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Child Care Provider Education (Lea County)
Plan Goals
Coordinate and deliver educational workshops for county child care providers throughout the year. The workshops will provide continuing education credits and increase the knowledge level for providers in collaboration with area and regional agencies.
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Child Care Provider Education
Impact Reports
As a result of networking with Lea County Family Center, Economic Development Corporation of Lea County, New Mexico Department of Health and Family Resource and Referral, Lea County Extension Service has become a recognized source for educational programming and training for child care providers. 27% of providers have returned to the annual workshop for educational credits towards their license.
From 2006-2010 childcare providers in Lea County attended educational workshops. Workshop content ranged from “I CAN” nutrition education programs to general child care and guidance topics. Requests for programs came from the center itself or were requested by a licensing agency, such as Family Resource and Referral.
From 2006-2010 childcare providers in Lea County attended educational workshops. Workshop content ranged from “I CAN” nutrition education programs to general child care and guidance topics. Requests for programs came from the center itself or were requested by a licensing agency, such as Family Resource and Referral.
Six weeks after attending workshops, child care providers in Lea County visited the Lea County Extension Service to borrow equipment, curriculum, or receive additional training on a technique or program that was taught during the 2010 workshop such as the “Glo-Germ Hand Washing Activity” and “The Animal Trackers Physical Activity Curriculum”. The center based providers who have used the Better Kid Care Series for their new employees, reported that there is a higher retention rate with new hires. The providers seemed to be staying in their job because of the initial training they received from the Penn State series versus no training at all.
95-100% of participants (of counties reporting evaluation data) increased their knowledge level on behavior management, child development, ages and stages for infants & toddlers, developing baby’s senses, food allergies, financial assistance, healthy snacks, discipline, child abuse and neglect, working with parents, stress management, professionalism, early childhood classroom, play, and food safety. These topics met the 7 child care licensing regulation competencies. 318 providers from Lea, San Juan, and McKinley counties (including the Navajo Nation Child Care & Development Program) attended workshops at 5 individual centers and 2 Regional Child Care Conferences. They acquired 17 continuing education credits. A total of 5,406 continuing education hours were provided by Cooperative Extension.
As a result of childcare education in the county, the Lea County Extension Service has become a recognized source for educational programming and training. As the home economist, I have begun networking with other county, regional and state agencies to provide training and educational opportunities for the childcare givers in the county. Some of the agencies that we are currently working with are the Lea County Family Center, Economic Development Corporation of Lea County, New Mexico Department of Health and Family Resource and Referral, Inc. In working with these agencies, 27% of the providers in the area, have returned to the annual workshop for educational credits towards their license.
In the last four years the childcare givers in Lea County have come to the extension service for training. Twenty-six percent of the providers attended two or more programs provided by the Lea County Extension Service. These programs were provided within their day care, I CAN nutrition education programs, or general programming requested by a licensing agency like Family Resource and Referral, Inc.
In the last four years the childcare givers in Lea County have come to the extension service for training. Twenty-six percent of the providers attended two or more programs provided by the Lea County Extension Service. These programs were provided within their day care, I CAN nutrition education programs, or general programming requested by a licensing agency like Family Resource and Referral, Inc.
One to three months after the Childcare Givers Workshop, providers have come to the Lea County Extension Service to:
• Borrow equipment, curriculum, or receive additional training on a technique or program that was taught during the 2010 workshop. Some examples include: Glo-Germ Hand Washing Activity, or The Animal Trackers Physical Activity Curriculum.
• The center based providers who have used the Better Kid Care series from Penn State for new employees, has reported that there is a higher retention rate with new hires. The providers seem to be staying in their job because of the initial training they receive with the Penn State series versus no training at all.
• Borrow equipment, curriculum, or receive additional training on a technique or program that was taught during the 2010 workshop. Some examples include: Glo-Germ Hand Washing Activity, or The Animal Trackers Physical Activity Curriculum.
• The center based providers who have used the Better Kid Care series from Penn State for new employees, has reported that there is a higher retention rate with new hires. The providers seem to be staying in their job because of the initial training they receive with the Penn State series versus no training at all.