CCR&R Staff: ♦ Lisa M Friesen- Supervisor ♦ Judy Martino- CC Specialist ♦ Taryn Moyle, CC Specialist ♦ Kari Powers- Trainer ♦ Cheryl Cotton- Health Care Con-

sultant ♦ Bonnie Malakie- Director

Inside this issue:

“It is cuddle time” Photo Courtesy of

Lisa Thrash's YMCAs Eagle Pride Child Care

Hello Providers and Welcome to Autumn,! It is the begin-ning of a new contract year, 2014 - 2015 for CCCR&R, with new milestones and new grants.

Grants are a little different this year. Grants are for new providers, or for existing providers changing modali-ties These Start-Up Grants are $200.

Grants for existing provid-ers, called Compliance Grants are now $250. All Family and Group/Family providers are eligible as long as you did not receive a grant last contract year, 10/2013 - 9/2014.

To receive a grant you must be licensed or regis-

tered and have one of these three needs: 1. You are in need of items

that your licensor says you need to be in com-pliance

2. You decide to take on a different age group and need items for that age group

3. Your items are breaking or in disarray and you need to replace them.

Please call me at CCR&R, if you are eligible and have one of these needs. This newsletter also has a slight change of format. The quotes at the side of the page have been deleted in lieu of pictures for that season. The riddles have been deleted as

From Chi ld Care Resource & Referral A Program of Community Action of Orleans & Genesee

Kari ’s Korner

News from the Supervisor

Child Care Chronicle Fall 2014

Articles for All Providers

News from the Supervisor 1

Kari’s Korner 1-2

Sore Losers 4

Judy Jamboree 6

News from the Director 9

Children’s Drawings 9

Children’s Writings 9

Chompers 10

Need Help!?! 10

Trainings 11-12

Recalls 13

Articles for IT Teachers

ITRN Corner 3

Teething Pain 10

Articles for Preschool Teachers

Taryn’s Thingamajigs 5

The Apple Week 8

Articles for School Age Teachers

Lisa’s Labyrinth 4

Top Ten Books for Teens 7

Sesame Street 12

well. Good luck in all your endeavors. With Warmest Regards,

Lisa M Friesen CCR&R Supervisor Community Action

Tissue Paper Leaf This is a great craft for even the youngest crafters! Take a leaf pattern and cut out (or for those learning to cut, let them do it….remember it’s process vs. product!) You can buy tissue paper in many fall colors at the dollar store, and allow the children to rip up little pieces and glue onto their leaf. Not only will this help develop fine motor skills but will turn out quite festive for a fall display!

Happy Fall, Y’all!!!

It’s starting to get a little colder, the school age kiddos are back at school, which can mean only one thing….Fall is here!!! As we work with the young children in our care, we are always looking for “fresh” ideas, something a little dif-ferent, something other than the same ol’ craft year after

year. Look no further! I have compiled a list of several activi-ties sure to give your fall curric-ulum just the makeover it may need!

Kari ’s Korner (continued )

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“I’m playing checkers” Photo Courtesy of

Batavia ABCD Child Care Center

“We love chasing bubbles!” Photo Courtesy Of

Cherie Bender Beary Special Daycare

Autumn Scavenger Hunt!

I love taking children on nature walks , and fall is the perfect time of year to take the children for a walk and look for “signs of fall”. I also love “freebies”, and here is a link to a sheet you can print for your scavenger hunt! http://hodgepodgecraft.com/wp-con-tent/uploads/2013/10/Autumn-Scavenger-Hunt-Printable-www.hodgepodgecraft.com_.pdf Cinnamon-Scented Finger Paint Yes, this will probably get messy, but the children will LOVE it! This activity will provide many multi-learning opportunities including sen-sory exploration, hand-eye coordination, finger isolation (using the finger to paint with), and pre-writing skills (drawing in the finger paint). Here’s what you need: ♦ 2 tsp Cinnamon Spice ♦ 2 cups cold water ♦ 3 tbsp. sugar ♦ 1/2 cup corn starch ♦ Food coloring 1. Mix the corn starch,

water and sugar in a pan and heat on low until thick

2. When thick and some-what cooled add cinna-mon and food coloring

3. For orange and green just add a small bit of cinnamon and food col-oring to get the desired color.

4. For orange add cinna-mon add 2 squirts of red and 1 squirt of yellow food coloring.

Candy Corn Math

Counting is fun and easy, especially when candy corn is involved! If you’re not a fan of using candy corn, fall themed stickers, pom-poms, or other “fall” manipulatives can be substituted! To pre-pare, cut several pieces of green corn husks out of con-struction paper and write a number on the bottom. At-tach a piece of corn(using brown construction paper). The children will then add the appropriate number of candy corn to the corre-sponding number on the husk. (See picture below for a visual and details about the activity).

Leaf Match Up

For this activity, you will need corrugated cardboard (you can use poster board or craft foam but the corrugated craft board is much sturdier and will ensure lots of use and wear and tear!) Draw several leaf patterns on the cardboard and then draw a line through them. On one half of the leaf write a num-ber and dots corresponding to that number on the other half. You can also make this a letter matching game and write a capital letter on one half and the corresponding lower case letter on the other half.

Cut out the leaf patterns and you have a wonderful quiet activity and/or center game the children are sure to enjoy!

(variation...you can also color the leaves before cutting out for younger children to match the colors, or for the school agers, write addition or subtraction problems on one half and the answer on the other half, the variations are endless!)

Football Fun!

Here’s the perfect activity for honoring the great American fall tradition of football!

Take a paper grocery bag and draw two equal sized footballs. Allow the children to draw or paint brown (or leave as is), and allow to dry. Cut out the foot-ball patterns and staple togeth-

er about half-way. Using strips of white paper, glue on the laces and bands of the football (you will need two thick strips, one longer thin strip, and five shorter rectangles (see picture). Have the children take crum-bled up newspaper and stuff into the football. Staple the rest of the football up and you have a craft all your kiddos will love!

Fire, Fire, Fire!!! “We’re ready for any emergency!”

Photo Courtesy of Staci Williams -

GCC Child Care Center

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Welcome to the Infant Toddler Corner Brought to you by the WNY Infant Toddler Resource Network

ratios ♦ Primary Caregiving

and Continuity of Care

♦ Adopting a curricu-lum based on social and emotional devel-opment

♦ Strong communica-tion with families

Ask the Specialist:

Q: How do we choose a curriculum that focuses on social and emotional development?

A: The Center on the So-cial and Emotional Foun-dations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) has created a resource to guide you! To read the PDF, type the following URL in your browser: http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/documents/dmg_choose_se_curriculum.pdf . Or, you scan the QR code below using a smart phone or other device.

Infant Mental Health

What do you do to en-courage the healthy devel-opment of the babies in

your care?

Most child care providers know that babies learn about the world around them very quickly. Learn-ing happens even before a baby is born! Babies learn to recognize familiar peo-ple and toys. They learn to crawl and climb. Even-tually, babies even learn how to take care of them-selves through your re-peated caregiving rou-tines. This is all part of the healthy development of young children.

Quality child care pro-grams encourage this growth by helping babies explore new objects, peo-ple, and situations. While it may sound clinical, helping babies develop good mental health should look much the same way.

In fact, every interaction you have with a baby fac-tors into his or her mental health.

“A child's life is like a piece of paper on which

every person leaves a mark.” – Chinese Proverb

A child’s mental health will depend greatly on the social and emotional skills he or she develops during the first few years of life. Some practices that pro-mote healthy social and emotional skill building are:

♦ Low adult to child

For more information on infant and

toddler care, please contact the: WNY Infant Toddler Resource Network

1000 Hertel Avenue Buffalo, NY 14216

1-866-281-4739 x 3065

“We are having Lunch” And it is tasty too!”

Photo Courtesy of Lisa Thrash's YMCAs Eagle Pride Child Care

“I’m having a ball!! Photo Courtesy of

Batavia ABCD Child Care Center

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“ My dad can read!!” Community Action Head

Start Albion UPK

plain and cries, maybe s/he (and you) need a rest from a particular game. Next, consider the family. Does mom get upset if her daughter did not get a great report from teachers or you? How about dad? Does he scream at his son’s coaches? How the parents act, the child will mimic. Talk to the child, talk to the family about the child’s chronic competitive behavior. Don’t judge, just talk. Finally, consider the child. Is he a perfectionist and must answer every question right or he is upset. Or is she someone who must be dressed perfectly without a hair out of place, or she is upset? Talk to the child, talk to the parents, be kind & patient. Always praise all children, all the time.

Do you have a child who is a competitive? You know, the one that rants and screams when s/he loses, a game, or worse, when the dam breaks and out comes the waterworks. No matter what class I taught there always was a sore loser. Here are a few tips on work-ing with a sore loser that may help ease the situation. First, consider the age. A two year old, should not be playing competitive games, ever. Games for this age should focus on the skills learned, motor ability and, most important, having fun. A three year and four year old child may start playing completive games, but only once in a while. The older the child gets the more

competitive games they might play,. They should still play fun games, with no winners. Always start each game with the directions, short and sim-ple. Then ask the children Will the winner get a huge prize?Will the losers go in time out? Hopefully they will say no, but if they say yes; teach the children that it is just a game and winners and losers do not matter, it’s just having fun and being with friends. This needs to be said at every game until it is learned. School Agers love to play competitive games and they love to win! All you can do is play games, remind the chil-dren of the rules of good play & sportsmanship. For the child who continue to com-

CAPTURE THE FLAG This is a game for school agers Need: Two flags or bandanas Directions: Divide the kids into two teams and decide on the teams' territories. Be sure to state the boundary lines of each team's territory. Also, decide where each team's jail will be located. Set-up: For the first few minutes of the game, each team decides where to place its flag. It must be visible and it cannot be moved by its team. A 10-20ft foot circle around the flag is a safety zone that cannot be entered by its team unless the oppos-ing team enters the circle first.

Play: ♦ The object of the game

is to grab the other team's flag and carry it safely back to your team's territory.

♦ If a player sees an op-posing team member enter his territory, he can catch him by tag-ging him long enough to say "Caught!"

♦ When a player is caught, he must go to the jail

♦ The player stays in jail until one of his teammates sneaks in and tags him.

♦ If that teammate is

tagged before he frees the prisoner he goes to jail, too.

• Only one prisoner at a time can be freed.

♦ When a player grabs the flag, he/she must make it all the way back to their home territory without being caught.

♦ If they are caught, they go to jail

♦ If they do make it back, their team wins!

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Dealing with Competitive Children

“We love chasing bubbles too!”

Photo Courtesy Of Cherie Bender

Beary Special Daycare

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“I love when someone reads to me.”

Photo Courtesy of Community Action Head

Start - Batavia

“ It’s my party and I am so happy about it “ Photo Courtesy of Sabrina Campbell Lil

Angels

Taryn’s thingamajigs

Loop Airplanes Materials ♦ Straw ♦ Heavy paper ♦ Scissors ♦ Tape Directions

1. Cut 2 strips of pa-per from heavy pa-per. One should be 9 inches long and 1/2 inch wide

2. The second strip should be 1/2 inch wide and 7 inches long. Tape the ends together on the 9 inch strip of paper.

3. Tape the ends of the 7 inch strip of pa-per together.

4. Place the straw in-side the first loop and tape it about an inch from the end.

5. Tape the smaller loop about 1 inch from the front of the straw making sure both loops are taped to the same side of the straw. This is very important

because the planes will not fly as well if they do not sit up straight on the

straw.

6. If you have trouble taping the loops to the straw you can also just overlap the 9 inch strip 1 inch and tape the ends together so that a straw can slip in between the overlapped edges. Repeat these steps with the strip that is 7 inches long.

Flying the airplane

1. Place your pointer finger over the back end of straw after getting the loops securely fastened to your loop airplane.

2. The back end of the airplane is where the larg-est loop is located. Hold the straw between your thumb and another finger.

3. Push your finger for-ward with a quick mo-tion to make your plane fly.

4. If your loop airplane flies about 20 or 30 feet it is built correctly.

5. If it doesn't fly that far

try moving the straws closer together. Then try moving the loops fur-ther apart.

6. Keep trying until your plane flies correctly.

In these cool science ex-periments four forces are acting on loop airplanes as they fly through the air. The four forces are gravity, lift, thrust and drag. The force of gravity is always pulling air-planes toward the Earth.

The lift, provided by the loops on this airplane, provide the lift that keeps it in the air. The thrust is provided by your finger as you push the straw at the back of the loop airplane. The drag is the resistance of your airplane to fly through the air.

Don’t forget to go to your local library to check out books on

airplanes !

A Quick Laugh

Q: What did Tennessee? A: The same thing Arkansas.

Q: Some lettuce, an egg, and a faucet had a race. What was the result? A: The lettuce came in ahead, the egg got beat and the faucet is still running.

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“I’m taking care of business!”

Photo Courtesy of Batavia ABCD Child Care

“My dad reads to me”! Community Action Head

Start Albion UPK

Judy’s Jamboree

Turkey Place Cards Total Time 1 hour Ages all-ages Finger print a flock of tom turkeys for festive place cards. What You’ll Need ♦ Nontoxic ink pad ♦ Blank place cards ♦ Markers How To Make It

1. Press a thumb into the inkpad and then on paper to print a turkey's body. Use the same technique with fin-gertips to create a head and feathers. 2. Use markers to add a beak, wattle and feet.

3. Complete the cards by writing in guests 'names.

Courtesy of Family Fun Magazine

Village People Total Time 1 hour Ages all-ages What You’ll Need ♦ Scissors ♦ Cardboard tissue

tubes ♦ Colored paper ♦ Fine-tipped red and

black markers ♦ Glue How To Make It

1. For each figure, wrap a cardboard tissue tube with a 4- by 6-inch rectangle of colored paper and glue the paper in place. 2. Draw the facial features on a 2- by 3-inch piece of pa-per with markers. Glue the face onto the tube. 3. For the hair, cut fringe along one side of a small paper rectangle. Roll the hair around a pen

to make curls, trim it, and glue it into place. 4. Cut and decorate headbands and feath-ers for the Native Americans and collars for the Pilgrims. 5. For the Pilgrim girl's bonnet, wrap a 2- by 5-inch paper rec-tangle around the top of the tube with the ends overlapping and glue at the back. 6. For the Pilgrim boy's hat, cut out a black circle 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Roll and glue a black, 2- by 5-inch paper rec-tangle into a tube shape. Cut slits along one end, fold in the tabs, and glue them to the center of the pa-per circle. Add a 1/2-inch band and square buckle and glue the hat to the boy's head.

Courtesy of www. spoonful.com

Chances are you do not have any teenagers in your care. But you may have (or soon to have) teenagers at home. Well, here is NPR’s list of there top ten books for teenagers. Word of advice, please read the books before allowing your teen to read it.

The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins- In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling- Harry Potter has never played a sport while fly-ing on a broomstick. He's never worn a cloak of invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horri-ble aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by an owl messenger: a letter with an invitation.

To Kill a Mocking Bird by author Harper Lee explores racial tensions in the fictional "tired old town" of Maycomb, Ala., through the eyes of 6-year-old Scout Finch. As her lawyer father, Atticus, defends a black man accused of rape, Scout and her friends learn about the unjust treatment of African-Americans — and their mysteri-ous neighbor.

The Fault in our Stars by John Green- Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few more years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her

final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien- Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hob-bit, lives comfortably in his hobbit hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger -The classic novel about young Holden Caul-field's disillusionment with the adult world and its "phoniness" will only rise in popu-larity — and controversy.

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.Tolkien- Frodo the hobbit and his compan-ions set out to destroy the evil Ring of Power and restore peace to Middle-earth. The beloved trilogy still casts a long shadow, having established some of the most familiar and enduring tropes in fantasy literature.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury- In a far future world, television dominates, and books are outlawed. The totalitarian regime has ordered all books to be burned by "firemen," whose job is to start the fires rather than stop them. But one fireman begins

to see the value of the printed word . The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak- Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel — a young German girl whose book-stealing and storytelling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. For a similar version:

The Summer of my German Soldier by Bette Green- The story focuses on the friendship between a Jewish girl named Patty and an escaped German POW named Anton. Anton teaches Patty that she is a person of value. In return, she protects An-

ton by hiding him above her father's garage . The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton S.E. Hinton was just 16 years old when she wrote this novel about kids getting caught up in class struggles. Ponyboy is a greas-er, from the wrong side of the tracks; he runs afoul of the upper-class Socs, leading to an epic rumble between the two gangs. Next Quarter. Final Chapter: Top Ten books for Adults

Top Eleven Books for Teenagers

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“ I carried the torch and won this medal”

Photo Courtesy of Staci Williams

GCC Child Care Center

“ Can you help me read this book?” Photo Courtesy of

Community Action Head Start - Batavia

“We’ re lost!!!” Photo Courtesy of

Sabrina Campbell Lil Angels

(Please keep in mind, there is an adult photographer.)

Page 8 Child Care Chronicle

tion paper 4 times making four boxes. Using paint, crayon or maker, have children draw a bare tree no leaves , no apples, or use a cutout, that you pre-pared, in each box. For the Winter tree, have the children spread some thin glue in areas, and sprinkle some glitter and snow on glue. For the Spring tree have children dip their finger (only one) in pink paint and place on the tree for Blossoms. For Summer Tree, child will paint on green leaves, them dip finger in red, green or yellow paint to put on apples. In the last box paint yellow, red and, orange for the leaves of the Autumn tree. Day Five: Read the Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall and Shari Halpern. For Craft Time, have a variety apples (peeled), plastic knives, paper plates and a crock pot. Give children the peeled apple on the plate and a plastic knife, have them cut the apples and then place pieces in crock pot. Once all the apples are in the pot, or the pot is filled, place 1/2 to 1 cup water, add a little sugar, white or brown, in the crock. Cover and let the apples cook all day. Stir occasionally, the applesauce will be a little chunky when done. By after-noon the classroom will smell wonderful and the children will have a delicious healthy snack to eat.

Each newsletter, I will de-scribe a week on one theme. This theme is Apples. So lets begin!

Day One: First begin by read-ing the Apples book by Gail Gibbons. Then have a bar chart made with apple type on the bottom, and cut out enough apples with each child name on it and for your chart. Have a variety of apples, ready to taste. And now you can begin your Apple Taste Test. Have each child taste the ap-ples, decide which one they like the best and then put their apple on the chart. Then Compare the chart, which apple tasted best, which apple was least preferred, count the apples in each cate-gory. Play Apple Basket Upset, direction page 12. Day Two: Begin Reading Ten Apples on Top by Theo LeSieg. Have 18’ by 7’ Con-struction paper strips, enough for each child. Draw a large circle at the bottom of each strip. During Craft Time, have children draw their face in their circle, using markers or crayons. During Math Time, have the first child dip a round sponge in green, yel-low or red paint and then place one circle (apple) above their head. The second child will put two apples on top, 3rd child - 3 apples and so on. During Language Time, and after the paint dries, children

will put a stem on each apple and the child or you will write (their name) has 3 apples on top. Or 4 or 5… Put the strips in numerical order by # of ap-ples, hole punch the top and tie red, green and yellow yarn to make a big book. Later in the day (or week) read your new big book to the children. Day Three: Read How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy and Giulio Maestro. During Craft Time, have brown, red, yellow green, and blue paint, plus apple seeds. Take a construc-tion sheet of paper and fold in four times, all on the short side, making four columns. Then in all the boxes, have children paint sky; in the first box have children paint dirt and then grass in the other boxes. After the paint dries, in the first box , child glues seed in dirt. In the second box, paint the child fingers brown, place fingers below the grass fingers pointing to the bottom of the page (roots). Place seed on top of roots. Third box, paint child left arm and hand, and two fingers brown, place on box fingers pointing up, (branches). Fourth box, Chil-dren can draw a tree, with green leaves. Paint thumb red, green or yellow and push on tree in various place (apples). Variation to craft: complete one box each day. Day Four: Read Seasons of Arnold Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons. Dur-ing craft time, fold a construc-

The Apple Week

“We are dying eggs” Photo Courtesy of

Cherie Bender Beary Special Day Care

News from the Director

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***IMPORTANT *** ***INFORMATION*** Submitting Your EIP

Application: If your course starts between

January 1 and June 30, You must submit you applica-

tion no later than June 1st

If your courses start between July 1 and December 31,

you must submit your application between

May 15th and December 1st of that year!

Applications received before or after these dates will be re-

turned!

However, the sooner the applications are submitted, the better the chances of receiving

the scholarship!!!!

Each October, I introduced letter friends. The first letter is always Mm, easiest to learn because you make some Marshmallow treat that is Mmm, Mmm good. In circle time, I would write the Letter at the top of a large piece of Newsprint. All letter start at the top except e. I say the sound and the children mimic me. Then, I asked for words that make that sound. Say Mouse-- I would write the word, and draw a cute mouse next to the word. I tried to get at least four words. I then hang the chart in the room or from the drop ceiling. At writing time, I make each child a journal. The cover of the journal would have the month on top and the child’s name on bottom, in between a drawing by the child, and of course with details. On the first page of a journal, I would draw a straight lines in a highlighter pen. The child would trace the line; next, a zigzag & curvy lines. If they mastered these, I would start with the letter of the week. I write the letter, first in highlighter, the child traces , then writes the letter. After all the letters are mastered, we write their name and then other words, Be patient, remember all children are different, and do not move on, until the previous skill is mastered. You can start this at age 4.

When I was a kindergarten teacher, I was very particular about my students’ drawings.

When I asked them to draw a picture of themselves, I would get this:

A picture of a head, legs, arms, and may-be hair.

When I asked for a farm, there would be a building and maybe a cow, (that looked like their person, only falling down). But I wanted more. I wanted grass and sky, (not just a blue sliver at the top of the paper, but all over). And I wanted details of that farm: silos, a home, people (with bodies), fences and animals of all kinds. The more I asked for details, the more I got. It got to the point whenever I assigned a craft or drawing in their writing journal, the children would also say with me: “Details, Details, Details!” Some children will never be an artist, but always praise their work. And never praise a talented child’s work more (or less) than the others.

Children can always tell the difference between “Wow, that’s amazing!!!” and “Nice”.

Children's Drawings

“I love to read with a friend!

Community Action Head Start Albion

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Children's Writings

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and you will hear more about it in the very near future!

Finally, I want to per-sonally thank all who took part in our informa-tional meeting about the Early Head Start/Child-Care Partnership grant. Our grant was submitted in August. News about the awards will come be-tween 12/14 and 03/15.

Thank you for helping us meet our milestones in the past year! Bonnie Malakie

Happy fall to all of you! I know how busy this time of year is for all! Once again Lisa and the staff have offered you some very good resources that will help you plan your activities. Please note that many of these help chil-dren with school-readiness skills and can be used for multiple age groups.

October 1 begins our new CCR&R contract year. We are always excit-ed about moving from one year to the next. Lisa has explained that our grants have changed.

Once again trainings will be developed based upon both the requirements and the needs you express to us. Please let Kari and Lisa know about your training needs.

We are very excited about being able to offer the CHOMPER’s CFK program to you in the coming year. A special thank-you goes to Staci Williams and her center for being our pilot pro-gram. We are in the pro-cess of developing our plan for delivering this service in both counties

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“No, I do not want to open my eyes!”

Photo Courtesy of Batavia ABCD Child

Teething Pain??

Oral Viscous Lidocaine 2% solution should not be used to treat infants and chil-dren with teething pain because of a serious risk, advised the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) .

"Oral lidocaine solution is not approved to treat teething pain, and use in infants and young children can cause serious harm, including death," the FDA said.

This year, the FDA has reviewed 22 case reports of serious adverse reactions, includ-ing deaths, in infants and young children who were given oral lidocaine 2% solution for the treatment of mouth pain, including teething and stomatitis, or who had acci-dental ingestions.

"Topical pain relievers and medications that are rubbed on the gums are not necessary or even useful because they wash out of the baby's mouth within minutes. When too much lidocaine is given to infants and young children or they accidental-ly swallow too much, it can result in seizures, severe brain injury, and problems with the heart. Article Courtesy of Dept. of Health

“ Uh, what’s this word, Daddy?”

Photo Courtesy of Community Action Head

Start - Batavia

Need Help at your Site?? Do you have a screaming child, a disgruntled parent, or a curricu-lum that just isn’t working for you. This is just a sample of problems that you may face at your child care facility. Call CCR&R and Lisa, Kari or Taryn will come to your site, observe, assess and plan with you a course of action that will meet your needs. This action may include trainings, meetings or other on-site technical support to solve the is-sue and get you where you want to be.

CCR&R Staff will be respectful, courteous and efficient. So don’t wait, call us now!

Chompers: Cavity Free Kids Child Care Resource & Referral now has the opportunity to help your children in care learn how to be-come Cavity Free Kids (CFK)! CCR&R can do a number of things for you and your students. We will be offering trainings on CHOMPERS and teach you how to administer the CFK program.

You will be provided with a Curriculum Guide, and fact sheets for you, and your parents.

You will be expected to collect data for four weeks to helps us record changes . This is a win/win/win situation: children have better dental health, teachers re-ceive new training, and sites and centers receive training, curriculum and supplies. The best part about this program, is everything is absolutely free!! More infor-mation will be coming soon.

Fees: $5- 0-3 hours; $10- 3.5 to 5 hours (snack provided);

$20- 5.5 hrs. or more (prepaid, meal provided) Times: 6:30- 8:30 (unless otherwise specified) Locations: (A)- 113 East State Street, Albion

(B)- 5073 Clinton St Rd, Batavia It’s Easy Being Green: A Guide to an Eco-Friendly Child Care Pro-gram (2, 4, 7) - October 6 (B), October 9 (A) If you are interested in how you can make simple changes in your program or are just curious about what all the talk is about “going green”, this course is for you! We will discuss how our environment has a striking effect on a young child’s growth and development, and share strategies on creating healthy, environmentally safe learning environments for children even on a tight budget. Having Fun With Music! (1, 3) October 20 (B), October 27 (A) There is a growing body of research that shows how music can have a benefi-cial effect on young children and brain development. This workshop will share with you ways you can easily create activities to use in your setting to build upon the current research and help foster growth and development while having fun!! Focus on the Regulations: Business Record Maintenance and Manage-ment (3, 5, 7) - November 4 (B), November 5 (A) With the new regulations now firmly in effect, are you aware of the changes and updated paperwork necessary to be filed in order to be in compliance? We will discuss the many changes, how they affect the business side of your program, as well as provide any answers to your questions about maintaining an effective, compliant program. Let’s Move! Physical Activities for Young Children (1, 4) November 11 (B), November 24 (A) Making sure young children have plenty of opportunity to engage in regular physical activity is a key element in keep-ing them healthy and ready to learn. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children are engaged in at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day! This course will introduce the importance of physical activity as well as practical ideas on how you can implement active play in your program, both outdoors and indoors.

Fall Training Schedule

“WOW! THAT WAS A GREAT SLIDE!”

“Please do not take my picture” “Lets do it again” Photo Courtesy of

Lisa Thrash's YMCAs Eagle Pride

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“Aye Matey, it’s a costume party!”

“ I want to take off these spurs.” “Quack.”

Photo Courtesy of Staci Williams

GCC Child Care Center

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OCFS Training Topics

1. Principles of Early Childhood Development

2. Nutrition & Health Needs of Infants & Chil-dren

3. Child Day Care Program Development

4. Safety & Security Procedures

5. Business Record Maintenance & Management

6. Child Abuse & Maltreatment Identification & Prevention

7. Statutes & Regulations Pertaining to Child Abuse & Maltreatment

8. Statutes & Regulations Pertaining to Child Day Care

9. Identification & Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome

The SUNY videoconferences are ♦ October 23: Caring for Chil-

dren with ADHD ♦ November 20: Continuity of

Care 6:45-9:15 pm Genesee County Location: Genesee ARC Community Center, 38 Woodrow Rd. Batavia Orleans County Location: CCR&R 113 East State Street, Albion, NY

To find out about the 2011 SUNY Video Conferences,

please contact SUNY: Online: www.tsg.suny.edu Fax: 1-518-472-5999 Mail: SUNY Training Strategies Group State University Plaza Albany, NY 12246

Before attending a SUNY Video Conference, please watch R News (Channels 9 or 14), Buffalo News (Channel 7)or listen to WBTA for

cancellations!

“It’s the Berenstain Bears!!! “Who are they?”

Photo Courtesy of Sabrina Campbell’s

Lil Angels

Training Calendar- Continued

SUNY Video Conferences

Focus on the Regulations: Child Abuse & Maltreatment (6, 7, 8, 9) December 1 (B), December 9 (A) This training will provide an in-depth look at the NYS Child Care Regulations pertaining to identification and prevention of child abuse and maltreatment. Focus will be on indicators, reasonable cause to suspect, and what to do if you suspect a child in your care is the victim of abuse. We will conclude with a dis-cussion of Shaken Baby Syndrome and watch the video “Elijah’s Story”. Health and Safety: Competencies for Becoming a New Family or Group Fami-ly Provider - December 15, 16, 17, 4:00-9:00 - Batavia CCR&R

This activity will help them practice an important skill: jumping off both feet and landing in a balanced position.

Materials

➜ chalk or masking tape Directions ➜ First, make two parallel lines on the ground about 12 inches apart or masking tape. This is the river. 1. Extend your arms behind your back and bend your knees. 2. Swing your arms forward and take off with both feet. 3. Land on both feet at the same time. Repeat this a few times and ask children to join in as they feel comfortable. ➜ When you see that they have mastered the move, ask children to stand on one side of the line and try to jump over the river without getting their feet wet! You can also make the river wider. ➜ Once they become comfortable with the activity, have children jump 10 times back and forth across the river, counting each jump aloud. Older children can count to a higher number.

Sesame Street: Jump the River

Dynacraft Recalls Avi-go Youth Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard; Sold

Exclusively at Toys “R” Us

www.caoginc.org

COMMUNITY ACTION OF ORLEANS & GENESEE

Batavia Office 5073 Clinton St Rd, Batavia NY

Orleans Office 113 East State St, Albion NY

Community Action of Orleans & Genesee operates a multi-purpose human service agency.

Community Action brings together local citizens, including low-income persons, to provide

their community with a voice regarding the opportunities that will best help all of their

members to be self-sufficient, productive and to contribute to community life. We work in

collaboration with a number of human service agencies to provide our community and its

residents with programs that help local citizens become self sufficient.

Batavia Office 5073 Clinton St Rd, Batavia NY

Phone: (585) 343-7798 Fax: (585) 343-4063

Email: ccrrgen@caoginc.org

Orleans Office 113 East State St, Albion NY

Phone: (585) 589-5605 Fax: (585) 589-5321

Email: ccrrorl@caoginc,org

Child Care Resource & Referral is dedicated to enrich child care providers,

parents and our communities with the knowledge on characteristics that

distinguish quality child care.

CHILD CARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL

The following items have been recalled by the US Consumer Product Safety Division: ♦ Dynacraft Recalls Avigo

Youth Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Toys “R” U

♦ Mayborn USA Recalls to Repair Baby Monitors Due to Strangulation Haz-ard

♦ Dream On Me Recalls High Chairs Due to Stran-gulation and Fall Hazards

♦ Oeuf Recalls to Repair Cribs Due to Entrapment Hazard

♦ Women’s Scarves Re-called by Julie Vos Due to Violation of Federal Flam-mability Standard

♦ Brooks Furniture Recalls Glider Rockers Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclu-sively to Kaplan Early Learning

♦ Philips Lighting Recalls Lightolier Glass Lenses Due to Laceration Hazard

♦ Far East Brokers Recall Glass Beverage Dispenser Set Due to Injury Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Publix

♦ Gemini Recalls Power Adaptor/Chargers Due to Burn Hazard

♦ Scott, Trek Recall Bicycles with SR Suntour Front Forks Due to Crash Hazard

♦ Stile Products Recalls Tern Folding Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard; Frames Can Crack

♦ BRITA Recalls Children’s Water Bottles Due to Laceration Hazard

♦ IKEA Recalls Children’s Swing Due To Fall Hazard

For more information on recalls go the website:

www.cpsc.gov

Recalls from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Division