Southwest Iowa

Child Care Resource & Referral

Iowa Child Care Resource and Referral provides resources,

education and advocacy to support quality child care.

"New Construction Under Way"

CCR&R will be launching a new website soon.  In addition to all of the current information on our site, there will be a monthly theme along with ideas and activities for you to use.  Contact your local on-site consultant for a visit and learn what
"Tools for Success" we have available for you!

Home Up cpr and first aid standard precautions

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A statewide training registry will be implemented soon. Everyone will need an email address to register for training. Check back for more information.

Child Care Resource and Referral sponsors many individual workshops to help licensed center staff and child development home staff meet annual training requirements. The content of these include, but are not limited to:

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Health, Safety - These workshops that will help you maintain a healthy and safe child care and education program. Staff in Child Development Homes must have 2 hours of health and safety training in their first year or registration.

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Nutrition - Children need to eat healthy meals and snacks so their brains and bodies can develop. Children also need activities that help them learn to move and be active, instead of watching television or playing video games. A CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) sponsor has approved most of the nutrition classes listed below.

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Standard precautions - Licensed center and preschool staff must take this every year. Child Development Home providers may count this as one hour of health and safety training.

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First aid - These classes should include certification in both infant and child first aid. The class must include management of a blocked airway and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. If you cannot find a first aid class that offers this, you must also take a CPR class.

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CPR - Providers must have this if they cannot find a first aid class that includes mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and management of a blocked airway.

All providers can gain knowledge and new insight from attending training and are welcome in all classes that interest them, no matter what their experience is.

Pre-registration is required for all classes

Payment is due 10 days prior to the first class. Guests, including children, are not allowed in class. If you require special accommodations such as an interpreter, please contact the person taking registrations so she can make arrangements. Please be respectful and cancel your reservation if you cannot attend, so people on the waiting list can take your place. Refunds will not be given unless CCR&R cancels the class. Closing time of all classes is approximate.

Please check back in August for a new schedule.

Health and Safety (also see Standard Precautions) 

Date

Time

Title

Location

Cost

Contact #

Ongoing online

Online Integrated Pest Management

You must contact Mark
to send your certificate after completion
Child Care IPM website Free Mark Shour

Ongoing online

Online Playground Supervision for Child Care Providers Playground Safety website $15 Registration online

Ongoing online

Online Playground Maintenance for
Front-Line Workers
Playground Safety website $15 Registration online

*Pending approval

                               

 

 

Click here to learn more about the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies.

Funding is provided by the Iowa Department of Human Services through the Child Care Development Fund.

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Last updated: 6/18/2010