SPECIAL EVENTS
Child Care Aware of Northwest Kansas is celebrating Provider Appreciation Day throughout the year by hosting Meet and Greet events for child care providers in all the counties in our service delivery area!
*January 17 - Provider Appreciation Dinner in Norton for all Norton county providers at Las Canteras Mexican Restaurant from 6-7pm. We are looking forward to seeing those of you who registered for the dinner!
*Check our website and newsletter for future dates and locations.
Online Professional Development for Child Care Providers:
Kansas Children's Service League offers a variety of instructor-led eLearning courses throughout the year. These online courses provide KDHE approved in-service hours for licensed home or center based child care providers and early care and education professionals. Check out their website for more information on upcoming Spring classes. http://elearning.kcsl.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS
**ALERT: Important Changes to Infants' Acetaminophen Products.
Read important information on changes at the following link:
http://www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/children/subfsafety_convenience.inc
**ALERT: New SIDS Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has expanded its guidelines for creating safe sleeping environments for babies. Read the recent AAP policy statement at the following link:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/10/12/peds.2011-2284
FACEBOOK
Visit our facebook page for announcements and a listing of events Child Care Aware of Northwest Kansas is sponsoring. "Like" us and keep up with what is new on our page. We encourage parents and child care providers to post questions and comments on our discussion board!
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