. Click here for directions to McCarter Theatre Center.

OPERATION CHILD CARE

Looking for child care providers to donate four or more hours of child care to service members of the National Guard or Reserve who are on R & R from Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. If you are a provider interested in providing this service to our service men and women, please call Michele Johnson at 609/989-7770, ext. 130. If you are a service member in need of care in Mercer County, call our community referral line at 609/989-8101.

UPDATE YOUR RECORDS ON LINE

Providers can now update information on program information such as fees and schedules electronically by clicking on the Web Updates link from the menu at the left side of the page. This will provide a technology option for providers with access to the Internet and minimize paperwork. Simply complete the appropriate form and submit - it's that easy!

CHILDREN'S CRIB RECALL

This week the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a major voluntary recall of drop-side cribs manufactured by seven different firms. The drop-side hardware may fail causing entrapment, suffocation, and fall hazards. The drop-side and fixed-side cribs involved in the recall were manufactured between 2000 and 2009 by the following companies: Child Craft; Delta Enterprise Corporation; Evenflo; Jardine Enterprises; LaJobi; Million Dollar Baby; and Simmons Juvenile Products, Inc. CPSC is urging consumers to not attempt to fix these cribs with homemade remedies. Consumers are asked to contact the company for which their crib was manufactured. Information on how to do this may be found here: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10270.html

STATE ADOPTS CHANGES TO MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR FCC

The NJ State Dept. of Children & Families/Office of Licensing has adopted changes to the "Manual of Requirements for Family Child Care Registration." Read more . . .    Document