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FOLLOW THE CHILD CARE COUNCIL TO THE NEXT UPCOMING EVENT!
FRIEND OF CHILDREN
RECOGNITION DINNER
MONDAY JUNE 10
6 PM, Hart's Hill Inn, Whitesboro
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FALL CONFERENCE - OCTOBER 5
Oneida County Farm & Home Center
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EFFECTIVE INSPECTION POLICIES PROMOTE CHILDREN'S SAFETY AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT IN CHILD CARE. Click here to view the White Paper report.
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View our 2011 Child Care Needs Assessment and Report here.
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Check out what's available in our resource lending library here.
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Family and Group Family Child Care Providers, subscribe to our child care provider listserv here
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View the 2012 Report on "Parents & The High Cost of Child Care" compiled by the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies. Click here
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To update your contact information
or to be included in our mailing list, please contact Mariann at
(315) 223-7850 ext 236 or
by email at mj284@cornell.edu
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We are now accepting nominations for the
2014 Friend of Children Award
RECOGNITION DINNER
in JUNE
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF Policy Analysis and Management
PARENTING IN CONTEXT: Games and Children's Brains: What Is the Latest Research?
by Rachel Dunifon and Lydia Gill
Video games are used by teens of all ages, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds. A total of 97% of teens between the ages of 12-17 years old play computer, web, portable, or console games (Lenhart et al., 2008). Fifty percent of these teens said they played video games "yesterday." Research suggests both positive and negative aspects of playing video games. Though the implications of video game use is a relatively new area for research, this brief describes the most recent findings. To read more on this . . . .
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The Child Care Council can now conduct Pre-K classroom observations. Ellen Olson is a Pre-K CLASS Oberserver and is proficient in observing and coding classroom interactions accurately using the CLASS tool. The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) is a tool that assesses the everyday interactions between teachers and students. It can help teachers determine what they do well and ways they can improve their interactions with children to maximize learning. To schedule an appointment, please contact Ellen at 404-0260.
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The Spring Conference on May 4 was GREAT!
Thanks to DEC, a FUN filled workshop on Project Learning Tree/Growing Up Wild was awesome!!!
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