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Family Child Care Network

 

Contact Information

Sarah Minyard
Family Child Care Network
Phone: (217) 328-3313, X152
Email: sminyard@ccrpc.org

Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
1776 East Washington Street
PO Box 17760
Urbana, Illinois 61803-7760
Phone: (217) 328-3313
IL Relay: 711
Fax: (217) 328-2426

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Program Purpose

Our mission is to support and provide in-home personalized training, technical assistance, and material resources to family child care providers in Champaign County.

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Eligibility and How to Apply

  • Live in Champaign County
  • Provide or want to start a childcare business in your home

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About the Program

What the network offers:

  • Receive personalized, one-on-one training and consulting in your own home!
  • Have access to a lending library
  • Be part of a child care provider support group
  • Attend special events

Let the Network help you:

  • Create a business plan
  • Market your business
  • Improve parent communications
  • Find solutions to common problems with children
  • Plan great activities
  • Meet other providers
  • Serve children and families with more resources

Training Topics

Business Issues

  • Marketing
  • Contracts/Policies
  • Working with Parents
  • Record Keeping/Taxes

Working With Different Ages

  • Caring for Infants
  • Caring For Toddlers
  • Caring For Preschoolers
  • Caring for School-Age
  • Caring for Multi-Age

Activities

  • Homemade Toys/Games
  • Art Activities
  • Science Activities
  • Music Activities
  • Math Activities
  • Outdoor Play
  • Puppets
  • Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall

Special Issues

  • Discipline
  • Special Needs
  • Toilet Training

Each Training costs $25.00. 100% maybe reimbursed through CCRS.

The cost for each in-home training is $25.00. This amount covers the cost of the one-hour training, preparation and traveling time for the Network Educator, and resources provided during the training session.Family Child Care Providers may receive reimbursement for this training (up to $350 during each fiscal year of the University of Illinois Child Care Resource Service). The Family Child Care Network will help providers to receive the full reimbursement from the Child Care Resource Service.After receiving training from the Family Child Care Network the provider will mail to the Child Care Resource Service the following:

  • CCRS Professional Development Fund Application (provided by the Network)
  • Training Payment Receipt (provided by the Network)
  • Copy of training certificate (provided by the Network)

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Links to Related Websites

Child Care Resource Services: Provides information for parents and child care providers:  http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~ccrscare

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services:  http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/policy/pr_policy_rules.shtml

Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies:  http://www.ilchildcare.org

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