Marketplace would like to encourage you to claim your child care program’s Marketplace profile to ensure families find you when they’re searching for care. Visit this page to claim your existing profile page and customize it with your program information.

Early Learning Marketplace has officially launched to modernize the way families find child care. Historically, families have relied on word of mouth and internet searches to locate programs, and then spend hours making phone calls to understand each program’s

offerings, hours, tuition and availability. That is, until now.

With a few clicks of a button, families will be able to search for programs within their

target geography, filter based on their needs and claim available seats in real time.

Early Learning Families will then be able to search for you, identify openings,

schedule tours and start the enrollment process, all online.

Once you’re finished, spread the word to other providers and families.

Early care and education (ECE) workers with public service loans have a chance to access loan forgiveness through a limited waiver that expires this fall. Following the financial hardship created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Education to help ECE staff access loan forgiveness by raising awareness about a limited waiver to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that expires on October 31, 2022.

Borrowers who work for a qualified employer — including many Head Start, preschool, and child care programs — may now be eligible for federal student loan forgiveness for their important public service, even if they were not eligible before. Some borrowers will need to consolidate their federal loans and submit a PSLF form by October 31 to take advantage of this opportunity.

Learn More Here

Dear Child Care Professionals,

In the past couple of months, I have heard many of your struggles. I have also seen a handful of abrupt closings across our region. Please take this opportunity to learn more about supports available to you and your staff.

~Trisha Guinn

tguinn@casyonline.org

(812) 231-8919

The Indiana Department of Health, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity is sponsoring three, FREE Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) professional development trainings to PE teachers, health educators, and before and afterschool professionals this September!

The Indiana Department of Health, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity (IDOH, DNPA) is providing one training focusing on grades 6th-8th and social emotional learning (SEL) activities and education, and two trainings focused on grades K-5th and SEL. All Indiana physical educators, health educators, and before and after school professionals that work with grades K-12 may attend! CATCH trainers will provide resources, hands-on activities, and information on inclusive and adapted play. This activity-based training will focus on easy ways to engage students and teach lessons that inspire movement and healthy lifestyle habits, as well as introducing SEL into your lessons. Each participant will be provided access to resources and tools to improve the health and well-being of their students.

SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS & REGISTRATION:

• South Region: Tuesday, September 20th from 8:30am-2:30pm ET at Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence County, Bedford, IN.
• Grades K-5th and SEL Training
• Click here to register!

• Central Location: Wednesday, September 21st from 9am-3pm ET at Broad Ripple High School, Indianapolis, IN.
• Grades 6th-8th and SEL Training
• Click here to register!

• North Region: Thursday, September 22nd from 9am-2:30pm ET at Baker Youth Club, Warsaw, IN.
• Grades K-5th and SEL Training
• Click here to register!

*Due to a 35-person maximum for each training, please register for only one training.*

For more information on CATCH, please visit their website: https://catch.org

INFORMATIONAL SESSION [VIRTUAL]

Thursday, November 3rd, 2022

6 - 7 PM EDT

National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time.

Disasters happen everywhere, and every member of the family can prepare. Preparedness for the future starts today.

Whether you’re a kid or teen yourself, a parent or loved one, or work with youth, Ready Kids has tools and information to help before, during and after disasters.

Thrifty Teacher’s Guide to Creative Learning Centers

by Shelley Nicholson & Jessica Martinez

Play food is a fantastic way for children to play and learn! By playing with toy food, children are able to emulate the adults in their life by “cooking” and “baking” while also developing motor skills, logic skills, sense of cause and effect—the list goes on! Unfortunately, play food can sometimes be expensive, and food sets might not have certain items that children are used to cooking and eating at home. Build play food out of things you have at home, like literal sponge cakes!

Materials
• Sponges
• Acrylic paint
• Paintbrushes
• Puffy paint
• Red pompom
• Hot-glue gun (adult use only)
• Scissors or craft knife (adult use only)

What to Do

1. Cut the sponge into a triangular or round shape
2. Paint the top with acrylic paint to create icing
3. Add sprinkles using puffy paint
4. Glue a red pompom cherry on top

CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER

Thu, Sep 22, 2022 12:30 PM EDT

Join CASY's Family Engagement Specialists while we will focus on defining positive guidance, replacing misbehavior and helping children be more cooperative. We will look at understanding the difference between discipline and punishment to assist with changing the negative patterns in children’s behavior. By focusing on the positive, you will find more joy as a parent.

Register Here