What's New?
Updates and News for Providers and Programs, Families
and the Community
Catholic Charities of Delaware and Otsego Counties Fundraiser!
1.19.2012 :: Catholic Charities of Delaware and Otsego Counties will be holding a fundraiser on February 20, 2012 at Applebee's in the Southside Mall in Oneonta. On that day, Applebee's willl donate 10% of your check to our agency. You must print out and present this voucher at the time of payment that day. Please come out and support our agency!
The Child Care Connection newsletter
1.3.2012 :: Child Care Connection Newsletter - Winter 2011-2012 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.
Community Training Needs Assessment
6.2.2011 :: The Child Care Connection is currently in the process of conducting a Community Training Needs Assessment to help with the creation of their training calendar for the upcoming year. Please take a couple of moments to complete the survey. Please forward this message to anyone that lives in Otsego County and may be interested in workshops around the topics listed.
The Institute of Medicine recommends changes to the Child and Adult Care Food Program
11.4.2010 :: The Institute of Medicine has published it's recommendations for changes to the Child and Adult Care Food Program. You can read the press release and the report on the Institute of Medicine's webpage.
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.
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.
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
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.