ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY Connections

Local County resources

• Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
  • Androscoggin Head Start & Child Care dba Promise Early Education 207-795-4040 ext. 327 
  • Catholic Charities 207-514-1464 
  • Community Concepts, Inc. 207-739-6615 
  • Family Focus 207-406-4573 ext. 115 
  • Western Maine Community Action (Livermore Falls Area) 860-4468
• Community Action Program (CAP)
  • Community Concepts, Inc. (CCI)
    P.O. Box 278
    16-19 Market Square
    South Paris, ME 04281
    voice: (207) 743-7716
  • CCI
    2 Court Street
    Auburn, ME 04210
    voice: (207) 795-4065
• Let’s Go! Androscoggin 
  • Program Coordinators listed by county – Maine Health 
• Maine Families / Oxford – Androscoggin
• Safe Voices / (24/7) Hotline 800-559-2927 / Business 207-795-6744 (domestic violence support)
• United Way of Androscoggin County
• United Way of the Tri-Valley Area

Technology Support

• Guardian Guide to Google Classroom Guardian Summaries

Statewide Support Resources 

• Child Care Choices: Search for child care / Resources for families / Quality for ME / Child Care Licensing / Subsidy program / Outdoors we go!
• CCIDS: Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies ~ Tipsheets and Resources are always being updated
• Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
• Child Development Services – CDS
• Family Child Care Association of Maine (FCCAM)
• From the First Tooth – Maine
• G.E.A.R. Parent Network
• Good Shepard Food Bank
• Maine 211
• MaineCare
• MaineCare – Katie Beckett (Katie Beckett is a MaineCare option for children with serious health conditions. It is one of the many ways your child can get MaineCare. If your child meets the rules for this option, your child can get MaineCare full benefits. These are the same benefits that other children get.)
• MaineHealth Lets Go! 5-2-1-0
• MaineAEYC – state affiliate for NAEYC
• Maine Afterschool Network
• Maine Children’s Alliance
• Maine Families: A great start for all parents / each region/county has their own office
• Maine Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program
• Maine Bureau of Parks & Lands
  • Search for parks and other outdoor recreation activities in Maine
• Maine Prepares: Maine Emergency Preparedness Agency
• Maine Roads to Quality – MRTQ
• Quality for ME
• YIKES Your inventory for Keeping Everyone Safe: Planning Guide for Emergency Response Planning in Child Care. A publication of Maine Department of Health and Human Services,

National Health and Safety Resources

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Back to Sleep Education Campaign: Information for parents, caregivers, and health care providers on safe sleeping practices
• CDC Developmental Milestones: Materials provide a quick picture and also usable for conversations with families.
• Child Care Aware of America
• Choose My Plate
• Choosing Safe and Healthy Child Care: guidelines for families and consumers in choosing safe and healthy child care in various settings.
• Council for Early Education – CDA
• CPSC Handbook for Outdoor Home Playground Safety: intended as guidance for installation of safe backyard playgrounds.
• Crib Safety Tips: publication from the Consumer Product Safety Commission on crib safety
• ECLKC (Head Start)
• Farm to Early Care and Education (section of Farm to School programs for ECE)
• Go NAPP SACC
• Healthy Children: information related to child health, as well as guidance on parenting issues from leading child health experts.
• Healthy Child Care America: includes “BrightFutures/Child Care Health Partnership Handouts for Parents”
• Infant and toddler feeding: helping parents navigate the what, when and how of : accessible, evidence-based information about today’s best practices for feeding infants and toddlers. 
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs
• National Weather Service
• NAA – National AfterSchool Association
• NAEYC – National Association for the Education of Young Children
• NAFCC – National Association for Family Child Care
• NHSA – National Head Start Association
• OPEN – Online Physical Education Network
• Physical Activity and Nutrition: USDA Choose My Plate; Dietary Recommendation Resource
• Preschool Development Grants (PDG)
• Safe Kids USA: information on child passenger safety, pedestrian safety, fire and burn prevention, sports safety, product recalls, and blogs on special topics.
• The US Consumer Product Safety Commission: provides the latest information on product recalls such as cribs and strollers. Consumers can sign up for e-mail alerts with the latest recalls.

Inclusion/ Disabilities Law Resources

• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• The Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, (CCIDS) has some great tips sheets on ADA practices. 
• Care Plan resources/ guidance from Caring for Our Children
• Understanding the Americans with Disability Act ~ Question and answer resource 
• National Child Care Information Center: Moving toward Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance: A checklist and Guide for Privately operated child care programs   
• After School Programs & the ADA
• PACER – ADA Q&A: Child Care Providers
• Caring for Our Children – Care Plan for Children with Special Health Needs