Week Ending November 2, 2007               

CCR&R Offers Nutrition Workshop to Child Care Providers

Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Agency of East Central Georgia of Swainsboro Technical College is offering a Nutrition workshop for child care providers on Saturday, October 27, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the Community Center on located at 203 West Forest Avenue in Alamo.

 Participants will receive instruction on how to prepare balanced nutritional meals and the proper procedures for handling food during process.  Pre-registration is required by October 24, and there is a $5.00 registration fee.  Participants will receive two State-accepted credit hours.

 You may contact Isabel at 478-274-1362 or 800-300-2316 (toll-free) or Sherry at 478-289-2275 or 877-495-9188 (toll-free) for further information or to pre-register.


CCR&R Offers Infectious Childhood Diseases Workshop to Child Care Providers

Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Agency of East Central Georgia of Swainsboro Technical College will conduct an Infectious Childhood Diseases workshop on Saturday, October 27, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Community Center located on 203 West Forest Avenue in Alamo.

 Information will be provided on the symptoms of contagious diseases, illness policies, exclusion policies, medication, cleaning and disinfecting, and universal precautions. Regulated and unregulated day care providers will receive two State-accepted credit hours.

 The fee for this workshop is $5.00, and pre-registration is required by October 24.  Child care will not be provided.

 You may contact Isabel at 478-274-1362 or 800-300-2316 (toll-free) or Sherry at 478-289-2275 or 877-495-9188 (toll-free) for further information or to pre-register. 


Swainsboro Tech CCR&R Offers Nutrition Workshop for Childcare Providers

Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Agency of East Central Georgia of Swainsboro Technical College is offering an Nutrition workshop on Saturday, November 3, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the 4-H County Extension office located at 104 2nd Avenue in Rochelle.

Participants will receive instruction on how to prepare balanced nutritional meals and the proper procedures for handling food during process.  Pre-registration is required by October 31, and there is a $5.00 registration fee.  Participants will receive two State-accepted credit hours.

 You may contact Isabel at 478-274-1362 or 800-300-2316 (toll-free) or Sherry at 478-289-2275 or 877-495-9188 (toll-free) for further information or to pre-register


Child Care Resource and Referral of Swainsboro Tech to Offer CPR/First Aid/Fire Safety Workshop

The Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Agency of East Central Georgia of Swainsboro Technical College will conduct classes in CPR/First Aid and Fire Safety at the Swainsboro Technical College main campus on Saturday, November 10, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  These classes are for child care providers and/or anyone interested in attending. 

The cost is $40 per participant for CPR/First Aid class and $25.00 per participant for the Fire Safety class. Pre-registration is required by November 6.  Childcare will not be provided. 

Anyone interested in more information should contact Emile Delegram at 706-437-0111.


Child Care Resource and Referral of Swainsboro Tech to Offer Child Abuse Workshop

Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Agency of East Central Georgia of Swainsboro Technical College will offer a class on Child Abuse Awareness on Tuesday, November 13, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Community Center located at 420 Peacock Street in Cochran.

The workshop will cover Georgia law, state rules and regulations, reporting procedures, sign and symptoms of physical, emotional, sexual abuse and neglect.  There will also be a discussion on how to meet the needs of suspected abused children and communication with parents and staff.

The classes are being offered to regulated and unregulated child care providers and participants will receive two State accepted credit hours. Pre-registration is required by November 8.  A registration fee of $5.00 is required, and childcare is not provided.

You may pre-register and receive additional information by calling Sherry at 877-495-9188 or 478-289-2275 or Isabel at 800-300-2316 or 478-274-1362.


Child Care Resource and Referral of Swainsboro Tech to Offer Child Abuse Workshop

Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Agency of East Central Georgia of Swainsboro Technical College will offer a class on Child Abuse Awareness on Tuesday, November 13, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Swainsboro Tech Site located at 25 West Daniel Street in Metter.

The workshop will cover Georgia law, state rules and regulations, reporting procedures, sign and symptoms of physical, emotional, sexual abuse and neglect. There will also be a discussion on how to meet the needs of suspected abused children and communication with parents and staff.

The classes are being offered to regulated and unregulated child care providers and participants will receive two State accepted credit hours. Pre-registration is required by November 8.  A registration fee of $5.00 is required, and childcare is not provided.

You may pre-register and receive additional information by calling Sherry at 877-495-9188 or 478-289-2275 or Isabel at 800-300-2316 or 478-274-1362.


CCR&R Services of Swainsboro Tech to Offer Curriculum Workshop

Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Agency of East Central Georgia of Swainsboro Technical College will conduct a Curriculum Workshop on Thursday, November 15, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.  The training will be held at the Georgia Aviation Technical College located at 71 Airport Road in Eastman.

Information will be provided on planning a scaffolding lesson plan based on developmentally appropriate practices for any home-based or center based environment for children ages 3 months through 13 years.  This two-hour session also covers information on using assessment tools to evaluate the effectiveness of the plans and activities. Regulated and unregulated day care providers will receive two State-accepted credit hours for attending this workshop.

There is a $5.00 fee. Pre-registration is required by November 12, and child care will not be provided.

 

Anyone wanting to pre-register or in need of additional information should contact Sherry at 478-289-2275 or (toll free) 877-495-9188 or Isabel Mendoza at 478-274-1362 or (toll free) 800-300-2316.