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Through
our partnerships with child care resources, the Early Childhood
Council of the San Luis Valley has compiled information useful to
parents. These links will provide answers to many questions and concerns
we hear
a lot about from parents in the San Luis Valley Region. Enjoy!
–» Be
Prepared: How to Plan for Disasters with Your Child's School or Care
Provider
The start of war with Iraq once again raises fears of terrorism and concern
for children's safety for many families. Although you can't control the
uncertainty, you can plan with your family to minimize danger and to
know what to do if something catastrophic occurs...read
more
–» Rethinking the Brain
New insights into brain development suggest that as we care for our
youngest children, as we institute policies or practices that affect
their day-to-day experience, the stakes are very high. But we can
take comfort in... read
more –» 5 Steps to Finding Summer Care
For many parents, the end of the school year can mean scrambling for
care. The key to success is to start early.... read more –» All in the Family
Making child care provided by relatives work for your family... read
more
–» Child Care Agreement
Informal arrangements with family members, friends
or neighbors can sometimes cause problems. Formalize your child care
arrangement using
this simple form... download form (pdf format)
–» About
Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R)
Early Childhood Council of the SLV is the local child
care resource and referral agency and can provide the assistance when
trying
to find licensed child care
providers...contact us.
–» State Licensing Information
Great resource for state licensing information and what requirements
state licensed child care providers have to meet...learn more
–» Accreditation
Outlines accreditation procedures and requirements for care providers...learn
more
–» What Kinds of Care are Available?
Looking for different child care solutions and alternatives to formal
child care...learn more
• Quality, What are
My Choices?...learn
more
• Finding Quality
Childcare for Kids with Special Needs...learn
more
–» Quality
Child Care - What to look for:
• "Working Your Way Through the Child Care
Maze"...learn
more
• Why Quality
Child Care Matters?...learn
more
• Observation Checklist
for Parents...learn
more
• Questions to ask
Providers...learn
more
• Growing and Learning in Preschool Video from National Institute for
Early Education Research...learn more
• Qualistar® Rating System...learn
more
A limited number of CO licensed facilities have been rated by a private
non-profit initiative working to improve the quality of child care
and preschools. The Early Learning Report is a comprehensive guide
of those programs. Click the above link to locate a rated program,
to see if your program has a Qualistar® Rating, or to learn how
to help your program
obtain a Qualistar® Rating.
• Qualistar® rating
information for parents...learn
more
• Find Ratings for
CO licensed facilities here...learn
more
• Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards,
Second Edition...learn more
Online versions of this reference document from the American Academy
of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association provides extensive
technical assistance for child care health and safety.
• Child Care Assessment Tools...learn more
The Rating Scale instrument is useful as an overall self-assessment
tool to compare child care programs. Find out more about these tools.
–» The
Importance of Quality Child Care:
• Qualistar® Child Care Data
Report...learn
more
–» Child Care Options:
• Child Care Options to Consider...learn more
• Matching
Your Child's Style...learn more
• "Working Your Way Through the Child Care Maze"...learn
more
–» Child Care Licensing:
• Colorado
Department of Human Services...learn more
• "Working Your Way Through the Child Care Maze"...learn
more
–» Helping
Your Provider Improve Quality:
• Qualistar's® Resources for Providers...learn
more
–» Understanding
Child Development:
• Development in the First Years of Life: Report from the Packard Foundation...learn
more
–» Resource & Referral
Supporting families, providers, employers and community in enhancing child
care quality:
• Qualistar® Child Care Data Report...learn
more
• Find
Your Local R & R online...learn more
• Important
Parent Local Resources document...learn
more
–» Should I make a child care change? And if I do, how do I go about making
the change?
• "Working Your Way Through the Child Care Maze"...learn
more
• Checklist
for Changing Providers...learn
more
–» School Readiness
• NAEYC's Preparing Young Children for the Classroom...learn more
–» Health
& Safety
Healthy Kids, Healthy Care,
developed by the National Resource Center for Health and Child Care
and Early Education. We know you will be interested in visiting this
website because you want your children to be nurtured and safe at all
times! .....learn
more
–» Financial Assistance
• Colorado Child Care Assistance Program provides financial assistance
to low-income families that are working, searching for employment or
in training, and families that are enrolled in the Colorado Works Program
and need child care services...learn more
• Colorado Child Care Credit...learn more San
Luis Valley Assistance
Alamosa County:
Phone: 719.589.2581
Conejos
County: Phone:
719.376.5455
Costilla
County:
Phone: 719.672.4131
Rio
Grande / Mineral Counties:
Phone: 719.657.3381
Saguache
County:
Phone: 719.655.2537
Articles
and resources listed above were collected and compiled from ChildCareAware®.org and
Qualistar®.org. For
more information on these topics, and more concerning your child's
development, child care, health and safety and more visit their websites.
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