Parenting Fair connects parents to local services Jul 24, 2008
Also setting up in the KPMS cafeteria dispersing information was: the Potomac Highlands Support Services - Foster Grandparents Program, Regional VIII Adolescent Health Coordinator, Mineral County WIC, Family Preservation, Department of Health and Human Resources, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Mountain Heart Childcare Resource & Referral, Girl Scouts, WVU Extension Services - 4-H, WVU Family Nutrition, Community Action, Catamount Children s Center, WVU Family Nuitrition, RESA VIII WV Birth to Three,... (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Clarke, Barrow may get boost to pre-K programs Jul 7, 2008
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Lincoln day care center to remain open despite money problems Apr 1, 2008
Among those that have offered assistance is Nancy Cunningham, the director of the Community Child Care Connection, an agency funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services and part of the Illinois Network of Childcare Resource and Referral Agency, Tatum said. The board is expected to meet with Cunningham to discuss options. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Choose with care May 13, 2007
The most important thing working parents can take away from the study is that it still is vitally important how they choose the care their children will have, says Karen Shelby, head of resource and referral for the YMCA Childcare Resource Service ... Karen Shelby, head of resource and referral for the YMCA Childcare Resource Service, and Katy Kenshur, president of the San Diego County Family Child Care Association, suggest you consider the following to minimize problems for your child. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Montana legislative lobbyist expenditures now available online Apr 25, 2007
For example, a search for lobbyist Steve Yeakel, a former state budget director and business consultant, reveals that he is lobbying the Legislature this year on behalf of the Montana Funeral Directors Association, Montana Council for Maternal and Child Health, Montana Independent Bankers and Montana Childcare Resource and Referral Network. The data shows that, among principals, some of the top spenders include PPL Montana, at more than 145,000, and the Montana Quality Education Coalition, which... (Havre Daily News, MT)
Durango's Day-care Dilemma Apr 9, 2007
As the Southwest Colorado Childcare Resource and Referral coordinator, she keeps a list of the 57 child-care providers in the county, in theory to refer mothers to providers. But in reality, she is generally referring them to waiting lists. (Durango Herald)
Evidence pushes Tyler case on Mar 28, 2007
Brandon Peevyhouse was a student worker for the SOSU Childcare Resource Center, where Bradford was employed. He testified that a man who identified himself as eff, called four times for Bradford on July 13. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
Resource Center to help those in need Feb 27, 2007
Childcare Resource Network is providing us that place to initiate these services. Several pieces are coming together. (CHerokee County Herald, AL)
Parenting Partners Feb 1, 2007
" In situations where it's hard for parents to find somebody to watch their children, the Council provides referrals and other information to parents who don't necessarily have the time or means to do a detailed search. The Council also conducts training for childcare providers and performs inspections to make sure that the children in their care are properly managed. "Child care providers are expected to have training about identifying child abuse and about their own emotions when they work... (Ithaca Times, NY)
An age-old question about school Nov 28, 2006
Martha Friendly, co-ordinator of the Childcare Resource and Research Unit of the University of Toronto, echoed the sentiment. "If the programs in the public school system are inappropriately didactic, approach learning narrowly by focusing on school-readiness skills, don't permit children flexibility, choice and relative freedom of movement . . . then I think that just about any age is too young to start," Prof. (Globe and Mail -- National)
The ABCs Of Child Care Sep 17, 2006
Glenna Thompsen, director of West Central Development Corporation's Southwest Iowa Childcare Resource and Referral, said that not being allowed into a daycare facility should definitely be a red flag ... Southwest Iowa Childcare Resource and Referral is part of a statewide system with three focus areas: Assisting parents looking for childcare, assisting providers with business and training and assisting communities with childcare data ... For parents looking for childcare information, Southwest... (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA)
Addressing county daycare shortage Aug 31, 2006
As the population has grown in the last six years, those numbers have also most likely climbed, according to Lynn E. Whetzel, director of Childcare Resource and Referral in Ithaca. "A good portion of children need daycare as well as kids over 6," she said. (Ithaca Times, NY)
Forget universal child care, report urges Aug 12, 2006
Martha Friendly, co-ordinator of the Childcare Resource and Research Unit of the University of Toronto, and widely respected for her work in early-childhood education, said that although she agrees with the report on the creation of regulated child care, it should be universal rather than targeted. Middle-income families can't necessarily afford quality child care, and "it's not only poor kids for whom it makes a difference," she argued. (Globe and Mail)
Sesame Workshop and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Announce Distribution Plans for Outreach Materials Jul 15, 2006
Based on feedback from the program's advisory board, as well as the priorities established from focus groups, the kits will be distributed at no cost to military families through the following outlets and provided by The Department of Defense through Military OneSource: Child Development Centers at each military installation, distribution centers for Active Duty personnel with children 3-5 years-old, National Association of Childcare Resource and Referral Agencies, the National Guard, Coast... (PR Newswire)
Why child care matters Apr 19, 2006
At the University of Toronto's Childcare Resource and Research Unit, director Martha Friendly dusts off a paper she wrote in 2003. In it, she describes child care as the "canary in the coal mine of Canadian federalism.". (Toronto Star -- National Report)
