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MLFCCA
Essential Elements
of Family Child Care©
(designed specially for newly licensed providers)
Are you in the process of becoming licensed to provide family
child care in your home, or have you become licensed within the past two years?
If so, you may qualify for a unique training designed to help you set up a
successful family child care business and make the day-to-day challenges of
running a child care business easier. The Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care
Association offers 16 hours of classes (2 hours per week for 8 weeks) covering
all of the basics that you need to be a family child care provider.
Classes offered include:
- Record Keeping for a Business In Your Home
- Parent/Provider Relationships
- Environments
- Nutrition, Health and Safety
- Ages & Stages
- Child Guidance
- Professionalism
- Rights and Responsibilities
MLFCCA asks you to commit to the
following:
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A minimal amount of
hands-on homework in your child care business.
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Feedback on each
module/class to help design a series of classes that is being offered
statewide and to evaluate its effectiveness.
- Have
you ever heard the term “tail of insurance”?
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What
do you do when one child bites another?
- Do
you know how to meet the needs of a 12 month old child and a 9 year old at the
same time?
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How
are parents a valuable resource?
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What
are your rights as a licensed child care provider?
- Do
you wish you had someone to talk about anything related to child care?
Then this
class is for you!
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MLFCCA SETTING UP THESE CLASSES FOR
YOU IN YOUR AREA, CONTACT MLFCCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KATY CHASE AT
katy.chase@mlfcca.org, 651-636-1989,
EXTENSION 12, OR 1-800- 652-9704 AND MAKE THE REQUEST. MANY SATISFIED
PROVIDERS HAVE TAKEN THIS TRAINING AND ARE ON THEIR WAY TO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER
IN LICENSED FAMILY CHILD CARE. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE
ANOTHER SUCCESS STORY!
Essential Elements
Class Descriptions:
#1 Record Keeping for a Business in Your Home
Learn how to organize your record keeping system. Figure out your Time/Space
Formula. Define Income and Expense. Develop a budget to help you determine
Parent Fees. Learn how to use Quarterly Reports, Forms and Software.
#2 Parent Provider Relationships
What
should be in your Contract? How do you write Policies to include Respect, Rights
and Responsibilities? Learn unique ways to communicate information to parents.
Build a professional, working relationship with your clients.
#3 Environment
Learn
how to satisfy the needs of space and storage for both your business and your
family. This class is filled with examples and ideas from a wide variety of
child care settings. Learn how to build your environment to enhance learning and
growth development. You will discover how to market your environment to parents.
#4 Nutrition, Sanitation, Health & Safety
This
class is filled with information to make your business a healthy and safe
environment. Here are some of the topics covered: CACFP regulations and benefits
/ Sample Menus / Sanitation, Safety and proper Hand washing; Adult and Child /
Communicable Diseases / Immunizations / Medications / Making Child Care Safe and
Fun / Special Needs / Legal Requirements and Resource Info
#5
Ages & Stages of Development
What can
I do to encourage child growth and development? Gain an understanding of How
Children Learn. Receive a Resource Bag to direct you to Equipment, Toys and
Supplies to build your environment towards better learning and development.
Learn the difference between arts and crafts. Learn how to encourage a strong
reading environment and using the different forms of play.
#6
Child Guidance
Learn
age appropriate Behavior and Development Skills. Infants, Toddlers, Pre-School
and School Age children all react differently in certain situations. Learn how
to deal with challenging behaviors and make them positive learning lessons using
Proactive Guidance and Discipline Techniques.
#7
Professional Development
What
type of training is out there for providers to improve the quality of care? In
this class, you will learn where to go to find just the right training for you.
Break up the isolation that so many providers suffer from. Build a network of
providers and professionals to obtain resources and help when you need it. Learn
about the different Accreditation Programs available to Providers. Learn how to
contact your CCR&R, Local and State Association. Get tips on Grant Writing
and where to get them.
#8
Rights & Responsibilities
Know
your Rights. Protect your Family and Business. Learn of the various legal and
liability issues that can happen to providers. Build a defense system to protect
yourself. Other topics covered include Rule II, Support Systems, Liability
Insurance, Abuse, Neglect and Reporting & Correction Orders.
"Essential Elements of Family Child Care©" is
16 hours of certified family child care training which emerged through the
nonprofit mission of MLFCCA.
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