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February 2012 Trainings

The following trainings are being offered by Child Care Solutions in February:

Wed. Feb. 1, 2012 Kids Gone Wild Part 1 of 4 5:00-8:00 pm Tipton County


Wed. Feb. 1, 2012 Safe Sleep Refresher 6:30-7:30 pm Wells County


Tues. Feb. 7, 2012 Adapting & Modifying Toys 6:00-8:00 pm Wabash County


Wed. Feb. 8, 2012 Kids Gone Wild Part 2 of 4 5:00-8:00 pm Tipton County


Wed. Feb. 8, 2012 PITC Guidance & Discipline 6:30-8:30 pm Howard County


Thurs. Feb. 9, 2012 Introduction to the Foundations 6:00-8:00 pm Adams County


Thurs. Feb. 9, 2012 Paths to QUALITY Introduction Session 6:00-8:00 pm Wabash County


Mon. Feb. 13, 2012 Make This, Buy That 6:30-7:30 pm Wabash County


Tues. Feb. 14, 2012 Cabin Fever ($5.00 charge) 6:30-7:30 pm Howard County


Tues. Feb. 14, 2012 First Aid and Universal Precautions 5:15-7:15 pm Adams Co.


Wed. Feb. 15, 2012 Kids Gone Wild Part 3 of 4 5:00-8:00 pm Tipton County


Wed. Feb. 15, 2012 Orientation I-Start-up Workshop 10:00 am- 12:00 pm Grant County


Thurs. Feb. 16, 2012 Safe Sleep and Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Child Care 6:00-8:30 pm Howard County


Tues. Feb. 21, 2012 Introduction to Foundations 6:00-8:00 pm Howard County


Tues. Feb. 21, 2012 PITC Brain Development 6:00-8:00 pm Huntington County


Wed. Feb. 22, 2012 Kids Gone Wild Part 4 of 4 5:00-8:00 pm Tipton County


Wed. Feb. 22, 2012 Orientation II for Home Licensing 1:00-4:30 pm Grant County


Wed. Feb. 22, 2012 Cabin Fever ($5.00 charge) 6:00-7:00 pm Wells County


Tues. Feb. 28, 2012 Cabin Fever ($5.00 charge) 6:00-7:00 pm Grant County


Wed. Feb. 29, 2012 1,2,3 Let's Move 6:00-8:00 pm Wabash County


Thurs. Jan. 26, 2012 IAEYC presents Accreditation 6:30-8:30 pm Howard County


For more information on locations and to register for one of the following trainings, please call 800-493-3231. Remember, you must register for a training 48 hours prior to the training taking place. If you are registering for a training series, you must register for all parts of that training series.


The following Webinars are available in February:


Tues. Feb. 2, 2012 Introduction to Ages and Stages 1:30-2:30 pm


Tues. Feb. 7, 2012 Universal Precautions 1:30-2:30 pm


Thurs. Feb. 9, 2012 Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for Child Care 1:30-2:30 pm


Tues. Feb. 14, 2012 Paths to QUALITY Introduction 1:30-2:30 pm


Thurs. Feb. 16, 2012 Considering a Career in Child Care? 1:30-2:30 pm


Tues. Feb. 28, 2012 Disability Awareness 1:30-2:30 pm


Wed. Feb. 29, 2012 Snack Time Math: Preschool Transitions and Routines that Build Skills using FOUNDATIONS 1:30-2:30 pm


Please call IACCRR at 800-299-1627 to register for the webinar trainings.



Friday, May 29, 2009

Indiana Beach Day Care Days June 22-28th

Posted in | 9:02 AM | by Bona Vista's Child Care Solutions



Attention All Child Care Providers!

Indiana Beach is proud to announce a week designed especially for the young ones! Join them during DAY CARE DAYS , June 22-28, 2009 for an amazing day that your group of children will long remember.

Indiana Beach is giving the children at your day care center and their families a FABULOUS DISCOUNT! A Pay-One-Price (P.O.P) Ride Pass is JUST $10 per person (Offer only valid with coupon)

There are tons of rides designed with young fun in mind. the kids will love Frog Hopper, the Mini Pirate Ship, Wabash Cannon Ball Express, and all the other awesome rides in Kiddyland.

So take advantage of this low ticket price exclusively for child care providers, children, and their families! Need coupons? Call the Sales Department at 574-583-4144

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Posted in | 10:10 AM | by Bona Vista's Child Care Solutions



2009-2010 Child Care Solutions Training Survey

It's that time of the year again and we need your help!

Bona Vista's Child Care Solutions Training Team is in the process of planning the 2009-2010 training calendar. We are looking forward to providing you with many fun, interesting, and creative trainings as possible. But we need your help!

In order to provide you with an educational and exciting year of training, we need to know what you (the child care provider) want to know and learn. So take a moment and fill out our annual survey and tell us what we can do to help you, help children!

Simply click here and fill out the brief 2009-2010 training survey! Thanks for all that you do!

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

What to do with toddlers...

Posted in | 1:11 PM | by Amy Healton


Toddlers move fast, learn fast, and get into trouble fast. Their fast pace makes for great learning opportunities and fun, but it can also lead to challenges. When working with toddlers it is essential that there are a variety of appropriately challenging activities available for them. Finding activities that are appropriate can be difficult, and it is easy to get stuck in a rut. While checking out resource books from the lending library is a great idea, sometimes a quick reference is helpful. Early Childhood News has numerous articles that are great for quick reference. Click here to check out one of my favorites: 10 for 10: Ten Activities to Occupy Toddlers.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Economic Stimulus Briefing

Posted in | 1:02 PM | by Bona Vista's Child Care Solutions

Economic Stimulus Briefing
Taken from NACCRRA

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5). The new law contains funding to help states, communities, and families recover from the current recession. While a number of initiatives were funded to help in a myriad of ways, $2 billion was included for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), which is allocated to states based on a formula. Out of this funding, states must use at least 4 percent consistent with current law for quality related initiatives. In addition, another $255.1 million is to be used for quality related activities, of which $93.5 million is to be used for activities to improve the quality of infant and toddler care.

The Administration is committed to an unprecedented level of transparency and accountability. A new web site has been established(Recovery.gov) to track the new stimulus spending and to make allocations, competition for funding, award decisions, progress toward goals, and project evaluation information available to the public.

For more recent information in regard to economic recovery efforts and the current economy, click here.

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Crisis in the Kindergarten

Posted in | 12:27 PM | by Bona Vista's Child Care Solutions



Crisis in the Kindergarten: A New Report on the Disappearance of Play


New research shows that many kindergartens spend 2 to 3 hours per day instructing and testing children in literacy and math-with only 30 minutes per day or less for play. In some kindergartens there is no playtime at all. The same didactic, test-driven approach is entering preschools. But these methods, which are not well grounded in research, are not yielding long-term gains. Meanwhile, behavioral problems and preschool expulsion, especially for boys, are soaring. Read and comment on the Alliance's new report, Crisis in the Kindergaretn: Why Children Need to Play in School. Please click here to read an 8 page summary of the report. Printed copies will be available soon under "resources" on CommunityPlaythings.com

To sign up for Community Playthings e-newsletter the Community Collage, click here.

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