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Thank You To Our Child Care Community

AZ Early Childhood Network
April 21, 2020

TAGS: Family Child Care Providers,

The importance of child care providers to our communities became even more clear as the coronavirus outbreak hit Arizona. We recognize that early childhood educators provide necessary support to families and, for that, want to thank our state's entire child care workforce.To show your gratitude, post a photo of you and your child on social media sharing a message of thanks and be sure to include #ShareTheCareAZ.To read more about the importance of early childhood education, visit First Things First.

Registry Account Settings: Permission to Text

AZ Early Childhood Network
April 14, 2020

TAGS: Registry How-To Guides,

The following tutorial will guide you when setting permissions to receive text messages. Log into the Registry at www.azregistry.org. Under My Tools & Settings, click on My Profile. In the Personal Information section, click on Edit. Scroll down to where phone numbers are listed, and above your mobile phone entry, click Yes or No. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Update Account Info.

Building Resilience in Young Children

AZ Early Childhood Network
April 10, 2020

TAGS: Child Growth and Development, Professional Development, Teachers,

CCEI, an online child care training provider, is offering a FREE course in April titled "Building Resilience in Young Children." To find the course: Log into the Registry at www.azregistry.org Click on Find Training Event Search by Course Title and type Building Resilience Click Search Choose course and click View Event Click on Enroll Now Registry Users will take the online course at www.cceionline.edu

COVID-19 Resources for Children & Caregivers

AZ Early Childhood Network
April 10, 2020

TAGS: Child Growth and Development, Health,

Find information and resources from First Things First to help support young children emotionally with concerns about COVID-19.If you are feeling stress about COVID-19, you are not alone. Here are some tools from PBS Kids for kids and caregivers to help navigate these worries.Little kids may be feeling anxious right now, so how can you help? First, acknowledge ways the coronavirus has changed their lives. Check out more tips from The New York Times on how to ease their anxiety.

Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns

AZ Early Childhood Network
April 9, 2020

TAGS: Child Growth and Development, Child Observation and Assessment, Family Child Care Providers, Teachers,

As an early care and education provider, you play a critical role in the health and wellbeing of children. You are also very well positioned to help identify children who might need extra help in their development. This FREE online training course, Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns, helps you fulfill this role by providing tools and best practices for monitoring the development of children in your care and talking about it with their parents.This 1-hour, 4-module course focuses…

Registry COVID-19 Courses

AZ Early Childhood Network
April 6, 2020

TAGS: Admin/Director, Family Child Care Providers, Health, Teachers,

New courses have been added to the Registry that aim to help during this time with COVID-19. All 3 courses are online and free! Courses: Early Childhood Leaders Managing the Stress of Working in Response to COVID-19, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association Emergency Response Strategies to Support Young Children and Families during COVID-19, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association Responding to Stress, Children, and Families during COVID-19, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association To…

Registry Empower Courses in Spanish

AZ Early Childhood Network
March 27, 2020

TAGS: Family Child Care Providers, Instructors, Professional Development, Teachers,

We are excited to announce the release of our new online Spanish Empower Courses! We have translated five of our Empower courses into Spanish and hope you find these helpful. As always, please allow two weeks to get a training certificate emailed to you from ADHS and have your Registry account updated to show "attended." To access them, follow these steps: Log in to the Registry Go to "Find Training event" Select search category "Course Title" Enter search criteria "Empower"…

Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP)

AZ Early Childhood Network
February 18, 2020

TAGS: Child Growth and Development, Child Observation and Assessment, Family Child Care Providers,

The Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) is Arizona’s statewide interagency system of services and supports for families of infants and toddlers, birth to three years of age, with a significant developmental delay or established condition. AzEIP is established by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which provides eligible children and their families access to Team-Based Early Intervention Services (TBEIS) to enhance the capacity of families and caregivers to support the child’s development. AzEIP is focused on building…

Raising Special Kids’ Early Childhood Workshop

AZ Early Childhood Network
January 28, 2020

TAGS: Admin/Director, Family and Community Partnerships, Family Child Care Providers, Professional Development, Teachers,

Raising Special Kids began in 1979 as a grassroots effort of families, professionals, and community leaders determined to provide support and information for parents of children with disabilities and special health care needs. Their motto, “families helping families,” reflects their commitment to support families in all forms and from diverse cultures. Today, Raising Special Kids serves as Arizona’s Family-to-Family Health Information Center, and as Arizona’s Parent Training and Information Center. Helping parents access information about health care, community resources, and…

Counting Young Children in the 2020 Census

AZ Early Childhood Network
January 23, 2020

TAGS: Family Child Care Providers, Instructors, Teachers,

About 1 million children under age 5 were not counted in the last U.S. Census. For the 2020 Census, everyone’s help is needed to close that gap. In Arizona, early childhood supporters are sharing the message that the census is easy, safe and important to encourage more families to respond when their invitation arrives in March. Responding to the 2020 Census ensures needed resources are provided for babies, toddlers and preschoolers and their communities for the next 10 years. Newborn…