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Child Care Resource and Referral is still here at
Walla Walla Community College
Child care providers have access to
Lending Library
Theme boxes and bags
Curriculum kits
Great books for kids
Great books for teachers
Marketing ideas
Laminating machine
Butcher paper
Information about classes
Assistance over the phone
509-529-5744
Walla Walla Community College
500 Tausick Way RM 33
Walla Walla WA 509-529-5744
Here to serve you
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care
Resource amp Referral
March 2012
Becas en Washington
Nuestro personal nuevo de WA Scholarships ha estado ocupado aprendiendo los
trucos del oficio Este uacuteltimo trimestre Meka Riggins y Lora Brewsaugh viajaron a Kent WA para
ver a Lola y Mark Kling en Lolarsquos Loving Care Child Care Tambieacuten visitamos el Milgard Child
Development Center en el recinto de Pierce College Krissy Kim profesora adjunta de Early
Childhood Education en Pierce nos mostroacute el establecimiento y nos informamos sobre las clases
y los programas que ofrece Pierce para la Educacioacuten a temprana edad iexclGracias Krissy
WA Scholarships se enfocaraacute proacuteximamente en visitas al otro lado de las montantildeas
Tambieacuten tenemos planeado participar envarios congresos locales esta primavera pasando la voz
sobre el programa WA Scholarship Si quisiera que visitemos su programa o sea destacado en
nuestro boletiacuten comuniacutequese con nosotros o enviacuteenos sus
fotos Nos encanta conocer en persona a nuestros becados
Washington Scholarships
Our new WA Scholarships staff have been busy learning the ropes This last quarter Meka
Riggins and Lora Brewsaugh traveled to Kent WA to see Lola and Mark Kling at Lolarsquos Loving
Care Child Care facility We also made a visit to the Milgard Child Development Center on the
campus of Pierce College Krissy Kim the Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at
Pierce gave us a tour of the facilities and we learned about the classes and programs Pierce
offers for Early Childhood Education Thanks Krissy
WA Scholarships will next be concentrating on visits across the mountains We are also making
plans to be at many local conferences this Spring spreading the word about the WA Scholarship
program If you would like us to visit your program or be featured in a newsletter please contact
us or send us your photos We love to meet our scholars in person
Page 2
What is MERIT The Managed Education and Registry Information Tool (MERIT) is an online tool used to document and recognize the professional achievements of early care amp education and school-age professionals in Washington MERIT helps professionals find training opportunities access information on career pathways and track their individual career progress MERIT also identifies state-approved trainers who provide education to professionals
Who can join MERIT MERIT is designed for all those who work with young children and their families in an early care amp education or school-age program including
Family home child care providers
Child care center providers
Early Childhood Education and Assistance Pro-gram (ECEAP) teachers
Head Start teachers
School-age providers
Administrators including facility directors and pro-gram supervisors
Why should you join MERIT MERIT is designed to support you as a professional It provides you an accurate and efficient tool to keep track of your ongoing education and training and will help you plan your future career path Participation in MERIT will help you to
Document your education and training experience in one place
Build a professional resume and plan your future education and career goals
Find training opportunities by state-approved trainers with expertise and skill
Use verified information in your professional record to participate in quality initiatives
Research shows that quality care and education for children depends upon a
knowledgeable and skilled workforce Register in MERIT today to become a member
of a group of professionals who teach and care for children in Washington
Sign up at meritdelwagov today
MERIT Washingtonrsquos Online Professional
Development Registry
Page 3
MERIT Registro en liacutenea de desarrollo profesional de Washington
iquestQueacute es MERIT La herramienta MERIT (herramienta para registro de informacioacuten y educacioacuten administrada) se usa en liacutenea para documentar y reconocer los logros profesionales del personal de cuidado y educacioacuten temprana y de la educacioacuten escolar en Washington MERIT ayuda a los profesionales a encontrar oportunidades de capacitacioacuten obtener acceso a la informacioacuten sobre la carrera y hacer seguimiento del progreso de su carrera individualmente MERIT tambieacuten identifica a los capacitadores aprobados por el estado que ofrecen educacioacuten a los profesionales
iquestQuieacuten puede participar en MERIT MERIT estaacute disentildeado para aquellas personas que trabajan con nintildeos joacutevenes y sus familias en un programa de cuidado y edu-cacioacuten temprana o en edad escolar incluso
Proveedores de cuidado infantil familiar en el hogar
Proveedores de centros de cuidado del nintildeo
Maestros del Programa de Asistencia y Educacioacuten Pre-escolar (Early Childhood
Education and Assistance Program ECEAP)
Maestros de Head Start (Programa de insercioacuten social)
Proveedores para nintildeos en edad escolar
Administradores incluso directores y supervisores de programa de los establecimientos
iquestPor queacute debe participar en MERIT MERIT estaacute disentildeado para darle apoyo como un profesional Le ofrece una herramienta exacta y eficaz para llevar un seguimiento de su educacioacuten y capacitacioacuten continua y para planear su direccioacuten de carrera en el futuro La participacioacuten en MERIT le ayudaraacute a
Documentar su educacioacuten y experiencia de capacitacioacuten en un lugar
Crear un curriacuteculo profesional y planear su educacioacuten futura y metas de carrera
Encontrar oportunidades de capacitacioacuten con capacitadores aprobados por el estado con experiencia y habilidades
Utilizar informacioacuten verificada en su historial profesional para participar en iniciativas de calidad
La investigacioacuten demuestra que el cuidado y educacioacuten de calidad para los nintildeos depende de
una fuerza laboral con conocimiento y habilidad Inscriacutebase en MERIT hoy para ser un
miembro de un grupo de profesionales que ensentildea y cuida a los nintildeos de Washington
Inscriacutebase hoy en meritdelwagov
Page 4
The Department of Early Learning (DEL) filed the final rules on November 14th 2011 the rules take effect in March 2012 In the interim DEL will provide training to licensed family home child care providers and licensors on key
changes in the new rules Here is the link for the video regarding the new WACs httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=Budwj0h4r-sampfeature=youtubeamphd=1 On the DEL website homepage there is a whole section that has helpful links
How do I find out about Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge
New rules for licensed family home child care providers
A child care providerrsquos licensing history (Child Care Check)
Reporting possible child care subsidy fraud
Choosing child care or preschool
Concerns about child development (birth to 3)
ECEAP and Head Start in my community
Getting help paying for child care
Getting licensed to be a child care provider
Product safety notices
MERIT
In general the proposed rules
Increase education and training standards for licensed providers and their staff The pre-license education and training standards generally conform to the December 2010 Professional Development Consortium recommendations
Enhance standards for playground safety food service cribs emergency preparedness nurture and guidance and screen time
Provide an annual non-expiring full license process in accordance with Senate Bill 5625 which replaces the three-year license renewals
Include new background check requirements that start in July 2012 under House Bill 1903
Are less prescriptive regarding how the licensee meets standards
Clarify confusing fire escape provisions in the current rules
Require a higher level of communication with parents regarding the childrsquos development and the licensed providers child care philosophy
Provide more clarity for consistency in interpretation and application than the current family home child care rules
Page 5
Information on Rules Changes
Early Learning Dinner amp Dialogue Event a Success On March 20th 74 early learning professionals gathered for dinner and a valuable conversation focused
on strengthening relationships among one another improving the transition from pre-K to kindergarten
and how to better engage families in the process Informative presentations were made on early learning
and kindergarten readiness Linda Boggs Assistant Superintendent of Walla Walla Public Schools
affirmed the audience for their impact in childrenrsquos lives and Lauren Hipp of Thrive by Five Washington
shared relevant aspects of WaKids which will soon be signed into legislation
The general feedback from the evening was that it was enjoyable to be with colleagues and that more of
these events are needed more regularly to sustain and grow collaboration within the early learning
system in the Walla Walla Valley To learn more visit wwwearlylearningwallawallaorg
Page 6
NACCRRA Joins Child Care Awarereg Re-Branding Initiative
As part of NACCRRArsquos 25th Anniversary celebration March 8 incoming Board President Michael Olenick announced that NACCRRA is joining the Child Care Awarereg re-branding effort and adopt-ing the name Child Care Awarereg of America Watch for additional details as we roll out the new brand and continue to advocate for safe quality affordable child care
Page 7
Always wanted to be in a book club
but havenrsquot found the time Our partners at the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children
(WAEYC) have just launched an online book club Itrsquos a great opportunity for
parents and early learning professionals to learn some simple ways to build life-
long skills in young children
Each month for seven months participants will explore how to guide children to reach their fullest
potential through one of seven life skills Focus and Self Control Perspective
Taking Communicating Making Connections Critical Thinking Taking on Challenges and
Self-Directed Engaged Learning The book club is based on the book ldquoMind in the Makingrdquo by Ellen
Galinsky president and co-founder of the Families and Work Institute
Washington STARS Hours and OSPI Clock Hours available for participating in the Webinars
Visit wwwwaeycorgmitmhtm to learn more and sign up
How Does Your Garden Grow A Conference for Early Childhood Educators and Parents
Saturday April 28th 2012
800 am ndash 400pm Davis Elementary School
31 SE Ash College Place WA Contact Jessica Robbins 509-525-3532 or at jessicarcha-waorg
If you are caring for tiny ones who arent quite nimble enough for coloring and cutting there are
some great crafts that work well for that age group Youll need to stock your craft box with play
dough and macaroni colorful feathers raisins stickers balloons rubber bands and tin foil along
with many of the same kinds of things youd put in the box for older kids
Try some of these fun crafts for little ones
Fancy birds are made by sticking colorful feathers into play dough Some uncooked maca-
roni makes a beak and raisins serve as eyes
Sticker pictures can be a good way to teach hand-eye coordination shapes and colors
Draw a simple shape using dots on a piece of paper Encourage the children to stick
stickers over the dots to form the shape
Make play money by cutting circles from cardboard and covering them with tinfoil Put
them in a bag and youve got a coin purse
To make a squishy octopus partially blow up a balloon and draw a face on it Then tape
eight lengths of fancy ribbon to the balloon to form the tentacles
Little ones love the sound of crinkly paper To make a crinkly ball scrunch up cellophane
paper and stretch rubber bands over the top to form a ball
What little kids dont love to get his hands into paint Use water base paint to make
colorful handprints on large pieces of paper This craft is not only fun for the kids but its a
great keepsake for the mothers as well
Peanut Butter-Banana Freezer Grahams Recipe
1 cup ripe mashed bananas 1 cup peanut butter 26 graham crackers Combine bananas and peanut butter Spread 2 Tbs onto each of 13 graham cracker squares cover with second graham cracker Wrap with plastic wrap and freeze 13 servings
Page 8
Si cuida a nintildeos pequentildeos que no colorean o cortan bien hay muy buenas
manualidades que funcionan bien para ese grupo Necesitaraacute un surtido de plastilina pasta de
macarrones plumas coloridas pasas calcomaniacuteas globos bandas elaacutesticas y papel de aluminio
ademaacutes de los otros objetos que tiene para los nintildeos
mayores Haga la prueba con estas manualidades divertidas para los nintildeos pequentildeos
Se pueden hacer paacutejaros decorativos al poner plumas en la plastilina Con la pasta de
macarrones sin cocinar puede ponerle un pico y los ojos con pasas
Las calcomaniacuteas con dibujos pueden ser una buena manera de ensentildear la coordinacioacuten
viso-manual formas y colores Dibuje una forma simple marcando puntos en una hoja de
papel Aliente a los nintildeos a colocar calcomaniacuteas en los puntos marcados para crear la forma
Corte ciacuterculos de cartulina y cuacutebralos con papel de aluminio para hacer dinero de juguete
Poacutengalos en una bolsa y tiene una cartera de monedas
Para hacer un pulpo esponjoso infle parcialmente un globo y dibuje una cara en este Luego
pegue ocho cintas decorativas al globo para hacer los tentaacuteculos
A los pequentildeitos les encanta el sonido de papel arrugado Para hacer una pelota arrugada
tome papel celofaacuten y arruacuteguelo y ponga banda elaacutestica por encima
para formar una pelota
iquestA queacute nintildeo pequentildeo no le gusta meter las manos en la pintura Use pintura al agua para
hacer huellas de manos coloridas en papel grande Esta actividad de manualidades no soacutelo es
divertida para los nintildeos sino que es un tesoro para las madres
Receta para galletas tipo Graham congeladas con banana y mantequilla de maniacute (cacahuete)
1 taza de banana madura hecha pureacute 1 taza de mantequilla de maniacute 26 galletas tipo Graham Mezcle las bananas y la mantequilla de maniacute Unte las 13 galletas tipo Graham con 2 cucharadas en ca-da una cubra con otra galleta encima Envuelva con envoltorio plaacutestico y congele 13 porciones
Page 9 Page 9
Spring 2012 Early Childhood Education Seminars Registration for students is open March 5th 2012
For registration by telephone please call 527-4443
Monday-Friday 100-400 pm A VISA MasterCard or
Discover will be required to pay tuition
Tuition reimbursement scholarships are available
through WAEYC at wwwwaeycorg or 1-800-727-
3107 x17
Tuition for one ECE 144 course $6370 (05 credit5 STARS hours)
Tuition for two ECE 144 courses $11190 (1 credit10 STARS hours)
For more information about classes at WWCC you may call Jean at
529-5744
Visit our website wwwwwcceduresource
EVERY CHILD A LIFESTYLE
WINNER
Regular exercise and
wise nutrition are the
cornerstones of fitness
for children and for
their adult role models and leaders We
will explore ways to help children to
achieve both and to build them into a
lifetime lifestyle INSTEAD OF
LUNCH PLEASE BRING A
HEALTHY SNACK TO SHARE
Instructor Lee Coleman
Dates Saturday April 14th
Time 900 am -230 pm
Place Parent Child Center at WWCC
Course Number ECE 144 Item
0916 05 college credits 5 STARS
hours
I AM SPECIAL
A seminar on teaching children with
special needs Learn strategies for
including students who have
disabilities and ways to enhance
academic and social development for
all children
Instructor Terry Morgan
Dates Tuesday May 8th amp 15
Time 600-830 pm
Place WWCC Room 214
Course Number ECE 144
Item 0917 05
college credits
5 STARS hours
Page 10
Learn the Signs Act Early
Information for Early Childhood Educators
You spend your day working with playing with and watching children and you are already familiar with many milestones ndashsuch as pointing at objects smiling and playing with others ndash that mark a childrsquos development All children are unique but sooner or later you will see a child who is not developing as they should You are a valuable resource to parents They look to you for information on their child and they trust you The ldquoLearn the Signs Act Earlyrdquo campaign has created a series of resources to help you educate parents on the full range of child development
Free Materials You can view download print and order the various materials for the Learn the Signs Act Early campaign designed for child care providers
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddactearlyccpindexhtml
Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto
Informacioacuten para educadores de la primera infancia Usted se pasa el diacutea trabajando jugando y supervisando a nintildeos y ademaacutes ya estaacute familiarizado con muchos de los indicadores que marcan el desarrollo infantil como sentildealar los objetos sonreiacuter y jugar con otros nintildeos Cada nintildeo es distinto pero tarde o temprano notaraacute que uno no se estaacute desarrollando como deberiacutea iexclUsted puede ser de gran ayuda para los padres Ellos acuden a usted para solicitarle informacioacuten sobre sus hijos porque confiacutean en usted La campantildea ldquoAprenda los signos Reac-cione prontordquo ha creado una serie de recursos para ayudarle a usted a educar a los padres sobre todo lo que deben saber acerca del desarrollo integral del nintildeo Materiales gratuitos Puede ver descargar imprimir y solicitar una variedad de materiales sobre la campantildea Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto disentildeados para los proveedores de cuidados infantiles
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddSpanishactearlyccpindexhtml
Page 11
Spring Spotlight on Immunizations
Download and Accept Only the Most Current CIS and COE
Schools and child cares must download ndash or encourage parents to download ndash the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) Parents must complete a CIS for each of their children attending child care preschool or school in Washington State Schools and child cares should only accept the revised CIS dated January 2010
Parents who want to exempt (excuse) their child from the requirements must also download a Certificate of Exemption (COE) fill it out and turn it in Schools and child cares should only accept the revised COE dated May 2011
Only the official DOH CIS and COE are valid Download the CIS and COE from DOH at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
2012-2013 School and Child Care Immunization Requirements
The 2012-2013 Vaccines Required for School and Child CarePreschool charts are
now available and can be found here httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschools
vaccinehtm
The child carepreschool chart can be sent to parents as well as used by staff
The main change for child care and preschool
Children in child care and preschool may get 5 total doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine A single supplemental dose of PCV13 is recommended for all children aged 14ndash59 months who got 4 doses of PCV7 This is not yet a requirement in WA State
Health and Safety
Page 12
Page 13
Salud y seguridad
Vacunas en el punto de mira en primavera Descargue y acepte soacutelo el CIS y COE maacutes reciente Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben descargar o alentar a los padres a descargar el Certificado de estado de inmunizacioacuten (CIS) Los padres deben completar un CIS para cada uno de sus nintildeos que asisten a la guarderiacutea preescolar o escuela en el estado de Washington Las escuelas y cuidados in-fantiles deben soacutelo aceptar el CIS revisado con fecha de enero de 2010 Los padres que quieren exentar (excluir) a sus nintildeos de los requisitos deben tambieacuten descargar un Certificado de exencioacuten (Certificate of Exemption COE) llenarlo y entregarlo Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben aceptar soacutelo el COE revisado con fecha de mayo de 2011 Soacutelo el documento CIS y COE oficial de DOH es vaacutelido Descargue el CIS y COE de DOH en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
Requisitos de vacunas para cuidado infantil y escuelas para 2012-2013
Las tablas de vacunas requeridas para 2012-2013 para guarderiacuteas y preescolar estaacuten ahora disponi-
bles en httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschoolsvaccinehtm
La tabla para guarderiacutea y preescolar puede ser enviada a los padres y ser usada por el personal
El cambio principal para guarderiacuteas y preescolar
Los nintildeos en guarderiacuteas y preescolar pueden obtener 5 dosis de la vacuna neumocoacutecica conjugada Se recomienda una dosis uacutenica suplementaria de PCV13 para todos los nintildeos entre los 14 y 59 meses que recibieron 4 dosis de PCV7 Esto todaviacutea no es un requisito en el estado de Washington
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
Becas en Washington
Nuestro personal nuevo de WA Scholarships ha estado ocupado aprendiendo los
trucos del oficio Este uacuteltimo trimestre Meka Riggins y Lora Brewsaugh viajaron a Kent WA para
ver a Lola y Mark Kling en Lolarsquos Loving Care Child Care Tambieacuten visitamos el Milgard Child
Development Center en el recinto de Pierce College Krissy Kim profesora adjunta de Early
Childhood Education en Pierce nos mostroacute el establecimiento y nos informamos sobre las clases
y los programas que ofrece Pierce para la Educacioacuten a temprana edad iexclGracias Krissy
WA Scholarships se enfocaraacute proacuteximamente en visitas al otro lado de las montantildeas
Tambieacuten tenemos planeado participar envarios congresos locales esta primavera pasando la voz
sobre el programa WA Scholarship Si quisiera que visitemos su programa o sea destacado en
nuestro boletiacuten comuniacutequese con nosotros o enviacuteenos sus
fotos Nos encanta conocer en persona a nuestros becados
Washington Scholarships
Our new WA Scholarships staff have been busy learning the ropes This last quarter Meka
Riggins and Lora Brewsaugh traveled to Kent WA to see Lola and Mark Kling at Lolarsquos Loving
Care Child Care facility We also made a visit to the Milgard Child Development Center on the
campus of Pierce College Krissy Kim the Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at
Pierce gave us a tour of the facilities and we learned about the classes and programs Pierce
offers for Early Childhood Education Thanks Krissy
WA Scholarships will next be concentrating on visits across the mountains We are also making
plans to be at many local conferences this Spring spreading the word about the WA Scholarship
program If you would like us to visit your program or be featured in a newsletter please contact
us or send us your photos We love to meet our scholars in person
Page 2
What is MERIT The Managed Education and Registry Information Tool (MERIT) is an online tool used to document and recognize the professional achievements of early care amp education and school-age professionals in Washington MERIT helps professionals find training opportunities access information on career pathways and track their individual career progress MERIT also identifies state-approved trainers who provide education to professionals
Who can join MERIT MERIT is designed for all those who work with young children and their families in an early care amp education or school-age program including
Family home child care providers
Child care center providers
Early Childhood Education and Assistance Pro-gram (ECEAP) teachers
Head Start teachers
School-age providers
Administrators including facility directors and pro-gram supervisors
Why should you join MERIT MERIT is designed to support you as a professional It provides you an accurate and efficient tool to keep track of your ongoing education and training and will help you plan your future career path Participation in MERIT will help you to
Document your education and training experience in one place
Build a professional resume and plan your future education and career goals
Find training opportunities by state-approved trainers with expertise and skill
Use verified information in your professional record to participate in quality initiatives
Research shows that quality care and education for children depends upon a
knowledgeable and skilled workforce Register in MERIT today to become a member
of a group of professionals who teach and care for children in Washington
Sign up at meritdelwagov today
MERIT Washingtonrsquos Online Professional
Development Registry
Page 3
MERIT Registro en liacutenea de desarrollo profesional de Washington
iquestQueacute es MERIT La herramienta MERIT (herramienta para registro de informacioacuten y educacioacuten administrada) se usa en liacutenea para documentar y reconocer los logros profesionales del personal de cuidado y educacioacuten temprana y de la educacioacuten escolar en Washington MERIT ayuda a los profesionales a encontrar oportunidades de capacitacioacuten obtener acceso a la informacioacuten sobre la carrera y hacer seguimiento del progreso de su carrera individualmente MERIT tambieacuten identifica a los capacitadores aprobados por el estado que ofrecen educacioacuten a los profesionales
iquestQuieacuten puede participar en MERIT MERIT estaacute disentildeado para aquellas personas que trabajan con nintildeos joacutevenes y sus familias en un programa de cuidado y edu-cacioacuten temprana o en edad escolar incluso
Proveedores de cuidado infantil familiar en el hogar
Proveedores de centros de cuidado del nintildeo
Maestros del Programa de Asistencia y Educacioacuten Pre-escolar (Early Childhood
Education and Assistance Program ECEAP)
Maestros de Head Start (Programa de insercioacuten social)
Proveedores para nintildeos en edad escolar
Administradores incluso directores y supervisores de programa de los establecimientos
iquestPor queacute debe participar en MERIT MERIT estaacute disentildeado para darle apoyo como un profesional Le ofrece una herramienta exacta y eficaz para llevar un seguimiento de su educacioacuten y capacitacioacuten continua y para planear su direccioacuten de carrera en el futuro La participacioacuten en MERIT le ayudaraacute a
Documentar su educacioacuten y experiencia de capacitacioacuten en un lugar
Crear un curriacuteculo profesional y planear su educacioacuten futura y metas de carrera
Encontrar oportunidades de capacitacioacuten con capacitadores aprobados por el estado con experiencia y habilidades
Utilizar informacioacuten verificada en su historial profesional para participar en iniciativas de calidad
La investigacioacuten demuestra que el cuidado y educacioacuten de calidad para los nintildeos depende de
una fuerza laboral con conocimiento y habilidad Inscriacutebase en MERIT hoy para ser un
miembro de un grupo de profesionales que ensentildea y cuida a los nintildeos de Washington
Inscriacutebase hoy en meritdelwagov
Page 4
The Department of Early Learning (DEL) filed the final rules on November 14th 2011 the rules take effect in March 2012 In the interim DEL will provide training to licensed family home child care providers and licensors on key
changes in the new rules Here is the link for the video regarding the new WACs httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=Budwj0h4r-sampfeature=youtubeamphd=1 On the DEL website homepage there is a whole section that has helpful links
How do I find out about Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge
New rules for licensed family home child care providers
A child care providerrsquos licensing history (Child Care Check)
Reporting possible child care subsidy fraud
Choosing child care or preschool
Concerns about child development (birth to 3)
ECEAP and Head Start in my community
Getting help paying for child care
Getting licensed to be a child care provider
Product safety notices
MERIT
In general the proposed rules
Increase education and training standards for licensed providers and their staff The pre-license education and training standards generally conform to the December 2010 Professional Development Consortium recommendations
Enhance standards for playground safety food service cribs emergency preparedness nurture and guidance and screen time
Provide an annual non-expiring full license process in accordance with Senate Bill 5625 which replaces the three-year license renewals
Include new background check requirements that start in July 2012 under House Bill 1903
Are less prescriptive regarding how the licensee meets standards
Clarify confusing fire escape provisions in the current rules
Require a higher level of communication with parents regarding the childrsquos development and the licensed providers child care philosophy
Provide more clarity for consistency in interpretation and application than the current family home child care rules
Page 5
Information on Rules Changes
Early Learning Dinner amp Dialogue Event a Success On March 20th 74 early learning professionals gathered for dinner and a valuable conversation focused
on strengthening relationships among one another improving the transition from pre-K to kindergarten
and how to better engage families in the process Informative presentations were made on early learning
and kindergarten readiness Linda Boggs Assistant Superintendent of Walla Walla Public Schools
affirmed the audience for their impact in childrenrsquos lives and Lauren Hipp of Thrive by Five Washington
shared relevant aspects of WaKids which will soon be signed into legislation
The general feedback from the evening was that it was enjoyable to be with colleagues and that more of
these events are needed more regularly to sustain and grow collaboration within the early learning
system in the Walla Walla Valley To learn more visit wwwearlylearningwallawallaorg
Page 6
NACCRRA Joins Child Care Awarereg Re-Branding Initiative
As part of NACCRRArsquos 25th Anniversary celebration March 8 incoming Board President Michael Olenick announced that NACCRRA is joining the Child Care Awarereg re-branding effort and adopt-ing the name Child Care Awarereg of America Watch for additional details as we roll out the new brand and continue to advocate for safe quality affordable child care
Page 7
Always wanted to be in a book club
but havenrsquot found the time Our partners at the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children
(WAEYC) have just launched an online book club Itrsquos a great opportunity for
parents and early learning professionals to learn some simple ways to build life-
long skills in young children
Each month for seven months participants will explore how to guide children to reach their fullest
potential through one of seven life skills Focus and Self Control Perspective
Taking Communicating Making Connections Critical Thinking Taking on Challenges and
Self-Directed Engaged Learning The book club is based on the book ldquoMind in the Makingrdquo by Ellen
Galinsky president and co-founder of the Families and Work Institute
Washington STARS Hours and OSPI Clock Hours available for participating in the Webinars
Visit wwwwaeycorgmitmhtm to learn more and sign up
How Does Your Garden Grow A Conference for Early Childhood Educators and Parents
Saturday April 28th 2012
800 am ndash 400pm Davis Elementary School
31 SE Ash College Place WA Contact Jessica Robbins 509-525-3532 or at jessicarcha-waorg
If you are caring for tiny ones who arent quite nimble enough for coloring and cutting there are
some great crafts that work well for that age group Youll need to stock your craft box with play
dough and macaroni colorful feathers raisins stickers balloons rubber bands and tin foil along
with many of the same kinds of things youd put in the box for older kids
Try some of these fun crafts for little ones
Fancy birds are made by sticking colorful feathers into play dough Some uncooked maca-
roni makes a beak and raisins serve as eyes
Sticker pictures can be a good way to teach hand-eye coordination shapes and colors
Draw a simple shape using dots on a piece of paper Encourage the children to stick
stickers over the dots to form the shape
Make play money by cutting circles from cardboard and covering them with tinfoil Put
them in a bag and youve got a coin purse
To make a squishy octopus partially blow up a balloon and draw a face on it Then tape
eight lengths of fancy ribbon to the balloon to form the tentacles
Little ones love the sound of crinkly paper To make a crinkly ball scrunch up cellophane
paper and stretch rubber bands over the top to form a ball
What little kids dont love to get his hands into paint Use water base paint to make
colorful handprints on large pieces of paper This craft is not only fun for the kids but its a
great keepsake for the mothers as well
Peanut Butter-Banana Freezer Grahams Recipe
1 cup ripe mashed bananas 1 cup peanut butter 26 graham crackers Combine bananas and peanut butter Spread 2 Tbs onto each of 13 graham cracker squares cover with second graham cracker Wrap with plastic wrap and freeze 13 servings
Page 8
Si cuida a nintildeos pequentildeos que no colorean o cortan bien hay muy buenas
manualidades que funcionan bien para ese grupo Necesitaraacute un surtido de plastilina pasta de
macarrones plumas coloridas pasas calcomaniacuteas globos bandas elaacutesticas y papel de aluminio
ademaacutes de los otros objetos que tiene para los nintildeos
mayores Haga la prueba con estas manualidades divertidas para los nintildeos pequentildeos
Se pueden hacer paacutejaros decorativos al poner plumas en la plastilina Con la pasta de
macarrones sin cocinar puede ponerle un pico y los ojos con pasas
Las calcomaniacuteas con dibujos pueden ser una buena manera de ensentildear la coordinacioacuten
viso-manual formas y colores Dibuje una forma simple marcando puntos en una hoja de
papel Aliente a los nintildeos a colocar calcomaniacuteas en los puntos marcados para crear la forma
Corte ciacuterculos de cartulina y cuacutebralos con papel de aluminio para hacer dinero de juguete
Poacutengalos en una bolsa y tiene una cartera de monedas
Para hacer un pulpo esponjoso infle parcialmente un globo y dibuje una cara en este Luego
pegue ocho cintas decorativas al globo para hacer los tentaacuteculos
A los pequentildeitos les encanta el sonido de papel arrugado Para hacer una pelota arrugada
tome papel celofaacuten y arruacuteguelo y ponga banda elaacutestica por encima
para formar una pelota
iquestA queacute nintildeo pequentildeo no le gusta meter las manos en la pintura Use pintura al agua para
hacer huellas de manos coloridas en papel grande Esta actividad de manualidades no soacutelo es
divertida para los nintildeos sino que es un tesoro para las madres
Receta para galletas tipo Graham congeladas con banana y mantequilla de maniacute (cacahuete)
1 taza de banana madura hecha pureacute 1 taza de mantequilla de maniacute 26 galletas tipo Graham Mezcle las bananas y la mantequilla de maniacute Unte las 13 galletas tipo Graham con 2 cucharadas en ca-da una cubra con otra galleta encima Envuelva con envoltorio plaacutestico y congele 13 porciones
Page 9 Page 9
Spring 2012 Early Childhood Education Seminars Registration for students is open March 5th 2012
For registration by telephone please call 527-4443
Monday-Friday 100-400 pm A VISA MasterCard or
Discover will be required to pay tuition
Tuition reimbursement scholarships are available
through WAEYC at wwwwaeycorg or 1-800-727-
3107 x17
Tuition for one ECE 144 course $6370 (05 credit5 STARS hours)
Tuition for two ECE 144 courses $11190 (1 credit10 STARS hours)
For more information about classes at WWCC you may call Jean at
529-5744
Visit our website wwwwwcceduresource
EVERY CHILD A LIFESTYLE
WINNER
Regular exercise and
wise nutrition are the
cornerstones of fitness
for children and for
their adult role models and leaders We
will explore ways to help children to
achieve both and to build them into a
lifetime lifestyle INSTEAD OF
LUNCH PLEASE BRING A
HEALTHY SNACK TO SHARE
Instructor Lee Coleman
Dates Saturday April 14th
Time 900 am -230 pm
Place Parent Child Center at WWCC
Course Number ECE 144 Item
0916 05 college credits 5 STARS
hours
I AM SPECIAL
A seminar on teaching children with
special needs Learn strategies for
including students who have
disabilities and ways to enhance
academic and social development for
all children
Instructor Terry Morgan
Dates Tuesday May 8th amp 15
Time 600-830 pm
Place WWCC Room 214
Course Number ECE 144
Item 0917 05
college credits
5 STARS hours
Page 10
Learn the Signs Act Early
Information for Early Childhood Educators
You spend your day working with playing with and watching children and you are already familiar with many milestones ndashsuch as pointing at objects smiling and playing with others ndash that mark a childrsquos development All children are unique but sooner or later you will see a child who is not developing as they should You are a valuable resource to parents They look to you for information on their child and they trust you The ldquoLearn the Signs Act Earlyrdquo campaign has created a series of resources to help you educate parents on the full range of child development
Free Materials You can view download print and order the various materials for the Learn the Signs Act Early campaign designed for child care providers
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddactearlyccpindexhtml
Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto
Informacioacuten para educadores de la primera infancia Usted se pasa el diacutea trabajando jugando y supervisando a nintildeos y ademaacutes ya estaacute familiarizado con muchos de los indicadores que marcan el desarrollo infantil como sentildealar los objetos sonreiacuter y jugar con otros nintildeos Cada nintildeo es distinto pero tarde o temprano notaraacute que uno no se estaacute desarrollando como deberiacutea iexclUsted puede ser de gran ayuda para los padres Ellos acuden a usted para solicitarle informacioacuten sobre sus hijos porque confiacutean en usted La campantildea ldquoAprenda los signos Reac-cione prontordquo ha creado una serie de recursos para ayudarle a usted a educar a los padres sobre todo lo que deben saber acerca del desarrollo integral del nintildeo Materiales gratuitos Puede ver descargar imprimir y solicitar una variedad de materiales sobre la campantildea Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto disentildeados para los proveedores de cuidados infantiles
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddSpanishactearlyccpindexhtml
Page 11
Spring Spotlight on Immunizations
Download and Accept Only the Most Current CIS and COE
Schools and child cares must download ndash or encourage parents to download ndash the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) Parents must complete a CIS for each of their children attending child care preschool or school in Washington State Schools and child cares should only accept the revised CIS dated January 2010
Parents who want to exempt (excuse) their child from the requirements must also download a Certificate of Exemption (COE) fill it out and turn it in Schools and child cares should only accept the revised COE dated May 2011
Only the official DOH CIS and COE are valid Download the CIS and COE from DOH at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
2012-2013 School and Child Care Immunization Requirements
The 2012-2013 Vaccines Required for School and Child CarePreschool charts are
now available and can be found here httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschools
vaccinehtm
The child carepreschool chart can be sent to parents as well as used by staff
The main change for child care and preschool
Children in child care and preschool may get 5 total doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine A single supplemental dose of PCV13 is recommended for all children aged 14ndash59 months who got 4 doses of PCV7 This is not yet a requirement in WA State
Health and Safety
Page 12
Page 13
Salud y seguridad
Vacunas en el punto de mira en primavera Descargue y acepte soacutelo el CIS y COE maacutes reciente Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben descargar o alentar a los padres a descargar el Certificado de estado de inmunizacioacuten (CIS) Los padres deben completar un CIS para cada uno de sus nintildeos que asisten a la guarderiacutea preescolar o escuela en el estado de Washington Las escuelas y cuidados in-fantiles deben soacutelo aceptar el CIS revisado con fecha de enero de 2010 Los padres que quieren exentar (excluir) a sus nintildeos de los requisitos deben tambieacuten descargar un Certificado de exencioacuten (Certificate of Exemption COE) llenarlo y entregarlo Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben aceptar soacutelo el COE revisado con fecha de mayo de 2011 Soacutelo el documento CIS y COE oficial de DOH es vaacutelido Descargue el CIS y COE de DOH en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
Requisitos de vacunas para cuidado infantil y escuelas para 2012-2013
Las tablas de vacunas requeridas para 2012-2013 para guarderiacuteas y preescolar estaacuten ahora disponi-
bles en httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschoolsvaccinehtm
La tabla para guarderiacutea y preescolar puede ser enviada a los padres y ser usada por el personal
El cambio principal para guarderiacuteas y preescolar
Los nintildeos en guarderiacuteas y preescolar pueden obtener 5 dosis de la vacuna neumocoacutecica conjugada Se recomienda una dosis uacutenica suplementaria de PCV13 para todos los nintildeos entre los 14 y 59 meses que recibieron 4 dosis de PCV7 Esto todaviacutea no es un requisito en el estado de Washington
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
What is MERIT The Managed Education and Registry Information Tool (MERIT) is an online tool used to document and recognize the professional achievements of early care amp education and school-age professionals in Washington MERIT helps professionals find training opportunities access information on career pathways and track their individual career progress MERIT also identifies state-approved trainers who provide education to professionals
Who can join MERIT MERIT is designed for all those who work with young children and their families in an early care amp education or school-age program including
Family home child care providers
Child care center providers
Early Childhood Education and Assistance Pro-gram (ECEAP) teachers
Head Start teachers
School-age providers
Administrators including facility directors and pro-gram supervisors
Why should you join MERIT MERIT is designed to support you as a professional It provides you an accurate and efficient tool to keep track of your ongoing education and training and will help you plan your future career path Participation in MERIT will help you to
Document your education and training experience in one place
Build a professional resume and plan your future education and career goals
Find training opportunities by state-approved trainers with expertise and skill
Use verified information in your professional record to participate in quality initiatives
Research shows that quality care and education for children depends upon a
knowledgeable and skilled workforce Register in MERIT today to become a member
of a group of professionals who teach and care for children in Washington
Sign up at meritdelwagov today
MERIT Washingtonrsquos Online Professional
Development Registry
Page 3
MERIT Registro en liacutenea de desarrollo profesional de Washington
iquestQueacute es MERIT La herramienta MERIT (herramienta para registro de informacioacuten y educacioacuten administrada) se usa en liacutenea para documentar y reconocer los logros profesionales del personal de cuidado y educacioacuten temprana y de la educacioacuten escolar en Washington MERIT ayuda a los profesionales a encontrar oportunidades de capacitacioacuten obtener acceso a la informacioacuten sobre la carrera y hacer seguimiento del progreso de su carrera individualmente MERIT tambieacuten identifica a los capacitadores aprobados por el estado que ofrecen educacioacuten a los profesionales
iquestQuieacuten puede participar en MERIT MERIT estaacute disentildeado para aquellas personas que trabajan con nintildeos joacutevenes y sus familias en un programa de cuidado y edu-cacioacuten temprana o en edad escolar incluso
Proveedores de cuidado infantil familiar en el hogar
Proveedores de centros de cuidado del nintildeo
Maestros del Programa de Asistencia y Educacioacuten Pre-escolar (Early Childhood
Education and Assistance Program ECEAP)
Maestros de Head Start (Programa de insercioacuten social)
Proveedores para nintildeos en edad escolar
Administradores incluso directores y supervisores de programa de los establecimientos
iquestPor queacute debe participar en MERIT MERIT estaacute disentildeado para darle apoyo como un profesional Le ofrece una herramienta exacta y eficaz para llevar un seguimiento de su educacioacuten y capacitacioacuten continua y para planear su direccioacuten de carrera en el futuro La participacioacuten en MERIT le ayudaraacute a
Documentar su educacioacuten y experiencia de capacitacioacuten en un lugar
Crear un curriacuteculo profesional y planear su educacioacuten futura y metas de carrera
Encontrar oportunidades de capacitacioacuten con capacitadores aprobados por el estado con experiencia y habilidades
Utilizar informacioacuten verificada en su historial profesional para participar en iniciativas de calidad
La investigacioacuten demuestra que el cuidado y educacioacuten de calidad para los nintildeos depende de
una fuerza laboral con conocimiento y habilidad Inscriacutebase en MERIT hoy para ser un
miembro de un grupo de profesionales que ensentildea y cuida a los nintildeos de Washington
Inscriacutebase hoy en meritdelwagov
Page 4
The Department of Early Learning (DEL) filed the final rules on November 14th 2011 the rules take effect in March 2012 In the interim DEL will provide training to licensed family home child care providers and licensors on key
changes in the new rules Here is the link for the video regarding the new WACs httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=Budwj0h4r-sampfeature=youtubeamphd=1 On the DEL website homepage there is a whole section that has helpful links
How do I find out about Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge
New rules for licensed family home child care providers
A child care providerrsquos licensing history (Child Care Check)
Reporting possible child care subsidy fraud
Choosing child care or preschool
Concerns about child development (birth to 3)
ECEAP and Head Start in my community
Getting help paying for child care
Getting licensed to be a child care provider
Product safety notices
MERIT
In general the proposed rules
Increase education and training standards for licensed providers and their staff The pre-license education and training standards generally conform to the December 2010 Professional Development Consortium recommendations
Enhance standards for playground safety food service cribs emergency preparedness nurture and guidance and screen time
Provide an annual non-expiring full license process in accordance with Senate Bill 5625 which replaces the three-year license renewals
Include new background check requirements that start in July 2012 under House Bill 1903
Are less prescriptive regarding how the licensee meets standards
Clarify confusing fire escape provisions in the current rules
Require a higher level of communication with parents regarding the childrsquos development and the licensed providers child care philosophy
Provide more clarity for consistency in interpretation and application than the current family home child care rules
Page 5
Information on Rules Changes
Early Learning Dinner amp Dialogue Event a Success On March 20th 74 early learning professionals gathered for dinner and a valuable conversation focused
on strengthening relationships among one another improving the transition from pre-K to kindergarten
and how to better engage families in the process Informative presentations were made on early learning
and kindergarten readiness Linda Boggs Assistant Superintendent of Walla Walla Public Schools
affirmed the audience for their impact in childrenrsquos lives and Lauren Hipp of Thrive by Five Washington
shared relevant aspects of WaKids which will soon be signed into legislation
The general feedback from the evening was that it was enjoyable to be with colleagues and that more of
these events are needed more regularly to sustain and grow collaboration within the early learning
system in the Walla Walla Valley To learn more visit wwwearlylearningwallawallaorg
Page 6
NACCRRA Joins Child Care Awarereg Re-Branding Initiative
As part of NACCRRArsquos 25th Anniversary celebration March 8 incoming Board President Michael Olenick announced that NACCRRA is joining the Child Care Awarereg re-branding effort and adopt-ing the name Child Care Awarereg of America Watch for additional details as we roll out the new brand and continue to advocate for safe quality affordable child care
Page 7
Always wanted to be in a book club
but havenrsquot found the time Our partners at the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children
(WAEYC) have just launched an online book club Itrsquos a great opportunity for
parents and early learning professionals to learn some simple ways to build life-
long skills in young children
Each month for seven months participants will explore how to guide children to reach their fullest
potential through one of seven life skills Focus and Self Control Perspective
Taking Communicating Making Connections Critical Thinking Taking on Challenges and
Self-Directed Engaged Learning The book club is based on the book ldquoMind in the Makingrdquo by Ellen
Galinsky president and co-founder of the Families and Work Institute
Washington STARS Hours and OSPI Clock Hours available for participating in the Webinars
Visit wwwwaeycorgmitmhtm to learn more and sign up
How Does Your Garden Grow A Conference for Early Childhood Educators and Parents
Saturday April 28th 2012
800 am ndash 400pm Davis Elementary School
31 SE Ash College Place WA Contact Jessica Robbins 509-525-3532 or at jessicarcha-waorg
If you are caring for tiny ones who arent quite nimble enough for coloring and cutting there are
some great crafts that work well for that age group Youll need to stock your craft box with play
dough and macaroni colorful feathers raisins stickers balloons rubber bands and tin foil along
with many of the same kinds of things youd put in the box for older kids
Try some of these fun crafts for little ones
Fancy birds are made by sticking colorful feathers into play dough Some uncooked maca-
roni makes a beak and raisins serve as eyes
Sticker pictures can be a good way to teach hand-eye coordination shapes and colors
Draw a simple shape using dots on a piece of paper Encourage the children to stick
stickers over the dots to form the shape
Make play money by cutting circles from cardboard and covering them with tinfoil Put
them in a bag and youve got a coin purse
To make a squishy octopus partially blow up a balloon and draw a face on it Then tape
eight lengths of fancy ribbon to the balloon to form the tentacles
Little ones love the sound of crinkly paper To make a crinkly ball scrunch up cellophane
paper and stretch rubber bands over the top to form a ball
What little kids dont love to get his hands into paint Use water base paint to make
colorful handprints on large pieces of paper This craft is not only fun for the kids but its a
great keepsake for the mothers as well
Peanut Butter-Banana Freezer Grahams Recipe
1 cup ripe mashed bananas 1 cup peanut butter 26 graham crackers Combine bananas and peanut butter Spread 2 Tbs onto each of 13 graham cracker squares cover with second graham cracker Wrap with plastic wrap and freeze 13 servings
Page 8
Si cuida a nintildeos pequentildeos que no colorean o cortan bien hay muy buenas
manualidades que funcionan bien para ese grupo Necesitaraacute un surtido de plastilina pasta de
macarrones plumas coloridas pasas calcomaniacuteas globos bandas elaacutesticas y papel de aluminio
ademaacutes de los otros objetos que tiene para los nintildeos
mayores Haga la prueba con estas manualidades divertidas para los nintildeos pequentildeos
Se pueden hacer paacutejaros decorativos al poner plumas en la plastilina Con la pasta de
macarrones sin cocinar puede ponerle un pico y los ojos con pasas
Las calcomaniacuteas con dibujos pueden ser una buena manera de ensentildear la coordinacioacuten
viso-manual formas y colores Dibuje una forma simple marcando puntos en una hoja de
papel Aliente a los nintildeos a colocar calcomaniacuteas en los puntos marcados para crear la forma
Corte ciacuterculos de cartulina y cuacutebralos con papel de aluminio para hacer dinero de juguete
Poacutengalos en una bolsa y tiene una cartera de monedas
Para hacer un pulpo esponjoso infle parcialmente un globo y dibuje una cara en este Luego
pegue ocho cintas decorativas al globo para hacer los tentaacuteculos
A los pequentildeitos les encanta el sonido de papel arrugado Para hacer una pelota arrugada
tome papel celofaacuten y arruacuteguelo y ponga banda elaacutestica por encima
para formar una pelota
iquestA queacute nintildeo pequentildeo no le gusta meter las manos en la pintura Use pintura al agua para
hacer huellas de manos coloridas en papel grande Esta actividad de manualidades no soacutelo es
divertida para los nintildeos sino que es un tesoro para las madres
Receta para galletas tipo Graham congeladas con banana y mantequilla de maniacute (cacahuete)
1 taza de banana madura hecha pureacute 1 taza de mantequilla de maniacute 26 galletas tipo Graham Mezcle las bananas y la mantequilla de maniacute Unte las 13 galletas tipo Graham con 2 cucharadas en ca-da una cubra con otra galleta encima Envuelva con envoltorio plaacutestico y congele 13 porciones
Page 9 Page 9
Spring 2012 Early Childhood Education Seminars Registration for students is open March 5th 2012
For registration by telephone please call 527-4443
Monday-Friday 100-400 pm A VISA MasterCard or
Discover will be required to pay tuition
Tuition reimbursement scholarships are available
through WAEYC at wwwwaeycorg or 1-800-727-
3107 x17
Tuition for one ECE 144 course $6370 (05 credit5 STARS hours)
Tuition for two ECE 144 courses $11190 (1 credit10 STARS hours)
For more information about classes at WWCC you may call Jean at
529-5744
Visit our website wwwwwcceduresource
EVERY CHILD A LIFESTYLE
WINNER
Regular exercise and
wise nutrition are the
cornerstones of fitness
for children and for
their adult role models and leaders We
will explore ways to help children to
achieve both and to build them into a
lifetime lifestyle INSTEAD OF
LUNCH PLEASE BRING A
HEALTHY SNACK TO SHARE
Instructor Lee Coleman
Dates Saturday April 14th
Time 900 am -230 pm
Place Parent Child Center at WWCC
Course Number ECE 144 Item
0916 05 college credits 5 STARS
hours
I AM SPECIAL
A seminar on teaching children with
special needs Learn strategies for
including students who have
disabilities and ways to enhance
academic and social development for
all children
Instructor Terry Morgan
Dates Tuesday May 8th amp 15
Time 600-830 pm
Place WWCC Room 214
Course Number ECE 144
Item 0917 05
college credits
5 STARS hours
Page 10
Learn the Signs Act Early
Information for Early Childhood Educators
You spend your day working with playing with and watching children and you are already familiar with many milestones ndashsuch as pointing at objects smiling and playing with others ndash that mark a childrsquos development All children are unique but sooner or later you will see a child who is not developing as they should You are a valuable resource to parents They look to you for information on their child and they trust you The ldquoLearn the Signs Act Earlyrdquo campaign has created a series of resources to help you educate parents on the full range of child development
Free Materials You can view download print and order the various materials for the Learn the Signs Act Early campaign designed for child care providers
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddactearlyccpindexhtml
Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto
Informacioacuten para educadores de la primera infancia Usted se pasa el diacutea trabajando jugando y supervisando a nintildeos y ademaacutes ya estaacute familiarizado con muchos de los indicadores que marcan el desarrollo infantil como sentildealar los objetos sonreiacuter y jugar con otros nintildeos Cada nintildeo es distinto pero tarde o temprano notaraacute que uno no se estaacute desarrollando como deberiacutea iexclUsted puede ser de gran ayuda para los padres Ellos acuden a usted para solicitarle informacioacuten sobre sus hijos porque confiacutean en usted La campantildea ldquoAprenda los signos Reac-cione prontordquo ha creado una serie de recursos para ayudarle a usted a educar a los padres sobre todo lo que deben saber acerca del desarrollo integral del nintildeo Materiales gratuitos Puede ver descargar imprimir y solicitar una variedad de materiales sobre la campantildea Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto disentildeados para los proveedores de cuidados infantiles
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddSpanishactearlyccpindexhtml
Page 11
Spring Spotlight on Immunizations
Download and Accept Only the Most Current CIS and COE
Schools and child cares must download ndash or encourage parents to download ndash the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) Parents must complete a CIS for each of their children attending child care preschool or school in Washington State Schools and child cares should only accept the revised CIS dated January 2010
Parents who want to exempt (excuse) their child from the requirements must also download a Certificate of Exemption (COE) fill it out and turn it in Schools and child cares should only accept the revised COE dated May 2011
Only the official DOH CIS and COE are valid Download the CIS and COE from DOH at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
2012-2013 School and Child Care Immunization Requirements
The 2012-2013 Vaccines Required for School and Child CarePreschool charts are
now available and can be found here httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschools
vaccinehtm
The child carepreschool chart can be sent to parents as well as used by staff
The main change for child care and preschool
Children in child care and preschool may get 5 total doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine A single supplemental dose of PCV13 is recommended for all children aged 14ndash59 months who got 4 doses of PCV7 This is not yet a requirement in WA State
Health and Safety
Page 12
Page 13
Salud y seguridad
Vacunas en el punto de mira en primavera Descargue y acepte soacutelo el CIS y COE maacutes reciente Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben descargar o alentar a los padres a descargar el Certificado de estado de inmunizacioacuten (CIS) Los padres deben completar un CIS para cada uno de sus nintildeos que asisten a la guarderiacutea preescolar o escuela en el estado de Washington Las escuelas y cuidados in-fantiles deben soacutelo aceptar el CIS revisado con fecha de enero de 2010 Los padres que quieren exentar (excluir) a sus nintildeos de los requisitos deben tambieacuten descargar un Certificado de exencioacuten (Certificate of Exemption COE) llenarlo y entregarlo Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben aceptar soacutelo el COE revisado con fecha de mayo de 2011 Soacutelo el documento CIS y COE oficial de DOH es vaacutelido Descargue el CIS y COE de DOH en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
Requisitos de vacunas para cuidado infantil y escuelas para 2012-2013
Las tablas de vacunas requeridas para 2012-2013 para guarderiacuteas y preescolar estaacuten ahora disponi-
bles en httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschoolsvaccinehtm
La tabla para guarderiacutea y preescolar puede ser enviada a los padres y ser usada por el personal
El cambio principal para guarderiacuteas y preescolar
Los nintildeos en guarderiacuteas y preescolar pueden obtener 5 dosis de la vacuna neumocoacutecica conjugada Se recomienda una dosis uacutenica suplementaria de PCV13 para todos los nintildeos entre los 14 y 59 meses que recibieron 4 dosis de PCV7 Esto todaviacutea no es un requisito en el estado de Washington
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
MERIT Registro en liacutenea de desarrollo profesional de Washington
iquestQueacute es MERIT La herramienta MERIT (herramienta para registro de informacioacuten y educacioacuten administrada) se usa en liacutenea para documentar y reconocer los logros profesionales del personal de cuidado y educacioacuten temprana y de la educacioacuten escolar en Washington MERIT ayuda a los profesionales a encontrar oportunidades de capacitacioacuten obtener acceso a la informacioacuten sobre la carrera y hacer seguimiento del progreso de su carrera individualmente MERIT tambieacuten identifica a los capacitadores aprobados por el estado que ofrecen educacioacuten a los profesionales
iquestQuieacuten puede participar en MERIT MERIT estaacute disentildeado para aquellas personas que trabajan con nintildeos joacutevenes y sus familias en un programa de cuidado y edu-cacioacuten temprana o en edad escolar incluso
Proveedores de cuidado infantil familiar en el hogar
Proveedores de centros de cuidado del nintildeo
Maestros del Programa de Asistencia y Educacioacuten Pre-escolar (Early Childhood
Education and Assistance Program ECEAP)
Maestros de Head Start (Programa de insercioacuten social)
Proveedores para nintildeos en edad escolar
Administradores incluso directores y supervisores de programa de los establecimientos
iquestPor queacute debe participar en MERIT MERIT estaacute disentildeado para darle apoyo como un profesional Le ofrece una herramienta exacta y eficaz para llevar un seguimiento de su educacioacuten y capacitacioacuten continua y para planear su direccioacuten de carrera en el futuro La participacioacuten en MERIT le ayudaraacute a
Documentar su educacioacuten y experiencia de capacitacioacuten en un lugar
Crear un curriacuteculo profesional y planear su educacioacuten futura y metas de carrera
Encontrar oportunidades de capacitacioacuten con capacitadores aprobados por el estado con experiencia y habilidades
Utilizar informacioacuten verificada en su historial profesional para participar en iniciativas de calidad
La investigacioacuten demuestra que el cuidado y educacioacuten de calidad para los nintildeos depende de
una fuerza laboral con conocimiento y habilidad Inscriacutebase en MERIT hoy para ser un
miembro de un grupo de profesionales que ensentildea y cuida a los nintildeos de Washington
Inscriacutebase hoy en meritdelwagov
Page 4
The Department of Early Learning (DEL) filed the final rules on November 14th 2011 the rules take effect in March 2012 In the interim DEL will provide training to licensed family home child care providers and licensors on key
changes in the new rules Here is the link for the video regarding the new WACs httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=Budwj0h4r-sampfeature=youtubeamphd=1 On the DEL website homepage there is a whole section that has helpful links
How do I find out about Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge
New rules for licensed family home child care providers
A child care providerrsquos licensing history (Child Care Check)
Reporting possible child care subsidy fraud
Choosing child care or preschool
Concerns about child development (birth to 3)
ECEAP and Head Start in my community
Getting help paying for child care
Getting licensed to be a child care provider
Product safety notices
MERIT
In general the proposed rules
Increase education and training standards for licensed providers and their staff The pre-license education and training standards generally conform to the December 2010 Professional Development Consortium recommendations
Enhance standards for playground safety food service cribs emergency preparedness nurture and guidance and screen time
Provide an annual non-expiring full license process in accordance with Senate Bill 5625 which replaces the three-year license renewals
Include new background check requirements that start in July 2012 under House Bill 1903
Are less prescriptive regarding how the licensee meets standards
Clarify confusing fire escape provisions in the current rules
Require a higher level of communication with parents regarding the childrsquos development and the licensed providers child care philosophy
Provide more clarity for consistency in interpretation and application than the current family home child care rules
Page 5
Information on Rules Changes
Early Learning Dinner amp Dialogue Event a Success On March 20th 74 early learning professionals gathered for dinner and a valuable conversation focused
on strengthening relationships among one another improving the transition from pre-K to kindergarten
and how to better engage families in the process Informative presentations were made on early learning
and kindergarten readiness Linda Boggs Assistant Superintendent of Walla Walla Public Schools
affirmed the audience for their impact in childrenrsquos lives and Lauren Hipp of Thrive by Five Washington
shared relevant aspects of WaKids which will soon be signed into legislation
The general feedback from the evening was that it was enjoyable to be with colleagues and that more of
these events are needed more regularly to sustain and grow collaboration within the early learning
system in the Walla Walla Valley To learn more visit wwwearlylearningwallawallaorg
Page 6
NACCRRA Joins Child Care Awarereg Re-Branding Initiative
As part of NACCRRArsquos 25th Anniversary celebration March 8 incoming Board President Michael Olenick announced that NACCRRA is joining the Child Care Awarereg re-branding effort and adopt-ing the name Child Care Awarereg of America Watch for additional details as we roll out the new brand and continue to advocate for safe quality affordable child care
Page 7
Always wanted to be in a book club
but havenrsquot found the time Our partners at the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children
(WAEYC) have just launched an online book club Itrsquos a great opportunity for
parents and early learning professionals to learn some simple ways to build life-
long skills in young children
Each month for seven months participants will explore how to guide children to reach their fullest
potential through one of seven life skills Focus and Self Control Perspective
Taking Communicating Making Connections Critical Thinking Taking on Challenges and
Self-Directed Engaged Learning The book club is based on the book ldquoMind in the Makingrdquo by Ellen
Galinsky president and co-founder of the Families and Work Institute
Washington STARS Hours and OSPI Clock Hours available for participating in the Webinars
Visit wwwwaeycorgmitmhtm to learn more and sign up
How Does Your Garden Grow A Conference for Early Childhood Educators and Parents
Saturday April 28th 2012
800 am ndash 400pm Davis Elementary School
31 SE Ash College Place WA Contact Jessica Robbins 509-525-3532 or at jessicarcha-waorg
If you are caring for tiny ones who arent quite nimble enough for coloring and cutting there are
some great crafts that work well for that age group Youll need to stock your craft box with play
dough and macaroni colorful feathers raisins stickers balloons rubber bands and tin foil along
with many of the same kinds of things youd put in the box for older kids
Try some of these fun crafts for little ones
Fancy birds are made by sticking colorful feathers into play dough Some uncooked maca-
roni makes a beak and raisins serve as eyes
Sticker pictures can be a good way to teach hand-eye coordination shapes and colors
Draw a simple shape using dots on a piece of paper Encourage the children to stick
stickers over the dots to form the shape
Make play money by cutting circles from cardboard and covering them with tinfoil Put
them in a bag and youve got a coin purse
To make a squishy octopus partially blow up a balloon and draw a face on it Then tape
eight lengths of fancy ribbon to the balloon to form the tentacles
Little ones love the sound of crinkly paper To make a crinkly ball scrunch up cellophane
paper and stretch rubber bands over the top to form a ball
What little kids dont love to get his hands into paint Use water base paint to make
colorful handprints on large pieces of paper This craft is not only fun for the kids but its a
great keepsake for the mothers as well
Peanut Butter-Banana Freezer Grahams Recipe
1 cup ripe mashed bananas 1 cup peanut butter 26 graham crackers Combine bananas and peanut butter Spread 2 Tbs onto each of 13 graham cracker squares cover with second graham cracker Wrap with plastic wrap and freeze 13 servings
Page 8
Si cuida a nintildeos pequentildeos que no colorean o cortan bien hay muy buenas
manualidades que funcionan bien para ese grupo Necesitaraacute un surtido de plastilina pasta de
macarrones plumas coloridas pasas calcomaniacuteas globos bandas elaacutesticas y papel de aluminio
ademaacutes de los otros objetos que tiene para los nintildeos
mayores Haga la prueba con estas manualidades divertidas para los nintildeos pequentildeos
Se pueden hacer paacutejaros decorativos al poner plumas en la plastilina Con la pasta de
macarrones sin cocinar puede ponerle un pico y los ojos con pasas
Las calcomaniacuteas con dibujos pueden ser una buena manera de ensentildear la coordinacioacuten
viso-manual formas y colores Dibuje una forma simple marcando puntos en una hoja de
papel Aliente a los nintildeos a colocar calcomaniacuteas en los puntos marcados para crear la forma
Corte ciacuterculos de cartulina y cuacutebralos con papel de aluminio para hacer dinero de juguete
Poacutengalos en una bolsa y tiene una cartera de monedas
Para hacer un pulpo esponjoso infle parcialmente un globo y dibuje una cara en este Luego
pegue ocho cintas decorativas al globo para hacer los tentaacuteculos
A los pequentildeitos les encanta el sonido de papel arrugado Para hacer una pelota arrugada
tome papel celofaacuten y arruacuteguelo y ponga banda elaacutestica por encima
para formar una pelota
iquestA queacute nintildeo pequentildeo no le gusta meter las manos en la pintura Use pintura al agua para
hacer huellas de manos coloridas en papel grande Esta actividad de manualidades no soacutelo es
divertida para los nintildeos sino que es un tesoro para las madres
Receta para galletas tipo Graham congeladas con banana y mantequilla de maniacute (cacahuete)
1 taza de banana madura hecha pureacute 1 taza de mantequilla de maniacute 26 galletas tipo Graham Mezcle las bananas y la mantequilla de maniacute Unte las 13 galletas tipo Graham con 2 cucharadas en ca-da una cubra con otra galleta encima Envuelva con envoltorio plaacutestico y congele 13 porciones
Page 9 Page 9
Spring 2012 Early Childhood Education Seminars Registration for students is open March 5th 2012
For registration by telephone please call 527-4443
Monday-Friday 100-400 pm A VISA MasterCard or
Discover will be required to pay tuition
Tuition reimbursement scholarships are available
through WAEYC at wwwwaeycorg or 1-800-727-
3107 x17
Tuition for one ECE 144 course $6370 (05 credit5 STARS hours)
Tuition for two ECE 144 courses $11190 (1 credit10 STARS hours)
For more information about classes at WWCC you may call Jean at
529-5744
Visit our website wwwwwcceduresource
EVERY CHILD A LIFESTYLE
WINNER
Regular exercise and
wise nutrition are the
cornerstones of fitness
for children and for
their adult role models and leaders We
will explore ways to help children to
achieve both and to build them into a
lifetime lifestyle INSTEAD OF
LUNCH PLEASE BRING A
HEALTHY SNACK TO SHARE
Instructor Lee Coleman
Dates Saturday April 14th
Time 900 am -230 pm
Place Parent Child Center at WWCC
Course Number ECE 144 Item
0916 05 college credits 5 STARS
hours
I AM SPECIAL
A seminar on teaching children with
special needs Learn strategies for
including students who have
disabilities and ways to enhance
academic and social development for
all children
Instructor Terry Morgan
Dates Tuesday May 8th amp 15
Time 600-830 pm
Place WWCC Room 214
Course Number ECE 144
Item 0917 05
college credits
5 STARS hours
Page 10
Learn the Signs Act Early
Information for Early Childhood Educators
You spend your day working with playing with and watching children and you are already familiar with many milestones ndashsuch as pointing at objects smiling and playing with others ndash that mark a childrsquos development All children are unique but sooner or later you will see a child who is not developing as they should You are a valuable resource to parents They look to you for information on their child and they trust you The ldquoLearn the Signs Act Earlyrdquo campaign has created a series of resources to help you educate parents on the full range of child development
Free Materials You can view download print and order the various materials for the Learn the Signs Act Early campaign designed for child care providers
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddactearlyccpindexhtml
Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto
Informacioacuten para educadores de la primera infancia Usted se pasa el diacutea trabajando jugando y supervisando a nintildeos y ademaacutes ya estaacute familiarizado con muchos de los indicadores que marcan el desarrollo infantil como sentildealar los objetos sonreiacuter y jugar con otros nintildeos Cada nintildeo es distinto pero tarde o temprano notaraacute que uno no se estaacute desarrollando como deberiacutea iexclUsted puede ser de gran ayuda para los padres Ellos acuden a usted para solicitarle informacioacuten sobre sus hijos porque confiacutean en usted La campantildea ldquoAprenda los signos Reac-cione prontordquo ha creado una serie de recursos para ayudarle a usted a educar a los padres sobre todo lo que deben saber acerca del desarrollo integral del nintildeo Materiales gratuitos Puede ver descargar imprimir y solicitar una variedad de materiales sobre la campantildea Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto disentildeados para los proveedores de cuidados infantiles
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddSpanishactearlyccpindexhtml
Page 11
Spring Spotlight on Immunizations
Download and Accept Only the Most Current CIS and COE
Schools and child cares must download ndash or encourage parents to download ndash the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) Parents must complete a CIS for each of their children attending child care preschool or school in Washington State Schools and child cares should only accept the revised CIS dated January 2010
Parents who want to exempt (excuse) their child from the requirements must also download a Certificate of Exemption (COE) fill it out and turn it in Schools and child cares should only accept the revised COE dated May 2011
Only the official DOH CIS and COE are valid Download the CIS and COE from DOH at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
2012-2013 School and Child Care Immunization Requirements
The 2012-2013 Vaccines Required for School and Child CarePreschool charts are
now available and can be found here httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschools
vaccinehtm
The child carepreschool chart can be sent to parents as well as used by staff
The main change for child care and preschool
Children in child care and preschool may get 5 total doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine A single supplemental dose of PCV13 is recommended for all children aged 14ndash59 months who got 4 doses of PCV7 This is not yet a requirement in WA State
Health and Safety
Page 12
Page 13
Salud y seguridad
Vacunas en el punto de mira en primavera Descargue y acepte soacutelo el CIS y COE maacutes reciente Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben descargar o alentar a los padres a descargar el Certificado de estado de inmunizacioacuten (CIS) Los padres deben completar un CIS para cada uno de sus nintildeos que asisten a la guarderiacutea preescolar o escuela en el estado de Washington Las escuelas y cuidados in-fantiles deben soacutelo aceptar el CIS revisado con fecha de enero de 2010 Los padres que quieren exentar (excluir) a sus nintildeos de los requisitos deben tambieacuten descargar un Certificado de exencioacuten (Certificate of Exemption COE) llenarlo y entregarlo Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben aceptar soacutelo el COE revisado con fecha de mayo de 2011 Soacutelo el documento CIS y COE oficial de DOH es vaacutelido Descargue el CIS y COE de DOH en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
Requisitos de vacunas para cuidado infantil y escuelas para 2012-2013
Las tablas de vacunas requeridas para 2012-2013 para guarderiacuteas y preescolar estaacuten ahora disponi-
bles en httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschoolsvaccinehtm
La tabla para guarderiacutea y preescolar puede ser enviada a los padres y ser usada por el personal
El cambio principal para guarderiacuteas y preescolar
Los nintildeos en guarderiacuteas y preescolar pueden obtener 5 dosis de la vacuna neumocoacutecica conjugada Se recomienda una dosis uacutenica suplementaria de PCV13 para todos los nintildeos entre los 14 y 59 meses que recibieron 4 dosis de PCV7 Esto todaviacutea no es un requisito en el estado de Washington
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
The Department of Early Learning (DEL) filed the final rules on November 14th 2011 the rules take effect in March 2012 In the interim DEL will provide training to licensed family home child care providers and licensors on key
changes in the new rules Here is the link for the video regarding the new WACs httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=Budwj0h4r-sampfeature=youtubeamphd=1 On the DEL website homepage there is a whole section that has helpful links
How do I find out about Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge
New rules for licensed family home child care providers
A child care providerrsquos licensing history (Child Care Check)
Reporting possible child care subsidy fraud
Choosing child care or preschool
Concerns about child development (birth to 3)
ECEAP and Head Start in my community
Getting help paying for child care
Getting licensed to be a child care provider
Product safety notices
MERIT
In general the proposed rules
Increase education and training standards for licensed providers and their staff The pre-license education and training standards generally conform to the December 2010 Professional Development Consortium recommendations
Enhance standards for playground safety food service cribs emergency preparedness nurture and guidance and screen time
Provide an annual non-expiring full license process in accordance with Senate Bill 5625 which replaces the three-year license renewals
Include new background check requirements that start in July 2012 under House Bill 1903
Are less prescriptive regarding how the licensee meets standards
Clarify confusing fire escape provisions in the current rules
Require a higher level of communication with parents regarding the childrsquos development and the licensed providers child care philosophy
Provide more clarity for consistency in interpretation and application than the current family home child care rules
Page 5
Information on Rules Changes
Early Learning Dinner amp Dialogue Event a Success On March 20th 74 early learning professionals gathered for dinner and a valuable conversation focused
on strengthening relationships among one another improving the transition from pre-K to kindergarten
and how to better engage families in the process Informative presentations were made on early learning
and kindergarten readiness Linda Boggs Assistant Superintendent of Walla Walla Public Schools
affirmed the audience for their impact in childrenrsquos lives and Lauren Hipp of Thrive by Five Washington
shared relevant aspects of WaKids which will soon be signed into legislation
The general feedback from the evening was that it was enjoyable to be with colleagues and that more of
these events are needed more regularly to sustain and grow collaboration within the early learning
system in the Walla Walla Valley To learn more visit wwwearlylearningwallawallaorg
Page 6
NACCRRA Joins Child Care Awarereg Re-Branding Initiative
As part of NACCRRArsquos 25th Anniversary celebration March 8 incoming Board President Michael Olenick announced that NACCRRA is joining the Child Care Awarereg re-branding effort and adopt-ing the name Child Care Awarereg of America Watch for additional details as we roll out the new brand and continue to advocate for safe quality affordable child care
Page 7
Always wanted to be in a book club
but havenrsquot found the time Our partners at the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children
(WAEYC) have just launched an online book club Itrsquos a great opportunity for
parents and early learning professionals to learn some simple ways to build life-
long skills in young children
Each month for seven months participants will explore how to guide children to reach their fullest
potential through one of seven life skills Focus and Self Control Perspective
Taking Communicating Making Connections Critical Thinking Taking on Challenges and
Self-Directed Engaged Learning The book club is based on the book ldquoMind in the Makingrdquo by Ellen
Galinsky president and co-founder of the Families and Work Institute
Washington STARS Hours and OSPI Clock Hours available for participating in the Webinars
Visit wwwwaeycorgmitmhtm to learn more and sign up
How Does Your Garden Grow A Conference for Early Childhood Educators and Parents
Saturday April 28th 2012
800 am ndash 400pm Davis Elementary School
31 SE Ash College Place WA Contact Jessica Robbins 509-525-3532 or at jessicarcha-waorg
If you are caring for tiny ones who arent quite nimble enough for coloring and cutting there are
some great crafts that work well for that age group Youll need to stock your craft box with play
dough and macaroni colorful feathers raisins stickers balloons rubber bands and tin foil along
with many of the same kinds of things youd put in the box for older kids
Try some of these fun crafts for little ones
Fancy birds are made by sticking colorful feathers into play dough Some uncooked maca-
roni makes a beak and raisins serve as eyes
Sticker pictures can be a good way to teach hand-eye coordination shapes and colors
Draw a simple shape using dots on a piece of paper Encourage the children to stick
stickers over the dots to form the shape
Make play money by cutting circles from cardboard and covering them with tinfoil Put
them in a bag and youve got a coin purse
To make a squishy octopus partially blow up a balloon and draw a face on it Then tape
eight lengths of fancy ribbon to the balloon to form the tentacles
Little ones love the sound of crinkly paper To make a crinkly ball scrunch up cellophane
paper and stretch rubber bands over the top to form a ball
What little kids dont love to get his hands into paint Use water base paint to make
colorful handprints on large pieces of paper This craft is not only fun for the kids but its a
great keepsake for the mothers as well
Peanut Butter-Banana Freezer Grahams Recipe
1 cup ripe mashed bananas 1 cup peanut butter 26 graham crackers Combine bananas and peanut butter Spread 2 Tbs onto each of 13 graham cracker squares cover with second graham cracker Wrap with plastic wrap and freeze 13 servings
Page 8
Si cuida a nintildeos pequentildeos que no colorean o cortan bien hay muy buenas
manualidades que funcionan bien para ese grupo Necesitaraacute un surtido de plastilina pasta de
macarrones plumas coloridas pasas calcomaniacuteas globos bandas elaacutesticas y papel de aluminio
ademaacutes de los otros objetos que tiene para los nintildeos
mayores Haga la prueba con estas manualidades divertidas para los nintildeos pequentildeos
Se pueden hacer paacutejaros decorativos al poner plumas en la plastilina Con la pasta de
macarrones sin cocinar puede ponerle un pico y los ojos con pasas
Las calcomaniacuteas con dibujos pueden ser una buena manera de ensentildear la coordinacioacuten
viso-manual formas y colores Dibuje una forma simple marcando puntos en una hoja de
papel Aliente a los nintildeos a colocar calcomaniacuteas en los puntos marcados para crear la forma
Corte ciacuterculos de cartulina y cuacutebralos con papel de aluminio para hacer dinero de juguete
Poacutengalos en una bolsa y tiene una cartera de monedas
Para hacer un pulpo esponjoso infle parcialmente un globo y dibuje una cara en este Luego
pegue ocho cintas decorativas al globo para hacer los tentaacuteculos
A los pequentildeitos les encanta el sonido de papel arrugado Para hacer una pelota arrugada
tome papel celofaacuten y arruacuteguelo y ponga banda elaacutestica por encima
para formar una pelota
iquestA queacute nintildeo pequentildeo no le gusta meter las manos en la pintura Use pintura al agua para
hacer huellas de manos coloridas en papel grande Esta actividad de manualidades no soacutelo es
divertida para los nintildeos sino que es un tesoro para las madres
Receta para galletas tipo Graham congeladas con banana y mantequilla de maniacute (cacahuete)
1 taza de banana madura hecha pureacute 1 taza de mantequilla de maniacute 26 galletas tipo Graham Mezcle las bananas y la mantequilla de maniacute Unte las 13 galletas tipo Graham con 2 cucharadas en ca-da una cubra con otra galleta encima Envuelva con envoltorio plaacutestico y congele 13 porciones
Page 9 Page 9
Spring 2012 Early Childhood Education Seminars Registration for students is open March 5th 2012
For registration by telephone please call 527-4443
Monday-Friday 100-400 pm A VISA MasterCard or
Discover will be required to pay tuition
Tuition reimbursement scholarships are available
through WAEYC at wwwwaeycorg or 1-800-727-
3107 x17
Tuition for one ECE 144 course $6370 (05 credit5 STARS hours)
Tuition for two ECE 144 courses $11190 (1 credit10 STARS hours)
For more information about classes at WWCC you may call Jean at
529-5744
Visit our website wwwwwcceduresource
EVERY CHILD A LIFESTYLE
WINNER
Regular exercise and
wise nutrition are the
cornerstones of fitness
for children and for
their adult role models and leaders We
will explore ways to help children to
achieve both and to build them into a
lifetime lifestyle INSTEAD OF
LUNCH PLEASE BRING A
HEALTHY SNACK TO SHARE
Instructor Lee Coleman
Dates Saturday April 14th
Time 900 am -230 pm
Place Parent Child Center at WWCC
Course Number ECE 144 Item
0916 05 college credits 5 STARS
hours
I AM SPECIAL
A seminar on teaching children with
special needs Learn strategies for
including students who have
disabilities and ways to enhance
academic and social development for
all children
Instructor Terry Morgan
Dates Tuesday May 8th amp 15
Time 600-830 pm
Place WWCC Room 214
Course Number ECE 144
Item 0917 05
college credits
5 STARS hours
Page 10
Learn the Signs Act Early
Information for Early Childhood Educators
You spend your day working with playing with and watching children and you are already familiar with many milestones ndashsuch as pointing at objects smiling and playing with others ndash that mark a childrsquos development All children are unique but sooner or later you will see a child who is not developing as they should You are a valuable resource to parents They look to you for information on their child and they trust you The ldquoLearn the Signs Act Earlyrdquo campaign has created a series of resources to help you educate parents on the full range of child development
Free Materials You can view download print and order the various materials for the Learn the Signs Act Early campaign designed for child care providers
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddactearlyccpindexhtml
Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto
Informacioacuten para educadores de la primera infancia Usted se pasa el diacutea trabajando jugando y supervisando a nintildeos y ademaacutes ya estaacute familiarizado con muchos de los indicadores que marcan el desarrollo infantil como sentildealar los objetos sonreiacuter y jugar con otros nintildeos Cada nintildeo es distinto pero tarde o temprano notaraacute que uno no se estaacute desarrollando como deberiacutea iexclUsted puede ser de gran ayuda para los padres Ellos acuden a usted para solicitarle informacioacuten sobre sus hijos porque confiacutean en usted La campantildea ldquoAprenda los signos Reac-cione prontordquo ha creado una serie de recursos para ayudarle a usted a educar a los padres sobre todo lo que deben saber acerca del desarrollo integral del nintildeo Materiales gratuitos Puede ver descargar imprimir y solicitar una variedad de materiales sobre la campantildea Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto disentildeados para los proveedores de cuidados infantiles
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddSpanishactearlyccpindexhtml
Page 11
Spring Spotlight on Immunizations
Download and Accept Only the Most Current CIS and COE
Schools and child cares must download ndash or encourage parents to download ndash the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) Parents must complete a CIS for each of their children attending child care preschool or school in Washington State Schools and child cares should only accept the revised CIS dated January 2010
Parents who want to exempt (excuse) their child from the requirements must also download a Certificate of Exemption (COE) fill it out and turn it in Schools and child cares should only accept the revised COE dated May 2011
Only the official DOH CIS and COE are valid Download the CIS and COE from DOH at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
2012-2013 School and Child Care Immunization Requirements
The 2012-2013 Vaccines Required for School and Child CarePreschool charts are
now available and can be found here httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschools
vaccinehtm
The child carepreschool chart can be sent to parents as well as used by staff
The main change for child care and preschool
Children in child care and preschool may get 5 total doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine A single supplemental dose of PCV13 is recommended for all children aged 14ndash59 months who got 4 doses of PCV7 This is not yet a requirement in WA State
Health and Safety
Page 12
Page 13
Salud y seguridad
Vacunas en el punto de mira en primavera Descargue y acepte soacutelo el CIS y COE maacutes reciente Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben descargar o alentar a los padres a descargar el Certificado de estado de inmunizacioacuten (CIS) Los padres deben completar un CIS para cada uno de sus nintildeos que asisten a la guarderiacutea preescolar o escuela en el estado de Washington Las escuelas y cuidados in-fantiles deben soacutelo aceptar el CIS revisado con fecha de enero de 2010 Los padres que quieren exentar (excluir) a sus nintildeos de los requisitos deben tambieacuten descargar un Certificado de exencioacuten (Certificate of Exemption COE) llenarlo y entregarlo Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben aceptar soacutelo el COE revisado con fecha de mayo de 2011 Soacutelo el documento CIS y COE oficial de DOH es vaacutelido Descargue el CIS y COE de DOH en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
Requisitos de vacunas para cuidado infantil y escuelas para 2012-2013
Las tablas de vacunas requeridas para 2012-2013 para guarderiacuteas y preescolar estaacuten ahora disponi-
bles en httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschoolsvaccinehtm
La tabla para guarderiacutea y preescolar puede ser enviada a los padres y ser usada por el personal
El cambio principal para guarderiacuteas y preescolar
Los nintildeos en guarderiacuteas y preescolar pueden obtener 5 dosis de la vacuna neumocoacutecica conjugada Se recomienda una dosis uacutenica suplementaria de PCV13 para todos los nintildeos entre los 14 y 59 meses que recibieron 4 dosis de PCV7 Esto todaviacutea no es un requisito en el estado de Washington
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
Early Learning Dinner amp Dialogue Event a Success On March 20th 74 early learning professionals gathered for dinner and a valuable conversation focused
on strengthening relationships among one another improving the transition from pre-K to kindergarten
and how to better engage families in the process Informative presentations were made on early learning
and kindergarten readiness Linda Boggs Assistant Superintendent of Walla Walla Public Schools
affirmed the audience for their impact in childrenrsquos lives and Lauren Hipp of Thrive by Five Washington
shared relevant aspects of WaKids which will soon be signed into legislation
The general feedback from the evening was that it was enjoyable to be with colleagues and that more of
these events are needed more regularly to sustain and grow collaboration within the early learning
system in the Walla Walla Valley To learn more visit wwwearlylearningwallawallaorg
Page 6
NACCRRA Joins Child Care Awarereg Re-Branding Initiative
As part of NACCRRArsquos 25th Anniversary celebration March 8 incoming Board President Michael Olenick announced that NACCRRA is joining the Child Care Awarereg re-branding effort and adopt-ing the name Child Care Awarereg of America Watch for additional details as we roll out the new brand and continue to advocate for safe quality affordable child care
Page 7
Always wanted to be in a book club
but havenrsquot found the time Our partners at the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children
(WAEYC) have just launched an online book club Itrsquos a great opportunity for
parents and early learning professionals to learn some simple ways to build life-
long skills in young children
Each month for seven months participants will explore how to guide children to reach their fullest
potential through one of seven life skills Focus and Self Control Perspective
Taking Communicating Making Connections Critical Thinking Taking on Challenges and
Self-Directed Engaged Learning The book club is based on the book ldquoMind in the Makingrdquo by Ellen
Galinsky president and co-founder of the Families and Work Institute
Washington STARS Hours and OSPI Clock Hours available for participating in the Webinars
Visit wwwwaeycorgmitmhtm to learn more and sign up
How Does Your Garden Grow A Conference for Early Childhood Educators and Parents
Saturday April 28th 2012
800 am ndash 400pm Davis Elementary School
31 SE Ash College Place WA Contact Jessica Robbins 509-525-3532 or at jessicarcha-waorg
If you are caring for tiny ones who arent quite nimble enough for coloring and cutting there are
some great crafts that work well for that age group Youll need to stock your craft box with play
dough and macaroni colorful feathers raisins stickers balloons rubber bands and tin foil along
with many of the same kinds of things youd put in the box for older kids
Try some of these fun crafts for little ones
Fancy birds are made by sticking colorful feathers into play dough Some uncooked maca-
roni makes a beak and raisins serve as eyes
Sticker pictures can be a good way to teach hand-eye coordination shapes and colors
Draw a simple shape using dots on a piece of paper Encourage the children to stick
stickers over the dots to form the shape
Make play money by cutting circles from cardboard and covering them with tinfoil Put
them in a bag and youve got a coin purse
To make a squishy octopus partially blow up a balloon and draw a face on it Then tape
eight lengths of fancy ribbon to the balloon to form the tentacles
Little ones love the sound of crinkly paper To make a crinkly ball scrunch up cellophane
paper and stretch rubber bands over the top to form a ball
What little kids dont love to get his hands into paint Use water base paint to make
colorful handprints on large pieces of paper This craft is not only fun for the kids but its a
great keepsake for the mothers as well
Peanut Butter-Banana Freezer Grahams Recipe
1 cup ripe mashed bananas 1 cup peanut butter 26 graham crackers Combine bananas and peanut butter Spread 2 Tbs onto each of 13 graham cracker squares cover with second graham cracker Wrap with plastic wrap and freeze 13 servings
Page 8
Si cuida a nintildeos pequentildeos que no colorean o cortan bien hay muy buenas
manualidades que funcionan bien para ese grupo Necesitaraacute un surtido de plastilina pasta de
macarrones plumas coloridas pasas calcomaniacuteas globos bandas elaacutesticas y papel de aluminio
ademaacutes de los otros objetos que tiene para los nintildeos
mayores Haga la prueba con estas manualidades divertidas para los nintildeos pequentildeos
Se pueden hacer paacutejaros decorativos al poner plumas en la plastilina Con la pasta de
macarrones sin cocinar puede ponerle un pico y los ojos con pasas
Las calcomaniacuteas con dibujos pueden ser una buena manera de ensentildear la coordinacioacuten
viso-manual formas y colores Dibuje una forma simple marcando puntos en una hoja de
papel Aliente a los nintildeos a colocar calcomaniacuteas en los puntos marcados para crear la forma
Corte ciacuterculos de cartulina y cuacutebralos con papel de aluminio para hacer dinero de juguete
Poacutengalos en una bolsa y tiene una cartera de monedas
Para hacer un pulpo esponjoso infle parcialmente un globo y dibuje una cara en este Luego
pegue ocho cintas decorativas al globo para hacer los tentaacuteculos
A los pequentildeitos les encanta el sonido de papel arrugado Para hacer una pelota arrugada
tome papel celofaacuten y arruacuteguelo y ponga banda elaacutestica por encima
para formar una pelota
iquestA queacute nintildeo pequentildeo no le gusta meter las manos en la pintura Use pintura al agua para
hacer huellas de manos coloridas en papel grande Esta actividad de manualidades no soacutelo es
divertida para los nintildeos sino que es un tesoro para las madres
Receta para galletas tipo Graham congeladas con banana y mantequilla de maniacute (cacahuete)
1 taza de banana madura hecha pureacute 1 taza de mantequilla de maniacute 26 galletas tipo Graham Mezcle las bananas y la mantequilla de maniacute Unte las 13 galletas tipo Graham con 2 cucharadas en ca-da una cubra con otra galleta encima Envuelva con envoltorio plaacutestico y congele 13 porciones
Page 9 Page 9
Spring 2012 Early Childhood Education Seminars Registration for students is open March 5th 2012
For registration by telephone please call 527-4443
Monday-Friday 100-400 pm A VISA MasterCard or
Discover will be required to pay tuition
Tuition reimbursement scholarships are available
through WAEYC at wwwwaeycorg or 1-800-727-
3107 x17
Tuition for one ECE 144 course $6370 (05 credit5 STARS hours)
Tuition for two ECE 144 courses $11190 (1 credit10 STARS hours)
For more information about classes at WWCC you may call Jean at
529-5744
Visit our website wwwwwcceduresource
EVERY CHILD A LIFESTYLE
WINNER
Regular exercise and
wise nutrition are the
cornerstones of fitness
for children and for
their adult role models and leaders We
will explore ways to help children to
achieve both and to build them into a
lifetime lifestyle INSTEAD OF
LUNCH PLEASE BRING A
HEALTHY SNACK TO SHARE
Instructor Lee Coleman
Dates Saturday April 14th
Time 900 am -230 pm
Place Parent Child Center at WWCC
Course Number ECE 144 Item
0916 05 college credits 5 STARS
hours
I AM SPECIAL
A seminar on teaching children with
special needs Learn strategies for
including students who have
disabilities and ways to enhance
academic and social development for
all children
Instructor Terry Morgan
Dates Tuesday May 8th amp 15
Time 600-830 pm
Place WWCC Room 214
Course Number ECE 144
Item 0917 05
college credits
5 STARS hours
Page 10
Learn the Signs Act Early
Information for Early Childhood Educators
You spend your day working with playing with and watching children and you are already familiar with many milestones ndashsuch as pointing at objects smiling and playing with others ndash that mark a childrsquos development All children are unique but sooner or later you will see a child who is not developing as they should You are a valuable resource to parents They look to you for information on their child and they trust you The ldquoLearn the Signs Act Earlyrdquo campaign has created a series of resources to help you educate parents on the full range of child development
Free Materials You can view download print and order the various materials for the Learn the Signs Act Early campaign designed for child care providers
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddactearlyccpindexhtml
Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto
Informacioacuten para educadores de la primera infancia Usted se pasa el diacutea trabajando jugando y supervisando a nintildeos y ademaacutes ya estaacute familiarizado con muchos de los indicadores que marcan el desarrollo infantil como sentildealar los objetos sonreiacuter y jugar con otros nintildeos Cada nintildeo es distinto pero tarde o temprano notaraacute que uno no se estaacute desarrollando como deberiacutea iexclUsted puede ser de gran ayuda para los padres Ellos acuden a usted para solicitarle informacioacuten sobre sus hijos porque confiacutean en usted La campantildea ldquoAprenda los signos Reac-cione prontordquo ha creado una serie de recursos para ayudarle a usted a educar a los padres sobre todo lo que deben saber acerca del desarrollo integral del nintildeo Materiales gratuitos Puede ver descargar imprimir y solicitar una variedad de materiales sobre la campantildea Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto disentildeados para los proveedores de cuidados infantiles
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddSpanishactearlyccpindexhtml
Page 11
Spring Spotlight on Immunizations
Download and Accept Only the Most Current CIS and COE
Schools and child cares must download ndash or encourage parents to download ndash the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) Parents must complete a CIS for each of their children attending child care preschool or school in Washington State Schools and child cares should only accept the revised CIS dated January 2010
Parents who want to exempt (excuse) their child from the requirements must also download a Certificate of Exemption (COE) fill it out and turn it in Schools and child cares should only accept the revised COE dated May 2011
Only the official DOH CIS and COE are valid Download the CIS and COE from DOH at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
2012-2013 School and Child Care Immunization Requirements
The 2012-2013 Vaccines Required for School and Child CarePreschool charts are
now available and can be found here httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschools
vaccinehtm
The child carepreschool chart can be sent to parents as well as used by staff
The main change for child care and preschool
Children in child care and preschool may get 5 total doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine A single supplemental dose of PCV13 is recommended for all children aged 14ndash59 months who got 4 doses of PCV7 This is not yet a requirement in WA State
Health and Safety
Page 12
Page 13
Salud y seguridad
Vacunas en el punto de mira en primavera Descargue y acepte soacutelo el CIS y COE maacutes reciente Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben descargar o alentar a los padres a descargar el Certificado de estado de inmunizacioacuten (CIS) Los padres deben completar un CIS para cada uno de sus nintildeos que asisten a la guarderiacutea preescolar o escuela en el estado de Washington Las escuelas y cuidados in-fantiles deben soacutelo aceptar el CIS revisado con fecha de enero de 2010 Los padres que quieren exentar (excluir) a sus nintildeos de los requisitos deben tambieacuten descargar un Certificado de exencioacuten (Certificate of Exemption COE) llenarlo y entregarlo Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben aceptar soacutelo el COE revisado con fecha de mayo de 2011 Soacutelo el documento CIS y COE oficial de DOH es vaacutelido Descargue el CIS y COE de DOH en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
Requisitos de vacunas para cuidado infantil y escuelas para 2012-2013
Las tablas de vacunas requeridas para 2012-2013 para guarderiacuteas y preescolar estaacuten ahora disponi-
bles en httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschoolsvaccinehtm
La tabla para guarderiacutea y preescolar puede ser enviada a los padres y ser usada por el personal
El cambio principal para guarderiacuteas y preescolar
Los nintildeos en guarderiacuteas y preescolar pueden obtener 5 dosis de la vacuna neumocoacutecica conjugada Se recomienda una dosis uacutenica suplementaria de PCV13 para todos los nintildeos entre los 14 y 59 meses que recibieron 4 dosis de PCV7 Esto todaviacutea no es un requisito en el estado de Washington
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
Page 7
Always wanted to be in a book club
but havenrsquot found the time Our partners at the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children
(WAEYC) have just launched an online book club Itrsquos a great opportunity for
parents and early learning professionals to learn some simple ways to build life-
long skills in young children
Each month for seven months participants will explore how to guide children to reach their fullest
potential through one of seven life skills Focus and Self Control Perspective
Taking Communicating Making Connections Critical Thinking Taking on Challenges and
Self-Directed Engaged Learning The book club is based on the book ldquoMind in the Makingrdquo by Ellen
Galinsky president and co-founder of the Families and Work Institute
Washington STARS Hours and OSPI Clock Hours available for participating in the Webinars
Visit wwwwaeycorgmitmhtm to learn more and sign up
How Does Your Garden Grow A Conference for Early Childhood Educators and Parents
Saturday April 28th 2012
800 am ndash 400pm Davis Elementary School
31 SE Ash College Place WA Contact Jessica Robbins 509-525-3532 or at jessicarcha-waorg
If you are caring for tiny ones who arent quite nimble enough for coloring and cutting there are
some great crafts that work well for that age group Youll need to stock your craft box with play
dough and macaroni colorful feathers raisins stickers balloons rubber bands and tin foil along
with many of the same kinds of things youd put in the box for older kids
Try some of these fun crafts for little ones
Fancy birds are made by sticking colorful feathers into play dough Some uncooked maca-
roni makes a beak and raisins serve as eyes
Sticker pictures can be a good way to teach hand-eye coordination shapes and colors
Draw a simple shape using dots on a piece of paper Encourage the children to stick
stickers over the dots to form the shape
Make play money by cutting circles from cardboard and covering them with tinfoil Put
them in a bag and youve got a coin purse
To make a squishy octopus partially blow up a balloon and draw a face on it Then tape
eight lengths of fancy ribbon to the balloon to form the tentacles
Little ones love the sound of crinkly paper To make a crinkly ball scrunch up cellophane
paper and stretch rubber bands over the top to form a ball
What little kids dont love to get his hands into paint Use water base paint to make
colorful handprints on large pieces of paper This craft is not only fun for the kids but its a
great keepsake for the mothers as well
Peanut Butter-Banana Freezer Grahams Recipe
1 cup ripe mashed bananas 1 cup peanut butter 26 graham crackers Combine bananas and peanut butter Spread 2 Tbs onto each of 13 graham cracker squares cover with second graham cracker Wrap with plastic wrap and freeze 13 servings
Page 8
Si cuida a nintildeos pequentildeos que no colorean o cortan bien hay muy buenas
manualidades que funcionan bien para ese grupo Necesitaraacute un surtido de plastilina pasta de
macarrones plumas coloridas pasas calcomaniacuteas globos bandas elaacutesticas y papel de aluminio
ademaacutes de los otros objetos que tiene para los nintildeos
mayores Haga la prueba con estas manualidades divertidas para los nintildeos pequentildeos
Se pueden hacer paacutejaros decorativos al poner plumas en la plastilina Con la pasta de
macarrones sin cocinar puede ponerle un pico y los ojos con pasas
Las calcomaniacuteas con dibujos pueden ser una buena manera de ensentildear la coordinacioacuten
viso-manual formas y colores Dibuje una forma simple marcando puntos en una hoja de
papel Aliente a los nintildeos a colocar calcomaniacuteas en los puntos marcados para crear la forma
Corte ciacuterculos de cartulina y cuacutebralos con papel de aluminio para hacer dinero de juguete
Poacutengalos en una bolsa y tiene una cartera de monedas
Para hacer un pulpo esponjoso infle parcialmente un globo y dibuje una cara en este Luego
pegue ocho cintas decorativas al globo para hacer los tentaacuteculos
A los pequentildeitos les encanta el sonido de papel arrugado Para hacer una pelota arrugada
tome papel celofaacuten y arruacuteguelo y ponga banda elaacutestica por encima
para formar una pelota
iquestA queacute nintildeo pequentildeo no le gusta meter las manos en la pintura Use pintura al agua para
hacer huellas de manos coloridas en papel grande Esta actividad de manualidades no soacutelo es
divertida para los nintildeos sino que es un tesoro para las madres
Receta para galletas tipo Graham congeladas con banana y mantequilla de maniacute (cacahuete)
1 taza de banana madura hecha pureacute 1 taza de mantequilla de maniacute 26 galletas tipo Graham Mezcle las bananas y la mantequilla de maniacute Unte las 13 galletas tipo Graham con 2 cucharadas en ca-da una cubra con otra galleta encima Envuelva con envoltorio plaacutestico y congele 13 porciones
Page 9 Page 9
Spring 2012 Early Childhood Education Seminars Registration for students is open March 5th 2012
For registration by telephone please call 527-4443
Monday-Friday 100-400 pm A VISA MasterCard or
Discover will be required to pay tuition
Tuition reimbursement scholarships are available
through WAEYC at wwwwaeycorg or 1-800-727-
3107 x17
Tuition for one ECE 144 course $6370 (05 credit5 STARS hours)
Tuition for two ECE 144 courses $11190 (1 credit10 STARS hours)
For more information about classes at WWCC you may call Jean at
529-5744
Visit our website wwwwwcceduresource
EVERY CHILD A LIFESTYLE
WINNER
Regular exercise and
wise nutrition are the
cornerstones of fitness
for children and for
their adult role models and leaders We
will explore ways to help children to
achieve both and to build them into a
lifetime lifestyle INSTEAD OF
LUNCH PLEASE BRING A
HEALTHY SNACK TO SHARE
Instructor Lee Coleman
Dates Saturday April 14th
Time 900 am -230 pm
Place Parent Child Center at WWCC
Course Number ECE 144 Item
0916 05 college credits 5 STARS
hours
I AM SPECIAL
A seminar on teaching children with
special needs Learn strategies for
including students who have
disabilities and ways to enhance
academic and social development for
all children
Instructor Terry Morgan
Dates Tuesday May 8th amp 15
Time 600-830 pm
Place WWCC Room 214
Course Number ECE 144
Item 0917 05
college credits
5 STARS hours
Page 10
Learn the Signs Act Early
Information for Early Childhood Educators
You spend your day working with playing with and watching children and you are already familiar with many milestones ndashsuch as pointing at objects smiling and playing with others ndash that mark a childrsquos development All children are unique but sooner or later you will see a child who is not developing as they should You are a valuable resource to parents They look to you for information on their child and they trust you The ldquoLearn the Signs Act Earlyrdquo campaign has created a series of resources to help you educate parents on the full range of child development
Free Materials You can view download print and order the various materials for the Learn the Signs Act Early campaign designed for child care providers
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddactearlyccpindexhtml
Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto
Informacioacuten para educadores de la primera infancia Usted se pasa el diacutea trabajando jugando y supervisando a nintildeos y ademaacutes ya estaacute familiarizado con muchos de los indicadores que marcan el desarrollo infantil como sentildealar los objetos sonreiacuter y jugar con otros nintildeos Cada nintildeo es distinto pero tarde o temprano notaraacute que uno no se estaacute desarrollando como deberiacutea iexclUsted puede ser de gran ayuda para los padres Ellos acuden a usted para solicitarle informacioacuten sobre sus hijos porque confiacutean en usted La campantildea ldquoAprenda los signos Reac-cione prontordquo ha creado una serie de recursos para ayudarle a usted a educar a los padres sobre todo lo que deben saber acerca del desarrollo integral del nintildeo Materiales gratuitos Puede ver descargar imprimir y solicitar una variedad de materiales sobre la campantildea Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto disentildeados para los proveedores de cuidados infantiles
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddSpanishactearlyccpindexhtml
Page 11
Spring Spotlight on Immunizations
Download and Accept Only the Most Current CIS and COE
Schools and child cares must download ndash or encourage parents to download ndash the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) Parents must complete a CIS for each of their children attending child care preschool or school in Washington State Schools and child cares should only accept the revised CIS dated January 2010
Parents who want to exempt (excuse) their child from the requirements must also download a Certificate of Exemption (COE) fill it out and turn it in Schools and child cares should only accept the revised COE dated May 2011
Only the official DOH CIS and COE are valid Download the CIS and COE from DOH at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
2012-2013 School and Child Care Immunization Requirements
The 2012-2013 Vaccines Required for School and Child CarePreschool charts are
now available and can be found here httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschools
vaccinehtm
The child carepreschool chart can be sent to parents as well as used by staff
The main change for child care and preschool
Children in child care and preschool may get 5 total doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine A single supplemental dose of PCV13 is recommended for all children aged 14ndash59 months who got 4 doses of PCV7 This is not yet a requirement in WA State
Health and Safety
Page 12
Page 13
Salud y seguridad
Vacunas en el punto de mira en primavera Descargue y acepte soacutelo el CIS y COE maacutes reciente Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben descargar o alentar a los padres a descargar el Certificado de estado de inmunizacioacuten (CIS) Los padres deben completar un CIS para cada uno de sus nintildeos que asisten a la guarderiacutea preescolar o escuela en el estado de Washington Las escuelas y cuidados in-fantiles deben soacutelo aceptar el CIS revisado con fecha de enero de 2010 Los padres que quieren exentar (excluir) a sus nintildeos de los requisitos deben tambieacuten descargar un Certificado de exencioacuten (Certificate of Exemption COE) llenarlo y entregarlo Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben aceptar soacutelo el COE revisado con fecha de mayo de 2011 Soacutelo el documento CIS y COE oficial de DOH es vaacutelido Descargue el CIS y COE de DOH en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
Requisitos de vacunas para cuidado infantil y escuelas para 2012-2013
Las tablas de vacunas requeridas para 2012-2013 para guarderiacuteas y preescolar estaacuten ahora disponi-
bles en httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschoolsvaccinehtm
La tabla para guarderiacutea y preescolar puede ser enviada a los padres y ser usada por el personal
El cambio principal para guarderiacuteas y preescolar
Los nintildeos en guarderiacuteas y preescolar pueden obtener 5 dosis de la vacuna neumocoacutecica conjugada Se recomienda una dosis uacutenica suplementaria de PCV13 para todos los nintildeos entre los 14 y 59 meses que recibieron 4 dosis de PCV7 Esto todaviacutea no es un requisito en el estado de Washington
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
If you are caring for tiny ones who arent quite nimble enough for coloring and cutting there are
some great crafts that work well for that age group Youll need to stock your craft box with play
dough and macaroni colorful feathers raisins stickers balloons rubber bands and tin foil along
with many of the same kinds of things youd put in the box for older kids
Try some of these fun crafts for little ones
Fancy birds are made by sticking colorful feathers into play dough Some uncooked maca-
roni makes a beak and raisins serve as eyes
Sticker pictures can be a good way to teach hand-eye coordination shapes and colors
Draw a simple shape using dots on a piece of paper Encourage the children to stick
stickers over the dots to form the shape
Make play money by cutting circles from cardboard and covering them with tinfoil Put
them in a bag and youve got a coin purse
To make a squishy octopus partially blow up a balloon and draw a face on it Then tape
eight lengths of fancy ribbon to the balloon to form the tentacles
Little ones love the sound of crinkly paper To make a crinkly ball scrunch up cellophane
paper and stretch rubber bands over the top to form a ball
What little kids dont love to get his hands into paint Use water base paint to make
colorful handprints on large pieces of paper This craft is not only fun for the kids but its a
great keepsake for the mothers as well
Peanut Butter-Banana Freezer Grahams Recipe
1 cup ripe mashed bananas 1 cup peanut butter 26 graham crackers Combine bananas and peanut butter Spread 2 Tbs onto each of 13 graham cracker squares cover with second graham cracker Wrap with plastic wrap and freeze 13 servings
Page 8
Si cuida a nintildeos pequentildeos que no colorean o cortan bien hay muy buenas
manualidades que funcionan bien para ese grupo Necesitaraacute un surtido de plastilina pasta de
macarrones plumas coloridas pasas calcomaniacuteas globos bandas elaacutesticas y papel de aluminio
ademaacutes de los otros objetos que tiene para los nintildeos
mayores Haga la prueba con estas manualidades divertidas para los nintildeos pequentildeos
Se pueden hacer paacutejaros decorativos al poner plumas en la plastilina Con la pasta de
macarrones sin cocinar puede ponerle un pico y los ojos con pasas
Las calcomaniacuteas con dibujos pueden ser una buena manera de ensentildear la coordinacioacuten
viso-manual formas y colores Dibuje una forma simple marcando puntos en una hoja de
papel Aliente a los nintildeos a colocar calcomaniacuteas en los puntos marcados para crear la forma
Corte ciacuterculos de cartulina y cuacutebralos con papel de aluminio para hacer dinero de juguete
Poacutengalos en una bolsa y tiene una cartera de monedas
Para hacer un pulpo esponjoso infle parcialmente un globo y dibuje una cara en este Luego
pegue ocho cintas decorativas al globo para hacer los tentaacuteculos
A los pequentildeitos les encanta el sonido de papel arrugado Para hacer una pelota arrugada
tome papel celofaacuten y arruacuteguelo y ponga banda elaacutestica por encima
para formar una pelota
iquestA queacute nintildeo pequentildeo no le gusta meter las manos en la pintura Use pintura al agua para
hacer huellas de manos coloridas en papel grande Esta actividad de manualidades no soacutelo es
divertida para los nintildeos sino que es un tesoro para las madres
Receta para galletas tipo Graham congeladas con banana y mantequilla de maniacute (cacahuete)
1 taza de banana madura hecha pureacute 1 taza de mantequilla de maniacute 26 galletas tipo Graham Mezcle las bananas y la mantequilla de maniacute Unte las 13 galletas tipo Graham con 2 cucharadas en ca-da una cubra con otra galleta encima Envuelva con envoltorio plaacutestico y congele 13 porciones
Page 9 Page 9
Spring 2012 Early Childhood Education Seminars Registration for students is open March 5th 2012
For registration by telephone please call 527-4443
Monday-Friday 100-400 pm A VISA MasterCard or
Discover will be required to pay tuition
Tuition reimbursement scholarships are available
through WAEYC at wwwwaeycorg or 1-800-727-
3107 x17
Tuition for one ECE 144 course $6370 (05 credit5 STARS hours)
Tuition for two ECE 144 courses $11190 (1 credit10 STARS hours)
For more information about classes at WWCC you may call Jean at
529-5744
Visit our website wwwwwcceduresource
EVERY CHILD A LIFESTYLE
WINNER
Regular exercise and
wise nutrition are the
cornerstones of fitness
for children and for
their adult role models and leaders We
will explore ways to help children to
achieve both and to build them into a
lifetime lifestyle INSTEAD OF
LUNCH PLEASE BRING A
HEALTHY SNACK TO SHARE
Instructor Lee Coleman
Dates Saturday April 14th
Time 900 am -230 pm
Place Parent Child Center at WWCC
Course Number ECE 144 Item
0916 05 college credits 5 STARS
hours
I AM SPECIAL
A seminar on teaching children with
special needs Learn strategies for
including students who have
disabilities and ways to enhance
academic and social development for
all children
Instructor Terry Morgan
Dates Tuesday May 8th amp 15
Time 600-830 pm
Place WWCC Room 214
Course Number ECE 144
Item 0917 05
college credits
5 STARS hours
Page 10
Learn the Signs Act Early
Information for Early Childhood Educators
You spend your day working with playing with and watching children and you are already familiar with many milestones ndashsuch as pointing at objects smiling and playing with others ndash that mark a childrsquos development All children are unique but sooner or later you will see a child who is not developing as they should You are a valuable resource to parents They look to you for information on their child and they trust you The ldquoLearn the Signs Act Earlyrdquo campaign has created a series of resources to help you educate parents on the full range of child development
Free Materials You can view download print and order the various materials for the Learn the Signs Act Early campaign designed for child care providers
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddactearlyccpindexhtml
Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto
Informacioacuten para educadores de la primera infancia Usted se pasa el diacutea trabajando jugando y supervisando a nintildeos y ademaacutes ya estaacute familiarizado con muchos de los indicadores que marcan el desarrollo infantil como sentildealar los objetos sonreiacuter y jugar con otros nintildeos Cada nintildeo es distinto pero tarde o temprano notaraacute que uno no se estaacute desarrollando como deberiacutea iexclUsted puede ser de gran ayuda para los padres Ellos acuden a usted para solicitarle informacioacuten sobre sus hijos porque confiacutean en usted La campantildea ldquoAprenda los signos Reac-cione prontordquo ha creado una serie de recursos para ayudarle a usted a educar a los padres sobre todo lo que deben saber acerca del desarrollo integral del nintildeo Materiales gratuitos Puede ver descargar imprimir y solicitar una variedad de materiales sobre la campantildea Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto disentildeados para los proveedores de cuidados infantiles
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddSpanishactearlyccpindexhtml
Page 11
Spring Spotlight on Immunizations
Download and Accept Only the Most Current CIS and COE
Schools and child cares must download ndash or encourage parents to download ndash the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) Parents must complete a CIS for each of their children attending child care preschool or school in Washington State Schools and child cares should only accept the revised CIS dated January 2010
Parents who want to exempt (excuse) their child from the requirements must also download a Certificate of Exemption (COE) fill it out and turn it in Schools and child cares should only accept the revised COE dated May 2011
Only the official DOH CIS and COE are valid Download the CIS and COE from DOH at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
2012-2013 School and Child Care Immunization Requirements
The 2012-2013 Vaccines Required for School and Child CarePreschool charts are
now available and can be found here httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschools
vaccinehtm
The child carepreschool chart can be sent to parents as well as used by staff
The main change for child care and preschool
Children in child care and preschool may get 5 total doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine A single supplemental dose of PCV13 is recommended for all children aged 14ndash59 months who got 4 doses of PCV7 This is not yet a requirement in WA State
Health and Safety
Page 12
Page 13
Salud y seguridad
Vacunas en el punto de mira en primavera Descargue y acepte soacutelo el CIS y COE maacutes reciente Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben descargar o alentar a los padres a descargar el Certificado de estado de inmunizacioacuten (CIS) Los padres deben completar un CIS para cada uno de sus nintildeos que asisten a la guarderiacutea preescolar o escuela en el estado de Washington Las escuelas y cuidados in-fantiles deben soacutelo aceptar el CIS revisado con fecha de enero de 2010 Los padres que quieren exentar (excluir) a sus nintildeos de los requisitos deben tambieacuten descargar un Certificado de exencioacuten (Certificate of Exemption COE) llenarlo y entregarlo Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben aceptar soacutelo el COE revisado con fecha de mayo de 2011 Soacutelo el documento CIS y COE oficial de DOH es vaacutelido Descargue el CIS y COE de DOH en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
Requisitos de vacunas para cuidado infantil y escuelas para 2012-2013
Las tablas de vacunas requeridas para 2012-2013 para guarderiacuteas y preescolar estaacuten ahora disponi-
bles en httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschoolsvaccinehtm
La tabla para guarderiacutea y preescolar puede ser enviada a los padres y ser usada por el personal
El cambio principal para guarderiacuteas y preescolar
Los nintildeos en guarderiacuteas y preescolar pueden obtener 5 dosis de la vacuna neumocoacutecica conjugada Se recomienda una dosis uacutenica suplementaria de PCV13 para todos los nintildeos entre los 14 y 59 meses que recibieron 4 dosis de PCV7 Esto todaviacutea no es un requisito en el estado de Washington
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
Si cuida a nintildeos pequentildeos que no colorean o cortan bien hay muy buenas
manualidades que funcionan bien para ese grupo Necesitaraacute un surtido de plastilina pasta de
macarrones plumas coloridas pasas calcomaniacuteas globos bandas elaacutesticas y papel de aluminio
ademaacutes de los otros objetos que tiene para los nintildeos
mayores Haga la prueba con estas manualidades divertidas para los nintildeos pequentildeos
Se pueden hacer paacutejaros decorativos al poner plumas en la plastilina Con la pasta de
macarrones sin cocinar puede ponerle un pico y los ojos con pasas
Las calcomaniacuteas con dibujos pueden ser una buena manera de ensentildear la coordinacioacuten
viso-manual formas y colores Dibuje una forma simple marcando puntos en una hoja de
papel Aliente a los nintildeos a colocar calcomaniacuteas en los puntos marcados para crear la forma
Corte ciacuterculos de cartulina y cuacutebralos con papel de aluminio para hacer dinero de juguete
Poacutengalos en una bolsa y tiene una cartera de monedas
Para hacer un pulpo esponjoso infle parcialmente un globo y dibuje una cara en este Luego
pegue ocho cintas decorativas al globo para hacer los tentaacuteculos
A los pequentildeitos les encanta el sonido de papel arrugado Para hacer una pelota arrugada
tome papel celofaacuten y arruacuteguelo y ponga banda elaacutestica por encima
para formar una pelota
iquestA queacute nintildeo pequentildeo no le gusta meter las manos en la pintura Use pintura al agua para
hacer huellas de manos coloridas en papel grande Esta actividad de manualidades no soacutelo es
divertida para los nintildeos sino que es un tesoro para las madres
Receta para galletas tipo Graham congeladas con banana y mantequilla de maniacute (cacahuete)
1 taza de banana madura hecha pureacute 1 taza de mantequilla de maniacute 26 galletas tipo Graham Mezcle las bananas y la mantequilla de maniacute Unte las 13 galletas tipo Graham con 2 cucharadas en ca-da una cubra con otra galleta encima Envuelva con envoltorio plaacutestico y congele 13 porciones
Page 9 Page 9
Spring 2012 Early Childhood Education Seminars Registration for students is open March 5th 2012
For registration by telephone please call 527-4443
Monday-Friday 100-400 pm A VISA MasterCard or
Discover will be required to pay tuition
Tuition reimbursement scholarships are available
through WAEYC at wwwwaeycorg or 1-800-727-
3107 x17
Tuition for one ECE 144 course $6370 (05 credit5 STARS hours)
Tuition for two ECE 144 courses $11190 (1 credit10 STARS hours)
For more information about classes at WWCC you may call Jean at
529-5744
Visit our website wwwwwcceduresource
EVERY CHILD A LIFESTYLE
WINNER
Regular exercise and
wise nutrition are the
cornerstones of fitness
for children and for
their adult role models and leaders We
will explore ways to help children to
achieve both and to build them into a
lifetime lifestyle INSTEAD OF
LUNCH PLEASE BRING A
HEALTHY SNACK TO SHARE
Instructor Lee Coleman
Dates Saturday April 14th
Time 900 am -230 pm
Place Parent Child Center at WWCC
Course Number ECE 144 Item
0916 05 college credits 5 STARS
hours
I AM SPECIAL
A seminar on teaching children with
special needs Learn strategies for
including students who have
disabilities and ways to enhance
academic and social development for
all children
Instructor Terry Morgan
Dates Tuesday May 8th amp 15
Time 600-830 pm
Place WWCC Room 214
Course Number ECE 144
Item 0917 05
college credits
5 STARS hours
Page 10
Learn the Signs Act Early
Information for Early Childhood Educators
You spend your day working with playing with and watching children and you are already familiar with many milestones ndashsuch as pointing at objects smiling and playing with others ndash that mark a childrsquos development All children are unique but sooner or later you will see a child who is not developing as they should You are a valuable resource to parents They look to you for information on their child and they trust you The ldquoLearn the Signs Act Earlyrdquo campaign has created a series of resources to help you educate parents on the full range of child development
Free Materials You can view download print and order the various materials for the Learn the Signs Act Early campaign designed for child care providers
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddactearlyccpindexhtml
Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto
Informacioacuten para educadores de la primera infancia Usted se pasa el diacutea trabajando jugando y supervisando a nintildeos y ademaacutes ya estaacute familiarizado con muchos de los indicadores que marcan el desarrollo infantil como sentildealar los objetos sonreiacuter y jugar con otros nintildeos Cada nintildeo es distinto pero tarde o temprano notaraacute que uno no se estaacute desarrollando como deberiacutea iexclUsted puede ser de gran ayuda para los padres Ellos acuden a usted para solicitarle informacioacuten sobre sus hijos porque confiacutean en usted La campantildea ldquoAprenda los signos Reac-cione prontordquo ha creado una serie de recursos para ayudarle a usted a educar a los padres sobre todo lo que deben saber acerca del desarrollo integral del nintildeo Materiales gratuitos Puede ver descargar imprimir y solicitar una variedad de materiales sobre la campantildea Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto disentildeados para los proveedores de cuidados infantiles
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddSpanishactearlyccpindexhtml
Page 11
Spring Spotlight on Immunizations
Download and Accept Only the Most Current CIS and COE
Schools and child cares must download ndash or encourage parents to download ndash the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) Parents must complete a CIS for each of their children attending child care preschool or school in Washington State Schools and child cares should only accept the revised CIS dated January 2010
Parents who want to exempt (excuse) their child from the requirements must also download a Certificate of Exemption (COE) fill it out and turn it in Schools and child cares should only accept the revised COE dated May 2011
Only the official DOH CIS and COE are valid Download the CIS and COE from DOH at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
2012-2013 School and Child Care Immunization Requirements
The 2012-2013 Vaccines Required for School and Child CarePreschool charts are
now available and can be found here httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschools
vaccinehtm
The child carepreschool chart can be sent to parents as well as used by staff
The main change for child care and preschool
Children in child care and preschool may get 5 total doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine A single supplemental dose of PCV13 is recommended for all children aged 14ndash59 months who got 4 doses of PCV7 This is not yet a requirement in WA State
Health and Safety
Page 12
Page 13
Salud y seguridad
Vacunas en el punto de mira en primavera Descargue y acepte soacutelo el CIS y COE maacutes reciente Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben descargar o alentar a los padres a descargar el Certificado de estado de inmunizacioacuten (CIS) Los padres deben completar un CIS para cada uno de sus nintildeos que asisten a la guarderiacutea preescolar o escuela en el estado de Washington Las escuelas y cuidados in-fantiles deben soacutelo aceptar el CIS revisado con fecha de enero de 2010 Los padres que quieren exentar (excluir) a sus nintildeos de los requisitos deben tambieacuten descargar un Certificado de exencioacuten (Certificate of Exemption COE) llenarlo y entregarlo Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben aceptar soacutelo el COE revisado con fecha de mayo de 2011 Soacutelo el documento CIS y COE oficial de DOH es vaacutelido Descargue el CIS y COE de DOH en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
Requisitos de vacunas para cuidado infantil y escuelas para 2012-2013
Las tablas de vacunas requeridas para 2012-2013 para guarderiacuteas y preescolar estaacuten ahora disponi-
bles en httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschoolsvaccinehtm
La tabla para guarderiacutea y preescolar puede ser enviada a los padres y ser usada por el personal
El cambio principal para guarderiacuteas y preescolar
Los nintildeos en guarderiacuteas y preescolar pueden obtener 5 dosis de la vacuna neumocoacutecica conjugada Se recomienda una dosis uacutenica suplementaria de PCV13 para todos los nintildeos entre los 14 y 59 meses que recibieron 4 dosis de PCV7 Esto todaviacutea no es un requisito en el estado de Washington
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
Spring 2012 Early Childhood Education Seminars Registration for students is open March 5th 2012
For registration by telephone please call 527-4443
Monday-Friday 100-400 pm A VISA MasterCard or
Discover will be required to pay tuition
Tuition reimbursement scholarships are available
through WAEYC at wwwwaeycorg or 1-800-727-
3107 x17
Tuition for one ECE 144 course $6370 (05 credit5 STARS hours)
Tuition for two ECE 144 courses $11190 (1 credit10 STARS hours)
For more information about classes at WWCC you may call Jean at
529-5744
Visit our website wwwwwcceduresource
EVERY CHILD A LIFESTYLE
WINNER
Regular exercise and
wise nutrition are the
cornerstones of fitness
for children and for
their adult role models and leaders We
will explore ways to help children to
achieve both and to build them into a
lifetime lifestyle INSTEAD OF
LUNCH PLEASE BRING A
HEALTHY SNACK TO SHARE
Instructor Lee Coleman
Dates Saturday April 14th
Time 900 am -230 pm
Place Parent Child Center at WWCC
Course Number ECE 144 Item
0916 05 college credits 5 STARS
hours
I AM SPECIAL
A seminar on teaching children with
special needs Learn strategies for
including students who have
disabilities and ways to enhance
academic and social development for
all children
Instructor Terry Morgan
Dates Tuesday May 8th amp 15
Time 600-830 pm
Place WWCC Room 214
Course Number ECE 144
Item 0917 05
college credits
5 STARS hours
Page 10
Learn the Signs Act Early
Information for Early Childhood Educators
You spend your day working with playing with and watching children and you are already familiar with many milestones ndashsuch as pointing at objects smiling and playing with others ndash that mark a childrsquos development All children are unique but sooner or later you will see a child who is not developing as they should You are a valuable resource to parents They look to you for information on their child and they trust you The ldquoLearn the Signs Act Earlyrdquo campaign has created a series of resources to help you educate parents on the full range of child development
Free Materials You can view download print and order the various materials for the Learn the Signs Act Early campaign designed for child care providers
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddactearlyccpindexhtml
Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto
Informacioacuten para educadores de la primera infancia Usted se pasa el diacutea trabajando jugando y supervisando a nintildeos y ademaacutes ya estaacute familiarizado con muchos de los indicadores que marcan el desarrollo infantil como sentildealar los objetos sonreiacuter y jugar con otros nintildeos Cada nintildeo es distinto pero tarde o temprano notaraacute que uno no se estaacute desarrollando como deberiacutea iexclUsted puede ser de gran ayuda para los padres Ellos acuden a usted para solicitarle informacioacuten sobre sus hijos porque confiacutean en usted La campantildea ldquoAprenda los signos Reac-cione prontordquo ha creado una serie de recursos para ayudarle a usted a educar a los padres sobre todo lo que deben saber acerca del desarrollo integral del nintildeo Materiales gratuitos Puede ver descargar imprimir y solicitar una variedad de materiales sobre la campantildea Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto disentildeados para los proveedores de cuidados infantiles
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddSpanishactearlyccpindexhtml
Page 11
Spring Spotlight on Immunizations
Download and Accept Only the Most Current CIS and COE
Schools and child cares must download ndash or encourage parents to download ndash the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) Parents must complete a CIS for each of their children attending child care preschool or school in Washington State Schools and child cares should only accept the revised CIS dated January 2010
Parents who want to exempt (excuse) their child from the requirements must also download a Certificate of Exemption (COE) fill it out and turn it in Schools and child cares should only accept the revised COE dated May 2011
Only the official DOH CIS and COE are valid Download the CIS and COE from DOH at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
2012-2013 School and Child Care Immunization Requirements
The 2012-2013 Vaccines Required for School and Child CarePreschool charts are
now available and can be found here httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschools
vaccinehtm
The child carepreschool chart can be sent to parents as well as used by staff
The main change for child care and preschool
Children in child care and preschool may get 5 total doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine A single supplemental dose of PCV13 is recommended for all children aged 14ndash59 months who got 4 doses of PCV7 This is not yet a requirement in WA State
Health and Safety
Page 12
Page 13
Salud y seguridad
Vacunas en el punto de mira en primavera Descargue y acepte soacutelo el CIS y COE maacutes reciente Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben descargar o alentar a los padres a descargar el Certificado de estado de inmunizacioacuten (CIS) Los padres deben completar un CIS para cada uno de sus nintildeos que asisten a la guarderiacutea preescolar o escuela en el estado de Washington Las escuelas y cuidados in-fantiles deben soacutelo aceptar el CIS revisado con fecha de enero de 2010 Los padres que quieren exentar (excluir) a sus nintildeos de los requisitos deben tambieacuten descargar un Certificado de exencioacuten (Certificate of Exemption COE) llenarlo y entregarlo Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben aceptar soacutelo el COE revisado con fecha de mayo de 2011 Soacutelo el documento CIS y COE oficial de DOH es vaacutelido Descargue el CIS y COE de DOH en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
Requisitos de vacunas para cuidado infantil y escuelas para 2012-2013
Las tablas de vacunas requeridas para 2012-2013 para guarderiacuteas y preescolar estaacuten ahora disponi-
bles en httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschoolsvaccinehtm
La tabla para guarderiacutea y preescolar puede ser enviada a los padres y ser usada por el personal
El cambio principal para guarderiacuteas y preescolar
Los nintildeos en guarderiacuteas y preescolar pueden obtener 5 dosis de la vacuna neumocoacutecica conjugada Se recomienda una dosis uacutenica suplementaria de PCV13 para todos los nintildeos entre los 14 y 59 meses que recibieron 4 dosis de PCV7 Esto todaviacutea no es un requisito en el estado de Washington
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
Learn the Signs Act Early
Information for Early Childhood Educators
You spend your day working with playing with and watching children and you are already familiar with many milestones ndashsuch as pointing at objects smiling and playing with others ndash that mark a childrsquos development All children are unique but sooner or later you will see a child who is not developing as they should You are a valuable resource to parents They look to you for information on their child and they trust you The ldquoLearn the Signs Act Earlyrdquo campaign has created a series of resources to help you educate parents on the full range of child development
Free Materials You can view download print and order the various materials for the Learn the Signs Act Early campaign designed for child care providers
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddactearlyccpindexhtml
Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto
Informacioacuten para educadores de la primera infancia Usted se pasa el diacutea trabajando jugando y supervisando a nintildeos y ademaacutes ya estaacute familiarizado con muchos de los indicadores que marcan el desarrollo infantil como sentildealar los objetos sonreiacuter y jugar con otros nintildeos Cada nintildeo es distinto pero tarde o temprano notaraacute que uno no se estaacute desarrollando como deberiacutea iexclUsted puede ser de gran ayuda para los padres Ellos acuden a usted para solicitarle informacioacuten sobre sus hijos porque confiacutean en usted La campantildea ldquoAprenda los signos Reac-cione prontordquo ha creado una serie de recursos para ayudarle a usted a educar a los padres sobre todo lo que deben saber acerca del desarrollo integral del nintildeo Materiales gratuitos Puede ver descargar imprimir y solicitar una variedad de materiales sobre la campantildea Aprenda los signos Reaccione pronto disentildeados para los proveedores de cuidados infantiles
httpwwwcdcgovncbdddSpanishactearlyccpindexhtml
Page 11
Spring Spotlight on Immunizations
Download and Accept Only the Most Current CIS and COE
Schools and child cares must download ndash or encourage parents to download ndash the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) Parents must complete a CIS for each of their children attending child care preschool or school in Washington State Schools and child cares should only accept the revised CIS dated January 2010
Parents who want to exempt (excuse) their child from the requirements must also download a Certificate of Exemption (COE) fill it out and turn it in Schools and child cares should only accept the revised COE dated May 2011
Only the official DOH CIS and COE are valid Download the CIS and COE from DOH at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
2012-2013 School and Child Care Immunization Requirements
The 2012-2013 Vaccines Required for School and Child CarePreschool charts are
now available and can be found here httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschools
vaccinehtm
The child carepreschool chart can be sent to parents as well as used by staff
The main change for child care and preschool
Children in child care and preschool may get 5 total doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine A single supplemental dose of PCV13 is recommended for all children aged 14ndash59 months who got 4 doses of PCV7 This is not yet a requirement in WA State
Health and Safety
Page 12
Page 13
Salud y seguridad
Vacunas en el punto de mira en primavera Descargue y acepte soacutelo el CIS y COE maacutes reciente Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben descargar o alentar a los padres a descargar el Certificado de estado de inmunizacioacuten (CIS) Los padres deben completar un CIS para cada uno de sus nintildeos que asisten a la guarderiacutea preescolar o escuela en el estado de Washington Las escuelas y cuidados in-fantiles deben soacutelo aceptar el CIS revisado con fecha de enero de 2010 Los padres que quieren exentar (excluir) a sus nintildeos de los requisitos deben tambieacuten descargar un Certificado de exencioacuten (Certificate of Exemption COE) llenarlo y entregarlo Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben aceptar soacutelo el COE revisado con fecha de mayo de 2011 Soacutelo el documento CIS y COE oficial de DOH es vaacutelido Descargue el CIS y COE de DOH en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
Requisitos de vacunas para cuidado infantil y escuelas para 2012-2013
Las tablas de vacunas requeridas para 2012-2013 para guarderiacuteas y preescolar estaacuten ahora disponi-
bles en httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschoolsvaccinehtm
La tabla para guarderiacutea y preescolar puede ser enviada a los padres y ser usada por el personal
El cambio principal para guarderiacuteas y preescolar
Los nintildeos en guarderiacuteas y preescolar pueden obtener 5 dosis de la vacuna neumocoacutecica conjugada Se recomienda una dosis uacutenica suplementaria de PCV13 para todos los nintildeos entre los 14 y 59 meses que recibieron 4 dosis de PCV7 Esto todaviacutea no es un requisito en el estado de Washington
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
Spring Spotlight on Immunizations
Download and Accept Only the Most Current CIS and COE
Schools and child cares must download ndash or encourage parents to download ndash the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) Parents must complete a CIS for each of their children attending child care preschool or school in Washington State Schools and child cares should only accept the revised CIS dated January 2010
Parents who want to exempt (excuse) their child from the requirements must also download a Certificate of Exemption (COE) fill it out and turn it in Schools and child cares should only accept the revised COE dated May 2011
Only the official DOH CIS and COE are valid Download the CIS and COE from DOH at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
2012-2013 School and Child Care Immunization Requirements
The 2012-2013 Vaccines Required for School and Child CarePreschool charts are
now available and can be found here httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschools
vaccinehtm
The child carepreschool chart can be sent to parents as well as used by staff
The main change for child care and preschool
Children in child care and preschool may get 5 total doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine A single supplemental dose of PCV13 is recommended for all children aged 14ndash59 months who got 4 doses of PCV7 This is not yet a requirement in WA State
Health and Safety
Page 12
Page 13
Salud y seguridad
Vacunas en el punto de mira en primavera Descargue y acepte soacutelo el CIS y COE maacutes reciente Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben descargar o alentar a los padres a descargar el Certificado de estado de inmunizacioacuten (CIS) Los padres deben completar un CIS para cada uno de sus nintildeos que asisten a la guarderiacutea preescolar o escuela en el estado de Washington Las escuelas y cuidados in-fantiles deben soacutelo aceptar el CIS revisado con fecha de enero de 2010 Los padres que quieren exentar (excluir) a sus nintildeos de los requisitos deben tambieacuten descargar un Certificado de exencioacuten (Certificate of Exemption COE) llenarlo y entregarlo Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben aceptar soacutelo el COE revisado con fecha de mayo de 2011 Soacutelo el documento CIS y COE oficial de DOH es vaacutelido Descargue el CIS y COE de DOH en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
Requisitos de vacunas para cuidado infantil y escuelas para 2012-2013
Las tablas de vacunas requeridas para 2012-2013 para guarderiacuteas y preescolar estaacuten ahora disponi-
bles en httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschoolsvaccinehtm
La tabla para guarderiacutea y preescolar puede ser enviada a los padres y ser usada por el personal
El cambio principal para guarderiacuteas y preescolar
Los nintildeos en guarderiacuteas y preescolar pueden obtener 5 dosis de la vacuna neumocoacutecica conjugada Se recomienda una dosis uacutenica suplementaria de PCV13 para todos los nintildeos entre los 14 y 59 meses que recibieron 4 dosis de PCV7 Esto todaviacutea no es un requisito en el estado de Washington
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
Page 13
Salud y seguridad
Vacunas en el punto de mira en primavera Descargue y acepte soacutelo el CIS y COE maacutes reciente Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben descargar o alentar a los padres a descargar el Certificado de estado de inmunizacioacuten (CIS) Los padres deben completar un CIS para cada uno de sus nintildeos que asisten a la guarderiacutea preescolar o escuela en el estado de Washington Las escuelas y cuidados in-fantiles deben soacutelo aceptar el CIS revisado con fecha de enero de 2010 Los padres que quieren exentar (excluir) a sus nintildeos de los requisitos deben tambieacuten descargar un Certificado de exencioacuten (Certificate of Exemption COE) llenarlo y entregarlo Las escuelas y cuidados infantiles deben aceptar soacutelo el COE revisado con fecha de mayo de 2011 Soacutelo el documento CIS y COE oficial de DOH es vaacutelido Descargue el CIS y COE de DOH en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizeformsdefaulthtm
Requisitos de vacunas para cuidado infantil y escuelas para 2012-2013
Las tablas de vacunas requeridas para 2012-2013 para guarderiacuteas y preescolar estaacuten ahora disponi-
bles en httpdohwagovcfhimmunizeschoolsvaccinehtm
La tabla para guarderiacutea y preescolar puede ser enviada a los padres y ser usada por el personal
El cambio principal para guarderiacuteas y preescolar
Los nintildeos en guarderiacuteas y preescolar pueden obtener 5 dosis de la vacuna neumocoacutecica conjugada Se recomienda una dosis uacutenica suplementaria de PCV13 para todos los nintildeos entre los 14 y 59 meses que recibieron 4 dosis de PCV7 Esto todaviacutea no es un requisito en el estado de Washington
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
Page 14
Professional Development
Upcoming Conferences Smart Start Conference April 30 - May 3 2012 Greensboro NC Conference web page Infant and Early Childhood Conference May 2-4 2012 Tacoma WA Conference web page Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) May 19 2012 Renton WA Conference web page
Immunization Manual Gets a Facelift Check out the new format for the Immunization Manual for Schools Preschools and Child Care Facilities at httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf The new format should make it easier to use and (based on many requests) we added page numbers Yoursquoll notice that in many cases we included links rather than the actual document This ensures that you will have access to the most current information available and streamlines our updating process Answers Your Questions The manual has five chapters to answer all your school and child care immunization requirements (bookmark the page for easy access) The first three chapters contain important information on Each of these chapters starts with a ldquosnapshotrdquo docu-ment that gives a visual overview of these main topics
What is Required (chapter 1) Who is Responsible for What (chapter 2) What Must be Recorded (chapter 3) The other two chapters include Additional Recom-mendations (chapter 4) Resources (chapter 5)
Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov a ldquosnapshotrdquo document that gives a visual overview of these main topics The other two chapters include Additional Rec-ommendations (chapter 4) and Resources (chapter 5) Send feedback about the manual to Trang Kuss at trangkussdohwagov
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
Page 15
Manual de vacunas
Tiene una nueva presentacioacuten Vea el nuevo formato del manual de vacunas para es-cuelas preescolares y guarderiacuteas en httpwwwdohwagovcfhImmunizedocumentsschoolmanual09pdf El nuevo formato deberiacutea facilitar el uso y (a peticioacuten de muchos) agregamos nuacutemeros de paacutegi-na Notaraacute que en muchos casos incluimos viacutenculos en vez del documento mismo Esto asegura que tendraacute acceso a la informacioacuten disponible maacutes actual y acele-ra nuestro proceso de actualizacioacuten Responde sus preguntas El manual tiene cinco capiacutetulos para responder a todos sus requisitos de vacunas para guarderiacuteas y escuelas (marque la paacutegina en su web para faacutecil acceso) Los tres primeros capiacutetulos tienen informacioacuten importante sobre Queacute se requiere (capiacutetulo 1) quieacuten es respon-sable de queacute (capiacutetulo 2) y queacute debe ser dejado en constancia (capiacutetulo 3) Cada uno de estos capiacutetulos comienza con visioacuten general del documento de estos temas principales Los otros dos capiacutetulos incluyen re-comendaciones adicionales (capiacutetulo 4) y recursos (capiacutetulo 5) Enviacutee sugerencias sobre el manual a Trang Kuss a trangkussdohwagov
Smart Start Conference 30 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2012 Greensboro NC Sitio web de la conferencia Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2 al 4 de mayo de 2012 Tacoma WA Sitio web de la conferencia Washington State Family Child Care Association (WSFCCA) 19 de mayo de 2012 Renton WA Sitio web de la conferencia
Desarrollo profesional
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
Your Child Care
Resource and Referral Staff
Jean Thomas
509-529-5744
jeanthomaswwccedu
Michelle Meyer
509-527-4637
michellemeyerwwccedu
Website
wwwwwcceduresource
Parent Line
parentlinecommunity-mindedorg
1-888-446-2229 wwwfamilycareresourcesorgfind_child_care
Walla Walla Community College
Child Care Resource and Referral
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla WA 99362
To find out more about state regulatory
information online visit httpdelwagov
for the latest on
Forms and Publications
Frequently asked questions
New policies
And more
wwwchildcarenetorg
