CACFP CLASSES
CACFP Classes are free to family child care providers sponsored in CACFP by the Cortland Area Child Care Council.
CACFP Recordkeeping
Tuesday January 26,
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Good recordkeeping is part of any successful food program.
Join us in this training as we take a look at ways to avoid
costly mistakes in your CACFP paperwork along with what to
expect during an audit.
Topics 2, 5
Setting Quality Standards for Food
Monday March 22,
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Food is only as good as the quality of ingredients. We will be
looking at how to purchase the finest quality possible, along
with ways to store and handle food carefully, and ways to
minimize nutrition loss and enhance flavor without adding a
lot of fat.
Topics 2,3,4
CHILD CARE CENTER BASICS
This basic introduction to health and safety, regulations, developmentally appropriate practice, and positive discipline will be offered in one-hour sessions starting in February. If you are new to the field of child care, and looking for an easy way to get the basic training that you need, this is the series for you.
Cost: $10 per session, $5 for CACCC members
Orientation
Tuesday, Feb 9, Topics 5, 7
Safety and Supervision
Tuesday, Feb 16, Topics 1, 4
Child Abuse & Maltreatment Part 1
Tuesday, Feb 23, Topics 6, 8
Child Abuse Part 2 & Shaken Baby
Syndrome
Tuesday, March 2, Topics 6, 9
The Meaning of Red Flags in Early
Childhood Development
Tuesday, March 9, Topics 1, 2
Infection Control
Tuesday, March 16, Topics 2, 7
Infant and Toddler Development
Tuesday, March 23, Topics 1, 3
Preschool & School Age Development
Tuesday, March 30, Topics 1, 3
Positive Discipline Part 1
Tuesday, April 6, Topics 1, 3
Challenging Behavior and
Transitions
Tuesday, April 13, Topics 1, 7
Building Partnerships with Parents
Tuesday, April 20, Topics 4, 5
It’s the Process – Not the Product!
Tuesday, April 27, Topic 3
Free Personalized Training Hours
Our Education Coordinator can come to your family child care home or day care center and provide intensive technical assistance that is hands-on, one-to-one training, based on your individual needs and specific topics. Room arrangement, biting, challenging behaviors, transitions, health and safety, communication with parents or nap time are just a few topics that can be designed to meet your specific needs. Intensive technical assistance can be set up to fit into your busy schedule. For more information, please call Dixie at (607) 753-0106 extension 223.
Medication Administration Training
Do you need Medication Administration Training? CACCC will be happy to schedule a class for your MAT needs. Call Anne at 753-0106 extension 225, or email anne@cortlandchildcare.org.
NEW! Medication Administration Training Independent Study
If you feel like you don’t have enough time to get away from your program to take the MAT course, but you want to become approved to give medication, then the MAT Independent Study course is for you!
You can study all of the training materials on your own and at your own pace. When you feel you’re ready, you’ll only need to meet with a MAT trainer for a few hours to complete the testing. When you pass, you will get 8 training hours and a MAT certificate.
The MAT Participant Study Guide will walk you through the steps to complete Part One. As soon as CACCC receives your registration form and payment you may pick up a binder containing your copy of the MAT Participant Study Guide. You must also watch all parts of the MAT Video, which can be found at: http://www.matstudy.com/matstudy_videos.htm.
Once you have finished studying the materials and completed the exercises you are ready to be tested to complete Part Two. Testing will take place at CACCC.
Online Child Abuse Training
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Bureau of Training now offers FREE 24/7 online Mandated Reporter Training in child abuse and neglect/maltreatment identification. You can register anytime by visiting www.nysmandatedreporter.org, selecting "Courses Offered" and then clicking to register for "Self-Directed Online Training."
This 2-hour web-based training is fully narrated and interactive and features learning exercises customized for the Child Care profession. As you complete each 10-15 minute section, the application saves your progress and allows you up to 30 days to complete the entire course.
The Self-Directed Online Mandated Reporter Training course meets the New York State Education Department’s mandatory requirements for Training in Child Abuse Identification and Reporting. A certificate of completion is sent online to persons completing the course. It is a credit for 2 hours of training on this topic.
For technical help registering contact Shannon Flynn at 518-408-4666.
NEW! Online Shaken Baby Syndrome Training: This one-hour, online training covers both shaken baby syndrome (#9) and child abuse and maltreatment identification and prevention(#6). Register online now.
Are you working in child care and going to college?
Our Executive Director for fifteen years, Susan B. Griffin was passionate about encouraging child care providers to pursue higher education. She knew that the cost of textbooks could be a real burden. That’s why the Susan B. Griffin Memorial Scholarship was set up in her name. If you would like to have help paying for your textbooks call our office at (607) 753-0106 and ask for an application.
