Bona Vista's Child Care Solutions

Listed below are the training offerings for June 2010 through Child Care Solutions. Please contact us at 765-452-8870 or 1-800-493-3231 for more information or to sign up for a training. We look forward to seeing you soon!

SPEAK YOUR MIND!

Rate your community’s implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act!

People with disabilities, their family members, and their advocates are invited to complete the 2010 ADA POLL, a survey about how Indiana communities are doing with implementation of the ADA. It’s important that your voices are heard when accessibility and discrimination issues are being addressed in your community! So don’t delay – let us know what you have to say!

The 2010 ADA POLL is available online at: www.ThePollingPlace.org.

It is also available in alternative formats – see below

The ADA has been in effect since 1990 - nearly 20 years have passed for communities to remove physical, programmatic, and attitudinal barriers that prevent people with disabilities from becoming active participating citizens. Progress has been made, but there is still need for further compliance. The 2010 ADA POLL asks Indiana citizens to identify how they view current implementation of the ADA in their own communities. Here is your opportunity to provide opinions and ideas about where to improve accessibility!

The results of the 2010 ADA POLL will be used to "grade" your community +on its response to the ADA and will become a tool to educate policy makers, administrators, and the general public about the ADA. We hope that you will join us in this effort to learn more about community responses to the ADA.

To request the survey form in an alternative format, or for additional information, contact Dr. Vicki Pappas by phone: 1-800-825-4733 or e-mail: beheard@indiana.edu.

The 2010 ADA POLL is being conducted by the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, in conjunction with the Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities, Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services, and the Great Lakes ADA Center.

Information provided by

Joel F. Fosha, Manager

Office of Marketing and Public Relations

Indiana Institute on Disability and Community

On April 24, 2010 Child Care Solutions was thrilled to host our first Director’s Retreat. This full-day retreat consisted of five hours of training, a director’s network meeting, and some surprise pampering. The Director’s retreat was the first event of its kind in the area; an opportunity for child care directors to come together and learn, not only alongside one another, but also from one another. Here is a sampling of what director’s had to say about the experience:

“This was a blast and I needed it so bad! I don’t feel like I’m in this alone.”

“It was valuable to talk with other directors and share ideas.”

“This was an amazing opportunity to network, relax, and rejuvenate! Thank you Child Care Solutions!”

“It was so refreshing to have help on administration issues.”

“I am going to go back to work feeling rejuvenated, and with ideas on help my staff to feel good. This is great.”

Based upon the feedback we received, directors can look forward to more retreats in the future covering issues such as: staff management, time management, strategic planning, and handling challenges with staff and families. Watch your mail for more information on director network meetings and the next Director’s retreat.