Announcements

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

INFANT ENTRAPMENT AND SUFFOCATION PROMPTS STORK CRAFT TO RECALL 2.1 MILLION CRIBS

In coorperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing, the CPSC is recalling more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 that have the Fisher-Price logo. There have been 110 reported incidents involving the cribs, four of which resulted in death. Read more . . .    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 TO HOLD SPRING FUND-RAISER

Child Care Connection's annual fund-raising event will be held on Sunday, May 23, 2010, at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a pre-show food tasting followed by a performance of "Take Flight," a premier musical that takes flying, creativity, and American invention to new heights. Tickets to the play and reception are $75 per person. Proceeds will be used to support the agency's training institute, which educates child care providers on developmentally appropriate practice for young children. To register for the event online through our secure Web site, click here: Child Care Connection's Night at McCarter. For more information, call Beth Wallace at 609/989-7770, ext. 148. 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!

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

CCC RE-ACCREDITED BY NACCRRA

In early February, Child Care Connection received word from the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) that it had be granted re-accreditation under its Child Care Aware Quality Assurance Program. Read more . . .