Family Child Care Association of Maine
To unify, promote and strengthen quality professional family child care in Maine ~ State Affiliate of NAFCC ~
This post is sharing information received from MRTQ on a new opportunity for those interested in establishing a family child care program. Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) has announced the launch of their Child Care Business Lab, a five-year program designed to grow new child care enterprises in underserved areas of Maine. From Coastal Enterprises, Inc. …
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FCCAM shared what Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network is on a previous post. Now it's time to try to clarify that QRIS and MRTQ PDN are not the same! "Quality for ME" QRIS is not about the individual provider, but rather the program. MRTQ PDN registry is about the individual, not the program. …
Our next series of posts will focus on the professional side of child care in Maine. Who knows what "MRTQ PDN" stands for and who can be part of it? ~ Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network ~ here to promote and support professionalism in the early care and education field. Professional Development, not …
Whether winter brings severe storms, light snow or just cold temperatures, it is our responsibility to keep the children in our care safe and warm. The following Winter Safety Tips are from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Set reasonable time limits on outdoor play to prevent hypothermia and frostbite. Have children come inside periodically …
Maine's 128th Legislature charged the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to develop and then report on a plan to increase the number of programs participating with Quality for ME, Maine's quality rating and improvement system, at Steps 3 and 4. Here is the legislative charge completed with Committee Amendment: LD 383 - An Act …
Androscoggin Androscoggin Head Start & Child Care 207-795-4046 Catholic Charities 207-786-0925 or 1-800-784-0157 Community Concepts, Inc. 207-739-6615 Family Focus 207-406-4573 ext. 125 Western Maine Community Action (Livermore Falls Area) 207-860-4485 or 207-645-3764 ext. 5272 Aroostook Aroostook County Action Program 207-768-3026 ext. 325 Horizons Unlimited, Inc. 207-764-6659 Cumberland Catholic Charities …
Have you heard anything about this Child Care Supply Improvement Act? Many providers have not, yet it's about family child care and supporting those that provide this service that is so important for families across the country. For FCCAM in our support of family child care providers in Maine, this is an example of the importance …
Following is an email FCCAM received asking for assistance in reaching family child care providers. Hello, The below email is intended for staff at schools, day cares, and other child care facilities where there is risk of exposure to lead-contaminated paint and water. Please assist the US EPA in distributing this message throughout Maine as part …
We are sharing a new resource recently added to the Maine Roads to Quality (MRTQ) website about supporting children and families that are experiencing homelessness. As providers we need to be informed about what homelessness is before we can begin to meet a child's need that is experiencing it. Sadly, too many children in Maine …
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Most family child care providers work over 50 hours a week. Then you add in family life and you do not have much time left. Keeping up on issues and current developments in early childhood education is important for your work, but how can you efficiently do that? The following linked sites provide you with …
