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Webinar (6/15): Strengthening Families Family Child Care Study and Self Assessment
Although approximately 22% of children under 6 who attend child care are in family child care settings, we know relatively little about the programs and providers that serve their families.
In 2009, the Center for the Study of Social Policy released the report, “Almost Like Family: Family Child Care,” the culmination of a four-state study of family child care programs, their providers, the families that use them, and the systems that support them. The report focuses on the unique needs and challenges of family child care programs and providers, and explores how a Strengthening Families approach, centered on building Protective Factors with families, can benefit the children, parents, and providers in family child care.
This webinar will present the findings from the study and will introduce an adaptation of the Strengthening Families Self-Assessment for family child care homes. Staff from the National Center for Parents as Teachers will share their curriculum for home visitors working with family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, the newest edition of which incorporates the Protective Factors and the Self-Assessment for Family Child Care.
DATE: June 15, 2010
TIME: 2:30 PM ET - 4:00 PM ET
Read more:
- Almost Like Family: Family Child Care. Center for the Study of Social Policy. October, 2009.
- “Parents as Teachers Supports Quality Home Visiting for Family, Friend, and Neighbor Caregivers.” National Center for Parents as Teachers. February, 2009.
New Funding for Doctoral Research in CAN Prevention
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago are teaming up to offer fellowships to doctoral students in the field of child abuse neglect and prevention.
The fellowships program will consist of two cohorts of 15 fellows with 2-year terms; the first starting in the Fall 2011, the second starting in the Fall 2012. Each fellow receives an annual stipend of $25,000 for the duration of the term. The application period for the first cohort will open on August 15, 2010 and applications will be due December 15, 2010.
For more information about the fellowship program or to sign up for helpful application deadline reminder e-mails, read the announcement on Chapin Hall’s website.
Materials from the 2009 Strengthening Families Leadership Summit NOW ONLINE
All materials shared at the 2009 Strengthening Families Leadership Summit are now available online, at the Summit website. Find newly published papers, reports, and fact sheets, as well as updated tools for implementing and tracking Strengthening Families.
2009 Strengthening Families Leadership Summit
For everyone working to strengthen families and support children’s optimal development, there is no doubt that these are challenging times. As organizations and agencies across the country face difficult budget cuts, more and more families are struggling to make ends meet and give their children what they need to thrive. But during tough times, there are great, often unnoticed opportunities for bringing new, innovative ideas into ongoing efforts to strengthen families.
The Strengthening Families Leadership Summit is all about Creating Opportunities in Challenging Times. How do you recognize the moments when you can make a difference? Where do you go to get the support you need? How can the Strengthening Families framework help you do your work every day, even as the context is changing? How can Strengthening Families help you address the challenges your state is facing?
Save the dates to join the Center for the Study of Social Policy and its partners in Strengthening Families in Atlanta, Georgia, October 28 – 29, 2009, as we address these questions, and more. At the Strengthening Families Leadership Summit, you will have the chance to:
- learn from leaders around the country using Strengthening Families to improve the lives of parents and children,
- share your experience and expertise with others,
- get brand-new resources and tools to use in your organization, agency, or state, and
- celebrate the small but significant changes that people around the country are making every day to strengthen families.
Please also join us on October 27, 2009 at 6:00 PM EST for an opening reception celebrating the work of Strengthening Families leaders around the country.
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