DISCLAIMER: This is one of many regular updates that ELCMC is providing. This posting exists to make previous updates more easily accessible, so some information provided may now be outdated.
NAEYC Virtual Institute 5.15.20
Provider Meeting Agenda June 2 2020
Good Afternoon Everyone,
Can you believe next Monday will begin JUNE!?!?! Wow!
Major Info in this update:
- OPENING UP ELCMC TO THE PUBLIC
- PROVIDER MEETING INFO
- MAY 2020 ATTENDANCE SUBMISSION
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER AND OPPORTUNITIES
- DCF RESPONSE TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 20-131
OPENING UP ELCMC TO THE PUBLIC:
We are gearing up ELCMC to open back up to the public beginning Monday, June 1, 2020. Attached is a flyer you can use when talking with parents about ELC needs. This notice is also on the front doors of our office, and on our website/social media.
We will also begin to offer SOME face-to- face trainings – including a Hybrid CPR/First Aid Course. The following procedure will take place for any face-to-face trainings:
- Enrollment is limited to 18-20 participants – we can sufficiently provide separate space with 6 ft of distance between each participant in order to remain within the guidelines of the CDC.
- Each attendee will be screened for wellness including temperature taken and simple verbal questionnaire of how they are feeling upon arrival at the ELCMC building.
- Each attendee will be required to sign in BEFORE entering the building and is HIGHLY encouraged to not bring any additional people (children or companions) to the training with them.
- Each participant is required to wear a face mask and gloves while in the ELCMC building.
- Surfaces are cleaned and sanitized before the training and immediately upon the conclusion of training.
PROVIDER MEETING INFO:
- Our next Provider Webinar will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 @ 1pm – if you have registered for previous meetings, then you should already be registered for this meeting and probably got an email adjusting our schedule.
- We are moving from weekly meetings to bi-weekly meetings on the following days at 1pm:
- June 2, 2020
- June 16, 2020
- June 30, 2020
- The agenda for this meeting is attached. Feel free to forward this email or invitation to anyone who would benefit from participating in these meetings.
- If you need to register, click here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8415203909269758988
- NEW!!! Access previous meetings on the ELCMC YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdBecLo1ZBlsdfSH_tXoJyA/
MAY 2020 ATTENDANCE SUBMISSION:
- DUE DATE: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 by MIDNIGHT!!
- The attendance process will be the same as it was for April. See instructions for School Readiness and instructions for VPK below.
- If you were closed AT ALL (even just one day) you may need to complete the survey again this month. If you see the survey on your Provider Portal, please complete it AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Instructions: School Readiness
- Mark the first 3 absences for each SR child as an ‘A’
- Mark all additional absences beyond the 3 with a ‘A’ – IMPORTANT: absences related to COVID-19 in any way (parent laid off from work, potential exposure, being precautious, etc.) need to have the comment “Absence due to Disaster” under the reason. NOTE: The “A” will convert to a “D” once you view the summary of your attendance before submitting.
- Doctors Notes for absences related to COVID-19 are NOT required.
- Complete this process for ALL ENROLLED School Readiness Children for the month of April 2020
- For School Age Children who are typically attending PART TIME – you will need to manually change each day that they attended to FULL TIME ß Do this ONLY if the child attended.
- If the child transferred to another site, you can only claim them through the last day of attendance.
- Sign in/out sheets should be uploaded as usual to BlueJean – no additional notes needed.
- If your site was closed, there is no need to upload blank sign in/out sheets.
Instructions: VPK
- Mark absences for each day your VPK program was open as you normally would.
- For Long or Short Forms: If you are unable to get the parent signature, write “Child stopped attending on ________________” (enter date) on the form OR write the reason you were unable to get the parent to sign. If your site was not closed, you must make two attempts to contact the parent for signature.
- Upload sign in/out sheets and Long or Short Forms as you typically would to BlueJean.
- If your site was CLOSED – you still must upload the LONBG or SHORT form to BlueJean with your submitted attendance.
FOR PROVIDERS WHO WERE CLOSED:
- The closures have been entered into your Provider Portal by our team.
- Complete and submit your attendance for all children enrolled as you typically have done.
- If you were closed AT ALL (even just one day) you may need to complete the survey again this month. If you see the survey on your Provider Portal, please complete it AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
IMPORTANT: ENSURE YOU HAVE SUBMITTED YOUR NOTICE OF CLOSURE OR REOPENING TO Edeola@elc-marion.org.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER AND OPPORTUNITIES:
Our Professional Development Team has been busy creating a new opportunity to connect with you about Professional Development. Please see the attached News Letter for a TON of great content to support you during this unprecidented time.
Another opportunity for training through NAEYC is also attached.
DCF RESPONSE TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 20-131:
Dear Provider,
Please see Governor DeSantis’ Executive Order 20-131 that lifts restrictions on child care programs and allows summer camps and youth programs to become operational effective as of May 22, 2020.
As a result of the Executive Order, please see the following updates on capacity and group sizes for all registered and licensed child care providers:
Q. Are there limitations on capacity?
A. Only limitations on capacity as licensed. Providers are encouraged to consider recommendations for group sizes and social distancing measures issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Q. Are there limitations on group sizes?
A. No; however, the CDC recommends that group sizes remain small and that there be no mixing of one group with another group.
For licensing ratios, the Office of Child Care Regulation or the local licensing agency, will continue to monitor and cite for any violations.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Deola
Chief Program Officer
2300 SW 17th Rd
Ocala, FL 34471
Telephone: (352) 369-2315 ext. 234 Fax: (352) 369-2308
Email|Web: edeola@elc-marion.org | www.elc-marion.org
ELCMC hours of operation are: Monday-Thursday 7:00 AM- 5:00 PM and Friday 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM.
