May 2012 Volume 24, Issue 5

The Provider
A Publication of the Family Child Care Association of Wake County

Coming Up With the FCCA

Special Interest Articles:
Fish Fry and Yard Sale; page 2. Day of Learning; page 3. 2012 Directories; Important! p. 3.

Monday, May 2, 2012

Schedule 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Business Meeting/Networking/Social Time/Potluck Provider Appreciation Its provider appreciation time! We want to celebrate you as a childcare provider and all you do for the children in your care with a potluck dinner, games and special door prizes. Please bring a favorite dish to share and something for our White Elephant game. For those of you not familiar with the game, each person brings a wrapped, gently used item from your home you dont use or need any moredont go out and buy anything! Bring something intended for adultsnot child or childcare related. When you come to the meeting, place your gift on the designated table and take a number. During the game, the person with number 1 chooses a gift and opens it. The number 2 person can either choose a gift from the table or take number 1s gift. In that case, number 1 will choose another gift. This continues in number order, with each person either choosing a new gift or taking a gift from another player. A gift can be stolen three times before its declared dead and cannot be taken any more. You must bring a gift to play and receive one! This evening is for you as a hardworking, dedicated professional in what can be an isolated profession. Come enjoy a night of fun and relaxation just for us! Next Month: Monday, June 4, 2012 Creating and Enhancing Curriculums: Under the Sea Find and share new ideas for curriculums based on summer activities, sea life, polar animals, etc. This workshop will also discuss music playlistshow to make, where to find music, how to store playlists (iPod, USB drive, CD, computer). *****************************
Out of respect for the presenter(s), please be on time. If you arrive after the business meeting has begun, please be quiet while you take your seat. All workshops are open to the public unless otherwise noted. No one will be admitted once the workshop has begun, so please be aware of the workshop starting time each month. To receive NC Child Care Credit, you must be in your seat when the workshop begins. NO CHILDREN are allowed at the monthly meetings. If a meeting is canceled due to inclement weather, we will post it on our Facebook page and also on WTVD-ABC 11. If any other stations are added, we will notify you. Thank you to Wake County Human Services for sponsoring our meeting space. We have the room on Chapanoke Road from 6-9 p.m. The business meeting and networking time is from 6:30-7:00 p.m. However, you are welcome to arrive before 6:30 to network and partake of food when it's ready. Directions are on page 7.

Whats Inside: Provider Profile 2 Fish Fry/Yard Sale 2 10-year Members 2 Order 2012 Directories 3 Season for Giving* 3 Sunshine* 3 Day of Learning 3 Reach for the Stars* 4 Member Services 6 Birthdays 7 Advertisements 7 Directions to CCSA 8 FCCA Contacts 8

* Updated/New

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Provider Profile
By Kairise Atkinson

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President's Voice
By Marva Warren

Hi FCCA Family, Provider Appreciation Day is a day for others to say they appreciate us as child care providers, but the FCCA wants you to know that we appreciate you ALWAYS. THANK YOU for all you do. Super Women. Celebrate You ! Smoochies from Marva

Meet Mrs. Faye Baril, owner of Play Care in Apex, NC. Faye is not new to operating a family child care home. She had a program from 19962004 and re-opened her family child care at the end of 2011. Currently, her program is rated a 1star, which is what all new programs receive upon opening. She wishes to increase her star rating both with the education she has received and also by going through the

FCCRS as soon as she can. Among Fayes goals for 2012 is to increase enrollment in her program. The best part of running her own program is her ability to be home with her children and she tells anyone who asks all the benefits of working with young children. She says I love my job. Even on tough days there are so many smiles to look forward tothis is what I

was meant to do. We thank you Mrs. Baril for recommitting to working with young children and finding the special reward that comes from helping to shape the lives of our children!
If you would like to be featured in the Provider Profile, or if you want to suggest someone, contact Kairise Atkinson (see FCCA contacts). We want to know more about our members!

Fish Fry
June 30, 2011 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Ms. Vans Child Care Center 2625 Trawick Road, Raleigh The FCCA will be holding a Fish Fry fundraiser on Saturday, June 30th. We hope you will help us make this a successful event again. Tickets and a sign-up sheet for volunteering to help out at the Fish Fry or to donate goods will be available at the May meeting. If you have your tickets sold, please bring the money to the May meeting or you may mail the ticket money to Jean Bullock, 5509 Armada Dr., Raleigh, NC, 27610. All members are also encouraged to participate by selling tickets to family, friends and childcare families. Meals for those who dont have a ticket will also be available the day of the Fish Fry. Choice of Chicken or Fish; 2 sides; dessert and drink: $8.00 Combo: Chicken and Fish; 2 sides; dessert and drink: $9.00

10-Year Members
Congratulations to the following members who have been with the FCCA for 10 continuous years (with no breaks or late renewals):
Andrea Ausby Patricia Beckwith Lynda Booker Pat Haynes Jewel Lowe

Yard Sale
(In conjunction with the Fish Fry) 7 a.m.-1 p.m. The FCCA will also hold a yard sale fundraiser on Saturday June 30th at the same location as the Fish Fry. Everyone is encouraged to participate. Bring items to sell, or come to buy, and the proceeds will benefit the FCCA. Fundraisers allow us to do more for our members and help make the Association better for everyone. To volunteer to help with or donate to the Fish Fry, participate in the yard sale or for more information, call Jean Bullock at 919-917-7498.
Season for giving? Nurse family Partnership

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The Provider
15th Annual Day of Learning
Saturday, September 8, 2012 8:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m.

Sunshine

The FCCA extends well wishes to Vanessa Blands mother. The FCCA extends well wishes to Betty Barnwell who had surgery in April.

Join us for the 15th Annual Day of Learning, Appropriate Guidance, presented by the Infant Toddler Education Specialists at Child Care Services Association. The workshop will focus on appropriate guidance and discipline techniques based on the developmental needs of infants and toddlers. Participants will explore how the environment impacts social and emotional competence and the difference between inappropriate and unacceptable behaviors and specific strategies that can be used to respond to challenging behaviors and promote positive ones. This workshop is offering 5 training hours and/or .5 CEUs. The cost of the Day of Learning this year is $35.00 for members. Applications will be available at the May meeting. If you plan to register at this meeting, please do not forget to bring your money. To register, you must turn in a registration form and your money at the same time. The application is also available through email by contacting Linda Clark (lindashousefhcc@aol.com), our web site (see page 7) or, if you do not have email, you can get one by calling Nanette Ausby at 552-9624. The Day of Learning will be held on the main campus of Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, in the child care education building. Remember, there is no smoking allowed anywhere on campus.

If you or a member you know have any news, please call Evelyn Dunn at 829-9917.

Season for Giving 2012 Directories

The 2012 Directory will be available at the May meeting. A PDF will be emailed to all members unless you notify Jane Pope that you want a print directory or that you do not want a pdf. You must notify Jane by phone (919-467-1947) or email (jppope@mindspring.com) before 10 pm May 1st. If you call, please call after 5:00 pm and before 10 pm. This year, the Season for Giving project is a donation to the Nurse-Family Partnership which is a free, voluntary program that partners first-time moms with nurse home visitors. When a new mother enrolls in the program a specially trained nurse will visit her throughout her pregnancy and until her baby turns two years old. During these visits, the caring nurse will offer the knowledge and support a first time mother needs to confidently create a better life for her baby and herself. We will be accepting donations of all kinds of baby items: clothes, toys, diapers, car seats, baby supplies or you can make a monetary donation. Please make sure items are new or gently used and clean. You can bring your donations to any meeting and give them to Evelyn Dunn. This will be ongoing throughout this year, with continuous donations being made as we get a good supply.

A Little Inspiration
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. Henry Ford

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This and That

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Reach for the Stars

Congratulations to Suzette King for receiving 4 stars.
Have you improved your star rating? Have you become newly accredited? Have you received a degree or certificate? If so, its time to toot your own horn! We would love to acknowledge your hard work and congratulate you! Please contact Linda Clark (see FCCA Contacts) to have your name published in The Provider.

Below is a condensed version of an email from Beth Smith, former Vice President of Education with HighReach Learning, Inc. She is working with the past founders of HighReach on a new endeavor. This is a great opportunity to try a new curriculum and let the authors know what might work better! We are currently seeking input from providers all over the country on a prototype of a program SPECIFICALLY for family child care providers. The prototype contains 2 weeks/10 days of experiences and can be accessed via our website (www.geewhizeducation.com). It addresses ALL age groupsinfants through school-age. Weve been working hand-in-hand with leaders in Family Child Care at the national and state level to create the prototype. Nowwe need feedback from you and fellow FCC professionals on our efforts! Please know that at this point, we are NOT trying to sell anything. We are merely doing research to determine if there is a need for a product such as this AND if so, what providers would like the product to look like and contain. The learning activities included in the prototype have been thoughtfully prepared by writers with YEARS of early childhood experience to be simple to implement and provide meaningful experiences designed to be used in a home setting NOT a school. The activities also address all developmental levels for ALL age groups. In the future, we plan to prepare documents to demonstrate how the program conforms to state, QRIS, and accreditation standards. Because we truly care about what FCC professionals want in a program, we would love as many providers as possible to use the prototype and provide us with feedback. In other words, we are reaching out to groups like yours to help us "spread the word!" The only thing we are asking in return is for providers to complete a brief online survey about the prototype once they finish using it. It is our goal to gather as much feedback as possible so we can tailor the product to meet the unique needs of family child care professionals.

Member Ideas, Tips and Recipes

Do you have trouble with mosquitoes? Are you tired of spraying five wiggly children or babies with bug spray? If so, The Mosquito Authority can help! The mosquitoes were really bad at my house and when I discovered TMA last year, I tried it. I was amazed at the results. After the first treatment, the mosquitoes were almost non-existent and after the second one, they were completely gone from the property surrounding my house. The chemicals they use are non-toxic to children and pets when dry (about 30 minutes after treatment) and last 21 days. If you want to know more visit www.bugsbite.com/lpcnc. If you decide to sign up for treatments through this URL, Ill get credit for it. Thanks!
Submitted by Linda Clark

If you have a recipe, an activity or an idea you would like to share, please call Linda Clark (see FCCA Contacts). Submissions will be published as space permits.

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Current Fundraisers
Cookbook: Dont forget to submit recipes from yourself, your family and your childcare families for the FCCAs cookbook. If you have Internet access, please email your recipe(s) to Linda Clark (see FCCA Contacts). If you cannot email them, either give them to Linda at any meeting or mail them to the FCCA at PO Box 23, Cary, NC, 27512. Please include contact information with

The Provider

each submission in case we have any questions. T-Shirts: Clearance!! All Tshirts in stock are on sale for only $6.00 (short sleeve) and $8.00 (long sleeve)a 50% savings!while supplies last. They will be available at the next meeting and can also be ordered at regular price. Contact Nan Bosse for details (see FCCA Contacts).

Holidays and Special Days

Special Days in May: Cinco de Mayo (5/5) Provider Appreciation Day (5/11) Mothers Day (5/13) Memorial Day (5/28)

If we have missed a special day that you celebrate or observe, please let us know so that we can include it next year. If you have ideas for celebrating upcoming holidays or special days please contact Linda Clark (see FCCA Contacts, page 7).

Project Enlightenment
Third Thursdays
Every third Thursday, Project Enlightenments Production Area is open until 8:00 p.m. If you are not familiar with the Resource Center, its a great place to go for activity ideas and to make decorations and activities for your childcare. There is a small user fee for using the Resource Room. Ellison die cuts, materials and additional services are available for purchase, ranging in price from $.02 to $2.00 each. There is also lending library that has not only books, but also curriculums for loan and many ideas that use tools and items from the Resource Center. Below are the dates through June 2012 that the Resource Room will have extended hours. May 17 June 22 ********************

Early Education Workshops

Project Enlightenment now offers CEU workshops for Early Childhood. <www.projectenlightenment.wcpss.net>

Free Workshop
UNC-TV is offering a free workshop on Saturday, May 5 at the Museum of Life and Science in Raleigh. It is called Pre-school ScienceThe PEEP Approach. It is a 2-hour training credit workshop. You need to register for it. You can sign up by calling Nannette Ausby at 919-552-9624. Seats are limited. If you know of someone who would like to come, please share this information with them. After the workshop, there will be a meet and greet session with some of the programs characters. You can invite your children to meet you there after the workshop is over. Contact Nannette or Pam Hines-Orr at 919-549-7149 for more information.

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Useful Information
Food Program: The following agencies serve Wake County providers Capitol Nutrition 919-847-0058 T&T Tutor World 919-961-4670 Cape Fear Tutoring Inc. 910-395-613 Business Insurance: For information on liability insurance for your childcare business visit Adults and Childrens Alliance Insurance at <www.acainc.org>, call (800) 433-8108, email <childcare@acainc.org> or write to 2885 Country Drive, Suite 165, St. Paul, MN 55117-2621.

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CPR/First Aid: CPR must be taken every two years and First Aid every three years. As a courtesy, we are now offering a listing of certified CPR instructors in our area. If you need First Aid, be sure to check to see if the instructor you choose is still certified to teach it. * Rebecca Noble: 919-844-3988 * Claudia Felzer: 919-796-4951

Mentoring Program
Are you a new FCCA member who is in need of advice and/or an occasional question answered from an experienced family childcare provider? Would you like an FCCA Buddy who can tell you more about the FCCA? Why not let us provide you with a mentor or FCCA buddy? To request a mentor or buddy (or to become one) contact DeVonna Douglas at 919-272-6828.

ITS/SIDS
This training is required if you care for children under the age of 12 months and must be re-taken every three years. The next time the FCCA is scheduled to offer this class is March 2013. If you need it before then, call Brenda Ashby at 250-3055 for more information or to sign up for a class.

FCCA Referral Line

Do you have childcare spaces open? Did you know the FCCA has a referral line for members to list their current openings? You can also direct parents looking for childcare to our referral line, either though passing on the contact info below, or directing them to our website or Facebook page. If you would like to list your current openings, contact Jewel Lowe at: Sisters Child Services 400 East Earp St. Holly Springs, NC 27540 919-552-9624 <Jausbysr1@aol.com> (Subject: FCCA Referrals)

Newsletter Info
To receive the newsletter in PDF format over email, please email Jane Pope at <jppope@mindspring.com>. You must have Adobe Reader to view the newsletter in PDF. This can be downloaded for free at <www.adobe.com>. If you have trouble viewing the PDF, check to make sure you have the latest version. If you are still having trouble, contact Jane and you will be put back on the printed copy mailing list. The newsletter is an important tool to let members know upcoming and current news about the FCCA and much more. Its important to us that you get the information. If you have questions or comments or would like to contribute to The Provider, contact Linda Clark at <lindashousefhcc@aol.com> or 919-469-1687. For guidelines on submitting to the newsletter, please see the Policies and Procedures section in your Member Handbook. Deadline for submissions is the 12th of each month. All communications for the FCCA is now under one roof! If you have anything you want to communicate to the members, whether it be by email, Facebook, phone or the newsletter, send your information to Linda Clark (see FCCA contacts, page 7), who will direct it to the appropriate committee. The list of committees included in Communications is in the FCCA Contacts on page 7. All submissions are subject to approval by the FCCA President.

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The Provider Refreshments

Food

Happy Birthday

FCCA Business
Next Board Meeting
Monday, May 14, 2012 at Ms. Vans Childcare Center Hostess: Vanessa Hunt Potluckeveryone please bring a dish to share! 05/01 Carmen Moreno 05/13 Kairise Atkinson 05/26 Shevonda Williams-Sutton 05/29 Faye Baril 05/30 Mary McGinnis If you have a birthday this month, please try to attend this months meeting. We would like to acknowledge your special day. If you would like to receive birthday greetings and dont see your birthday listed above, please contact Evelyn Dunn, Sunshine Committee, at 829-9917.

Drinks

FCCA

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FCCA Financial Report

Petty Cash Checking Savings $ 10.00

Donations of unopened paper goods are always welcome. You might have some left over from an event or holiday that you are willing to donate or have extra you picked up from a dollar store. The Refreshment Committee thanks you.

$2,076.54 $3,662.80

Perfect Attendance
Total $5,749.34 ************** We would like to recognize our members who take the time to attend all the meetings. We all know how difficult it is sometimes to attend all the meetings and the FCCA would like to recognize our members who manage to do so. If you attend every regular meeting and/or workshop of this year, you will receive a special certificate in December at the Awards Dinner. Perfect attendance begins from the time you join. Please make sure you sign in when you get your nametag to ensure you get credit for attending. The FCCA hopes that this special recognition will let you know how much we appreciate you taking the time to attend the business meetings and/or the workshops during the year.

Membership Status
Current Members: 54 Membership status is current as of April 1, 2012.

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Board of Directors Officers
President Marva Warren (12) 919-250-9955 mskay1@bellsouth.net Vice President Sandra White (12) 919-875-8360 Zoegw2002@yahoo.com Secretary/Web Site Nan Bosse (13) 919-616-7699 Nannys.nursery@gmail.com Treasurer Louise Freeman (13) 919-608-0281 dlp.mamalufreeman@gmail.com

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Committees
Advocacy Michele Miller-Cox 919-832-5869 Discovery10@nc.rr.com Audit Andrea Ausby 919-552-9624 Fundraising Jean Bullock 919-917-7498 Mentor DeVonna Douglas 919-272-6828 deedeesplacefcc@yahoo.com Nominating Chairman Bridget Bean 919-954-7104 bbkids35@aol.com Program Coordinator Nannette Ausby 919-552-9624 jausbysr1@aol.com Asst. Program Coordinator Angie Lewis 919-217-9856 angelalewis777@gmail.com Refreshments Pat Haynes 919-851-4478 Carolyn Morris 919-851-5559 Referrals Jewel A. Lowe Andrea Ausby 919-552-9624 jausbysr@aol.com Scholarship Judy Gardiner 919-460-1003 gckid@aol.com

Board of Directors
CCSA Representative Christy Thalheimer

919-403-6950 ext. 6851 christyt@childcareservices.

org Database/Proofreading Jane Pope (12) 919-467-1947 jppope@mindspring.com Newsletter Editor/Proofreading Linda Clark (12) 919-469-1687 lindashousefhcc@aol.com Provider Profile Kairise Atkinson (12)

919-841-8243
kairiseatkinson@rocketmail. com Public Relations Vanessa Hunt (12) 919-231-4050 msvans_homedaycare@yahoo.com Sunshine Evelyn Dunn 919-829-9917 Assistant Treasurer/Membership Carmen Moreno (13) 919-523-7377 patricia@littleangelsbilingual daycare.com

Communications
Newsletter Editor Linda Clark (see Board
contacts)

FCCA P.O. Box 23 Cary, NC 27512 Were on the Web!

See us at:

Web Site Nan Bosse (see Board

Officers)

www.familychildcareassociation. web.officelive.com

Search for us on Facebook, too!

Telephone/ Email/Social Media Jewel A. Lowe Andrea Ausby (see

Committees contacts)

How to get to Child Care Services Association (CCSA)

319 Chapanoke Rd., Suite 114, Raleigh
If Traveling East on I-40: Take the Hammond Rd. Exit (#299) and go right. Follow Hammond Rd. to Chapanoke Rd., which will be on the right. At the traffic light you will see a State Employee Credit Union on the right. Turn right on Chapanoke and continue to the third building on the left (319). Upon entering the parking lot, turn right and look for an entrance in the back of the building identified with a blue sign-CCSA Suite 114. If Traveling West on I-40(from Cary/Holly Springs/Fuquay Varina): Take the S. Saunders St./401 exit (#298A) and go right on S. Saunders St;/401. At the light (right after Montllawn Cemetery), turn left onto Chapanoke Rd. and continue to second building on the right (319). Follow directions in italics above. Directions from Highway 401 (Garner): Go past Kmart and Tyron Rd. to the stoplight in front of Bojangles and Dunkin Donuts (this is Chapanoke Road). Turn right onto Chapanoke Rd. and continue to second building on the right (319). Follow directions in italics above.

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