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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to some of the common questions we hear from family child care providers.

Statewide Online COP

March CoP topic: Confidentiality

Upcoming Face-to-Face Trainings

2nd Tues. of the month / Jan thru May / Westbrook Middle School Library

For information on 1st 2 trainings and contact to register click here.

Registration is needed for each training with priority to Westbrook and Portland providers.

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Save the Date!

Maine Literacy Connections Conference

Thursday, March 28, 2019 | 8:30am-3:30pm | Thomas College, Waterville

Join the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy for their 11th annual Literacy Connections Conference in Maine.

Registration will open on February 1, 2019.

Save the Date!
Windham Child Care Providers Conference: Staying Current in the Forever-Changing Child Care World
Saturday, April 6, 2019 | Windham High School, Windham | Contact windhamconference@gmail.com with questions

In Bloom in Maine: Promising Practices in Nature-based Early Childhood Education

Saturday, April 27, 2019 | 8:00am-4:00pm | Kittery Community Center, Kittery | $125/person

Keynotes will be delivered by Nancy Striniste – “Creating Outdoor Spaces that Connect Children to the Natural World” – and Brandi Cartwright – “Girls on the Edge of Wildlands.”

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Looking for Your Elected State Legislators?

With just a click here you will find the directory by District for all Representatives in the House.

Click here for your Senator.

EIN – You need one!

If you do not have an EIN (an Employer Identification Number), no matter how many years you have been providing child care, you should get one. This registers your business with the federal government. This number works in place of your social security number for business related items (ie. set up a bank account, apply for loans, and paying taxes).
https://www.irs.gov/…/small-businesses-…/employer-id-numbers

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Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive!

Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive! is a coordinated federal effort to encourage healthy child development, universal developmental and behavioral screening for children, and support for the families and providers who care for them.

An Early Care and Education Provider’s Guide for Developmental and Behavioral Screening (pdf)

Collection of research-based screening tools for children under the age of 5 Compendium of Screening Measures for Young Children (pdf).

Watch Me! Training

Early STEM Matters

Early STEM Matters, describes four guiding principles that reflect a philosophy about early childhood and STEM education. Children need adults to develop their “natural” STEM inclinations.

Children need adults to develop their “natural” STEM inclinations.
Representation and communications are central to STEM learning.
Adults’ beliefs and attitudes about STEM affect children’s beliefs and attitudes about STEM.
STEM education is not culturally neutral.

Download the full report: Early STEM Matters

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FCCAM is happy to have a strong working partnership with supporting all of Maine's early childhood professionals in their work with, and on behalf of, young children.

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