Showing posts with label child care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label child care. Show all posts

Monday, October 14, 2019

Lifelong Community Learning Announces Nov. 16 Workshop Series - "Covering the Child Care Bases"

Lifelong Community Learning has scheduled a Saturday, Nov. 16 childcare education workshop series for caregivers titled “Covering the Child Care Bases” with Donna Shea. 

This series runs from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM and will take place at Franklin High School. The cost to participants is $75. Pre-registration is required

The timely series will cover the following topics:

*8:45-10 AM - Supporting the Anxious Child - Anxiety in children can often present itself as a behavior problem. This workshop will explore anxiety in children and its impact on behavior. It will include learning how to recognize anxiety, knowing the questions to ask & strategies to help a child manage their worries.

*10:15-11:30 AM - What is Your Peersonality? Evaluating Soft Skills in the Workplace - This workshop focuses on soft skills (social skills) for adults in the workplace. In this workshop, we take a look at the different barriers that adults face & different personalities that play into social success at work.

*11:45-1 PM Shshh! - This Is the Library: How to Deal with Clients & Customer-Challenging Public Behaviors - Employees of public places often experience the need to service clients & customers who may exhibit challenging behaviors. We will discuss how to look beyond the actual behavior to what need the client may actually have along with strategies to help defuse challenging situations.

For more information and to register, go to www.FranklinLifelongLearning.com, click on Lifelong Community Learning. You can also call Lifelong Community Learning at 508-613-1480 for more information.

ABOUT US: Lifelong Community Learning is a program of the Franklin Public Schools Lifelong Learning Institute, dedicated to providing diverse and enriched education and experiences for all area residents and children – a resource for all ages.

NOTE: If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Brenda Reed at 508-613-1483 or email at reedb@franklinps.net.

 
Lifelong Community Learning Announces Nov. 16 Workshop Series - "Covering the Child Care Bases"
Lifelong Community Learning Announces Nov. 16 Workshop Series - "Covering the Child Care Bases"

Friday, April 19, 2019

Ed Hurley: Five Days of Action for Child Abuse Prevention

Once again, our Y, along with YMCAs throughout Massachusetts and across the country will be sponsoring Five Days of Action for Child Abuse Prevention. From April 22nd to April 26th the Hockomock Area YMCA will share information and resources on how to prevent, recognize and respond to situations that adults may encounter.

Statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reveal that 1 in 10 children in the United States are sexually abused before their 18th birthday. Sadly, in over 90% of the cases reported, this abuse happens by someone the child knows and trusts.

While we are placing a special emphasis on this topic during the month of April, child safety and child protection are our Y’s number one priority every single day of the year.

Think of how many children each one of us sees in a day, and contrast that with the knowledge that 1 in 10 of these young people are being robbed of their innocence. Children are supposed to be the hope for a brighter future. As a society we are all faced with the long-term consequences. Child abuse is happening regardless of age, gender, race, religion or socio-economic class. I ask all of you to join with our YMCA in spreading important awareness around this devastating epidemic.

The national theme for this year’s Five Days of Action is Know. See. Respond. As adults we need to Know more, See better and Respond appropriately to protect kids from sexual abuse.

For the past five years our YMCA is proud to have partnered and collaborated with school systems, municipalities and other human service organizations throughout our service area to help bring awareness, education and training regarding this issue to the forefront. We remain committed to this collaborative cause and our effort to be part of a community based prevention movement. Please join us.

For more information, please contact me at the Hockomock Area YMCA or visit our website www.hockymca.org/child-protection for resources, training and how you can be involved. I encourage you to watch a brief video featuring community leaders and advocates for Know. See. Respond., an initiative adopted at our YMCA.

As responsible adults, we all have the opportunity to create a different path for children and to protect their only childhood. We are on this path together, let’s take a step to clear the way for a child.

Ed Hurley
President and CEO
Hockomock Area YMCA






Friday, April 12, 2019

Childcare Education Workshop for Caregivers - May 9

Lifelong Community Learning has scheduled a May 9 childcare education workshop for caregivers titled “Maybe You Know This Kid?” with Donna Shea. While all professionals who work with children know that each child is a unique and wonderful person, children in our schools or extended day programs may also exhibit similar challenges.

This roundtable format workshop will draw on the expertise of all participants and explore strategies that have worked for them after they have tried “everything” for and are still bewildered by the child in their care. Attendees will be asked to submit or bring a case study for a brainstorming discussion.

The workshop fee is $25. The evening is sure to be informative and interesting in a relaxed setting with colleagues and new friends.

For more information and to register, visit www.FranklinLifelongLearning.com and click on Lifelong Community Learning. You can also call Lifelong Community Learning at 508-613-1480 for more information.

ABOUT US: Lifelong Community Learning is a program of the Franklin Public Schools Lifelong Learning Institute, dedicated to providing diverse and enriched education and experiences for all area residents and children – a resource for all ages.

Childcare Education Workshop for Caregivers - May 9
Childcare Education Workshop for Caregivers - May 9

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Try Music Together FREE - Friday - April 5

Join us this Friday April 5 and see what all the smiles are about! 

Try Music Together FREE this Friday at Franklin Music, Movement & Mindfulness 10 AM. 

Sign up required- please email jennifer@swalley.net

Try Music Together FREE - Friday - April 5
Try Music Together FREE - Friday - April 5

Thursday, January 17, 2019

workshop: "My Senses Don’t Make Sense!" - Feb 7

Lifelong Community Learning has scheduled a February 7 childcare education workshop for caregivers. My Senses Don’t Make Sense! with Donna Shea will cover recognizing and supporting children with sensory integration dysfunction.

Participants will talk about strategies that help. They will also discuss how finding the services of, or talking to a school occupational therapist, can make a world of difference for a child who senses don’t make sense.

Caregivers are invited to participate in what will be an informative and interesting evening in a relaxed setting with colleagues and new friends. The workshop fee is $25.

For more information, go to www.FranklinLifelongLearning.com and click on Lifelong Community Learning - Child Care & Parenting. Or call Lifelong Community Learning at 508-613-1480.
Lifelong Community Learning is a program of the Franklin Public Schools Lifelong Learning Institute, dedicated to providing diverse and enriched education and experiences for all area residents and children – a resource for all ages.


Or go direct to this link:
https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0079-0003-a4a543668f8347f4b9da56fe5b043d4e


workshop: My Senses Don’t Make Sense! - Feb 7
workshop: My Senses Don’t Make Sense! - Feb 7

Saturday, April 21, 2018

MassBudget: House Ways and Means budget proposal adds funding to early ed, rental voucher program

With the Franklin budget cycle fully underway, keeping track of what is happening at the State level is important as approx 25% of the Franklin budget is funded by money from the State.


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April 19, 2018





HWM FY 2019 budget proposal adds funding to early education, rental voucher program

The House Ways and Means (HWM) Committee's Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget proposal largely aligns with the Governor's proposal, but differs in a number of areas.

The MassBudget's latest Budget Monitor finds the HWM Committee's budget proposal provides additional funding in:
  • Early Education and Care. The HWM budget provides $20.0 million for Center-Based Child Care Rate Increases to improve early education quality by increasing the rates paid by the state to child care providers. That funding should aid in increasing salary, benefits, and professional development for early educators. The HWM Committee also proposes $8.5 million for a new initiative focused on professional development for early educators facilitated by Massachusetts community colleges.
  • K-12 Education.This budget provides $33.5 million more in Chapter 70 Aid (and related reserves) than the Governor proposed. In addition, it funds grant programs at $20.8 million more than the Governor recommended. This includes an added $9.5 million for charter school reimbursements and $8.9 million more for special education costs.
  • Housing. This budget proposal would increase funding for the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) to $100.0 million, which is $7.3 million more than FY 2018. MRVP provides housing vouchers to help low-income families, including those living in emergency assistance shelters, secure housing.
  • MassHealth. To reduce costs to the state, the Governor proposed moving 140,000 low-income adults off MassHealth coverage and into subsidized commercial coverage funded through the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund and the Health Connector. The Administration had also proposed reforming coverage and pricing for pharmaceutical drugs. The HWM budget does not include these proposals.
Without any significant revenue sources beyond those in the Governor's budget, the HWM budget funds these differences largely by underfunding various accounts - such as for the removal of snow and ice from state roads - that likely need to be funded eventually. This risks leading to challenges maintaining a balanced budget during the upcoming fiscal year.

One new initiative on which the Governor and the HWM Committee agree is the expansion of the state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC raises the incomes of lower wage working families and has been found to improve long term education and health outcomes for children in those households.

The rest of this Budget Monitor examines the HWM budget proposals for major state programs in greater detail, comparing them to the Governor's proposals and to the amounts budgeted in FY 2018. As noted above, the FY 2018 budget appropriated less than is expected to be spent in several accounts. A supplemental budget was recently approved by the House (and is now pending in the Senate) that provides additional funding for those accounts and others. When particularly relevant, we include those projected spending levels in the analysis as well. Links from the Table of Contents below allow readers to jump to specific sections. Each section provides links to our online budget tools including our Budget Browser (which provides funding information for every account in the state budget going back to FY 2001) and, where applicable, to our Children's Budget.

Read the full report here.
The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) produces policy research, analysis, and data-driven recommendations focused on improving the lives of low- and middle-income children and adults, strengthening our state's economy, and enhancing the quality of life in Massachusetts.

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one effect of the drop in early education funding is the loss of the Kindergarten grant that Franklin used to provide aids in the K classrooms
one effect of the drop in early education funding is the loss of the Kindergarten grant that Franklin used to provide teacher aides in the K classrooms

Monday, February 19, 2018

Lifelong Community Learning: Child Care Continuing Ed. Class - Mar 8




Child Care
Continuing Education






Emotionally Challenging Children: 

What to Look For 

and How to Help


A professional development workshop focused on potential challenges that a child has that may be contributing to disruptive behavior in the daycare or extended care setting.   



Thursday, March 8
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Franklin High School
Cost: $25

Improve and update your child care skills with us!Join us for this one-night continuing education workshop aimed at the needs of the Child Care professional. Enjoy a relaxed setting in the company of colleagues AND get two contact hours when you attend the class.

FPS- Lifelong Learning, 355 East Central Street, Franklin, MA 02038

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