Licensed child care is regulated by Title 22 of the California Health and Safety Code to protect the health and safety of children in child care. Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) is the California State agency responsible for inspection and monitoring two types of licensed child care programs: in‐home family style settings and center facilities. …
Attachment: Making relationships Self-Regulation: Holding impulses Affiliation: Being part of a group Attunement: Being aware of others Tolerance: Accept differences Respect: Finding value in differences Adverse childhood experiences impact brain development and overall physical health. Children who have experienced significant adversity may have limited to no development in these core strength areas. The good …
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Last Updated 9/14/2020 How you interact with children sets the tone for your relationships with them. When your relationship with a child sends signals of safety, stability, nurturance, and responsiveness, children can learn to trust you and the environment they are in. When a child can trust their caregivers and environments, their minds are free …
Last updates 9/14/2020 The ability to control our impulses is rooted in our earliest connections with responsive adults. In order for children to develop self-regulation skills, caregivers need to support them by first providing external regulation through safe, stable, nurturing, and responsive relationships. As you continue to build a child’s trust through strengthening your relationship, …
Affiliation is a child’s ability to join and contribute to a group. Affiliation stems from the emotional bonds of attachment we form in our earliest years. When children feel included, connected, and valued, they can be more engaged in their social environment. This is not a skill children innately possess; rather, it requires that they …
The skill of attunement involves our awareness of others. Much of this comes from our ability to read non-verbal cues i.e. “body language”, but also to notice the differences we see in others compared to ourselves. In order for children to be successfully attuned, they need environments and relationships that promote attachment, self-regulation, and affiliation. …
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Virtual Learning Resources: Taking the stress and guesswork out of home-based education With school child care center closures across Tuolumne County, parents are having to learn ways of implementing their children’s education from home. Needless to say, this can be quite a challenge. What if you are trying to work from home, or work in …
Learning is essential for growing kids. Beginning at birth, it is important to engage children in learning. There is great potential for children when you are continuously building their knowledge and receiving recognition of their learning. This means that adults who interact with children must avail themselves of opportunities where they can foster children’s learning …
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To Obtain a FCC License, Applicants Are Required To: Complete a Family Child Care Orientation either online or in person Submit a completed Family Child Care Application Packet Submit TB test results for every adult that lives in the home Providers and any volunteer in the family child care home must show proof of immunization …
Please note that per instructions from local health authorities to maintain social distancing and prevent contact with the COVID-19 virus, we have limited our hours and availability of services until further notice. Please call us before attempting to come into the office for services. We will help you as much as we can over the phone (209-533-0377) or by email (info@icesagency.org).
