Updates for Registered/Licensed Day Care Providers and Programs, Enrolled Legally Exempt Child Care Providers, and Families:
Pediatric Liquid Medicine Recall
6.10.2010 :: McNeil Consumer Healthcare is reminding parents and caregivers to check their infants' and children's forms of Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl after the April 30, 2010 voluntary recall. For additional information on refunds and affected NDC numbers of the products is available by visiting the McNeil Product Recall website, or by calling (888) 222-6036.
The Child Care Connection newsletter
6.9.2010 :: Child Care Connection Newsletter - Summer 2010 Edition is now available online for your convenience. The newsletter contains the Child Care Connection quarterly training schedule, as well as other training opportunities locally and statewide.
Training and Technical Assistance Needs Survey
05.11.2010 :: The Child Care Connection is conducting a Training and Technical Assistance Needs survey that will help guide our upcoming trainings and technical assistance projects. Please take a few minutes between now and July 1, 2010 to complete this short, but important, survey:
National Infant Immunization Week is April 24- May 1, 2010!
04.16.2010 :: Do you have questions about vaccines, vaccine preventable diseases, vaccine safety or other immunization topics? Visit these sites:
- New York State Department of Health
www.nyhealth.gov/prevention/immunization- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/vaccines- Immunization Resources
Special Tax Day!
02.09.2010 :: Local IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs) will open 181 offices on Saturday March 27th, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM to provide all types of assistance (including tax preparation, payment issues, notice resolution, etc.). To find out which TACs are open, visit: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/mar27.pdf and scroll down to New York State. Also, IRS has launched The Outreach Corner, a new online center that provides IRS partners with promotional resources such as a sample news article, podcasts, videos and website widgets.
We need your help!
02.09.2010 :: The Child Care Connection has launched its Spring Flower Fundraiser and we need your help! Please help support our mission to serve families throughout Otsego County by assisting them in finding child care that meets their individual needs and in educating parents about how to find quality child care in their community. The Child Care Connection strives to develop quality, reliable and affordable child care by recruiting, training, and providing technical assistance to local child care program. For every purchase made on this site Flower Power Fundraising will give 50% back to The Child Care Connection! We're counting on your support!
H1N1 (Swine) Flu Updates
10.17.2009 :: NYSED is disseminating H1N1 information in multiple languages. This information was distributed to all school districts in New York State:
The Office of Children and Family Services has issued a letter to day care providers regarding responding to the flu this season:
- H1N1 in English | H1N1 in Spanish
- Preparing for the Flu :: A Communication Toolkit for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs
Follow us on Facebook!
7.16.2009 :: Follow us on the social networking site, Facebook. Stay caught up with the latest news and happenings in the world of child care and early education!
Insurance Coverage Report
6.2.2009 :: In April 2009 New York State Office of Children and Family Services released a report regarding insurance coverage for home-based child care providers. You can read that report here:
The Child and Adult Care Food Program
6.11.2009 :: The State of New York Department of Health has issued new requirements for the Child and Adult Care Food Program that will go into effect Jaunuary 1, 2010. Please see the following Policy Memos for information regarding these new requirements:
- DOH-CACFP No. 131H :: Mandated Infant Meal Pattern Changes (8-12 Months of Age Only)
- DOH-CACFP No. 132H :: Required and Recommended Child Meal Pattern Changes
- CACFP-102 :: Updated Child Meal Pattern
The Child Care Connection newsletter
6.1.2009 :: Child Care Connection Newsletter - Summer 2009 Edition is now available online for your convenience. The newsletter contains the Child Care Connection quarterly training schedule, as well as other training opportunities locally and statewide.
H1N1 (Swine) Flu Updates
5.1.2009 :: The New York State Educational Department and the New York State Department of Health have published a memo regarding the H1N1 (Swine) Flu outbreak in regard to school dismissal and day care center closure. Please click to read this H1N1 Flu Memo.
4.29.2009 :: The Office of Children and Family Services and the New York State Department of Health have published a letter and a fact sheet regarding the H1N1 (Swine) Flu outbreak.