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 This posting exists to make previous updates more easily accessible, so some information provided may now be outdated.

EO20-131

NAEYC Virtual Institute 5.15.20

PDF NewsLetter.May

Phased In Reopening

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 17^th 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.

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.

CDC-Activities-Initiatives-for-COVID-19-Response

Interim Guidance for Child Care Programs – 5.21.2020

Interim Guidance for Schools and Day Camps 5.21.2020

NAEYC Virtual Institute 5.15.20

Good Afternoon Everyone,

We hope you are all enjoying a safe, and relaxing Memorial Day weekend!  Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2020 occurs on Monday, May 25. Learn more here: History Channel – Memorial Day.

IMPORTANT!!!!  PLEASE NOTE – THE PROVIDER MEETING FOR TUESDAY,  MAY 26^th has been CANCELLED! We will resume our regular weekly meetings on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Please respond to this email if you have a topic you would like us to cover.

YALE STUDY –

ChildCare Aware is asking for our help – check out this study being conducted by Yale: Yale Study on COVD-19 & Child Care Safety.

Professional Development Opportunities –

• NAEYC is hosting a Virtual Institute – you can find the details attached.
• FLAYEC is hosting a two-part Leadership Series – Register here: FLAEYC Leadership Series with Holly Elissa Bruno

MINI- GRANTS –

TUESDAY is the LAST day to Apply for COVID-19 Relief Mini Grants – all of the updated forms and information are available here: https://www.elc-marion.org/providers/provider-resources/

CDC GUIDANCE –

Attached you will find the ENTIRE 60 page CDC Guidance Document – I have extracted the Guidance for Child Care Providers and also the section for Schools and Day Camps.

Study Buddies Sessions are availableto all early childhood educators who have completed the targeted online course and are interested in a review of the course content prior to taking the end of course assessment.

*Instructional support for English Language Learners is available for this session (e.g., someone who speaks Spanish).

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.

Bonuses for Child Care Providers – First Responder Guidance 5-13-20 Revised

DOE Emergency Order 2020-EO-02 FINAL

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Provider Listing 5.13.2020

Resources for Families final

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

We have had a TON of new updates this week – attached is the latest and greatest including:

• Updated Provider Bonus Information ß NEW!!!
• HOT OFF THE PRESS – DOE Emergency Order 2020 ßNEW!!!
• Resource for Hand Sanitizer: https://www.amazon.com/SaniPro-Sanitizer-Disinfects-Conditions-Disinfecting/dp/B087TJ5XWP/ref=sr_1_29?dchild=1&keywords=case+of+four+hand+sanitizer&qid=1588776660&sr=8-29
• As our community opens back up, we encourage you to be careful and here is a great 3-minute video to assist you as you make decisions about going out into the community: https://www.msn.com/en-us/Video/tunedin/how-a-restaurants-ventilation-system-can-affect-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus/vi-BB13Ysxa?ocid=DELLDHP17
• Please take as few minutes to complete the Stronger than C-19 Survey offered through the Florida Department of Health – https://www.strongerthanc19.com/start <– PLEASE SHARE THIS!
• Resources For Families from OEL
• Cool resource of Apps that can help our kiddos with different needs!
• Updated list of our open providers – if you are missing, please let me know. We will be updating this list again next week for those of you opening on May 18.

In this crazy world – look at this sweet blessing! This is Sandi Lopez’s (Owner, A Child’s Delight) brand new grandaughter, Aria!

Thank you,

Elizabeth Deola

Chief Program Officer

2300 SW 17^th 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.

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.

Attachment May Parents’ Pages 2020 ADA Final_5.1.2020

Attachment 1 Provider Appreciation Day 2020 flyer

COVID 19 Webinar FAQ_F050720

FAQ 5.8.2020

Provider Meeting Agenda May 12 2020

Good Evening Everyone,

We hope you are wrapping up this week getting ready to celebrate Moms and Mom-Like Figures in your life this weekend!

We here at ELC want to say THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts to our Providers on this very special PROVIDER APPRECIATION DAY!

We cannot express how much we appreciate the work you do EVERYDAY and we work hard here to support your efforts!

As a thank you, we are working on getting a Provider Appreciation Kit out to you and will be sharing more details soon! We plan to celebrate you on through June! 😊

Attached to this update you will find a lot of GREAT information including:

• The FAQ’s from DCF
• The updated FAQ’s from ELC
• A FORMAL Provider Appreciation Flyer
• Parent Pages for May from OEL for you to share with the families you are serving
• The Agenda for the next Provider Meeting – If you registered last week, then you are already registered for our upcoming meeting! 😊

If you need to register – click here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8415203909269758988

We are going to be decreasing these communications to twice weekly. Please ensure you put us on your “whitelist” so our emails do not go to your spam folder.

Precious Gifts shared this wonderful Mother’s Day card with me today – Thank you Jeanice!

The card is INTERACTIVE!

Here is what Mrs. Ripple shared: “The butterfly from the kids feet were laminated. They are on the dowel stick, which is hiding inside the card. The butterfly comes out so they can put in a plant or outdoors. We also have been eating green beans, tomatoes and lettuce from our garden the kids planted.

Lastly, if you have been closed and plan to reopen, please send me an email confirming you reopened.

Thank you,

Elizabeth Deola

Chief Program Officer

2300 SW 17^th 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.

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.

Bonuses for Child Care Providers – First Responder Guidance 4-22-20

FAQ 5.4.2020

Provider Meeting Agenda May 5 2020

Good Evening Everyone!

Welcome back to all of our Providers who opened back up today! We had several of you welcome families back to your buildings and the families are SO GRATEFUL!

Please find here your update for today –

Provider Meeting Tomorrow @ 1pm: REGISTER HERE: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8415203909269758988

• • DCF will be joining us to give us an update!
  • Now, when you register once, you are registered for ALL scheduled weekly meetings!

FAQ’s – Attached is our most current updated FAQ – we will continue to add new questions. You will see new additions in grey.

A couple new resources for you today:

• TS Gold is offering some good resources for teachers and families:
  • Teachers: Professional Development
  • Parents: A Personal Parenting Coach

• Ron Shuali is hosting Free Parent Coaching EVERY Wednesday @ 7pm – join him here and Zooooooooom into this resource:

Free coaching call for all starts this Wednesday night at 7pm EST on Zoom.

The link is https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9959139209?pwd=VVAvbEtFR3BrTWZKY2RXNUZzSkwzQT09 and the meeting ID code is 995 913 9209

With Love, Patience, & Kindness,

Elizabeth Deola

Chief Program Officer

2300 SW 17^th 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.

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.

Bonuses for Child Care Providers – First Responder Guidance 4-22-20

Provider Meeting Agenda May 5 2020

Good Afternoon!

We made it to May! A lot of big changes happened this week including:

• The Paycheck Protection Plan became available again:
  • RESOURCE: Find information below on the Paycheck Protection Program:

https://www.reinvestment.com/paycheck-protection-program/

• Governor DeSantis released his updated Executive Order and plans to slowing begin to open up our state again:

1. Two executive orders issued: EO 20-111 and EO 20-112, which work in tandem to transition us from some of the Governor’s previous executive orders.
2. Using the  Gating Criteria in President Trump and the CDC’s Opening Up America Again Guidelines, in effect these orders are transitioning Florida to Phase One for reopening,  with the exception of 3 counties –  Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach.
3. This Phase One for reopening begins May 4. ß MONDAY!!!
4. Except that Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach have been deemed to not yet meet the  Gating     Criteria the  Opening Up America Again Guidelines.
5. Starting May 4,  EO 20-112 incorporates EO 20-91 and makes some changes to reopen certain businesses/services:
   1. On a limited basis,  in 64 of 67 counties, EO 20-112 opens up restaurants and food establishments (not bars), in-store retail, museums, libraries and elective medical procedures
   2. The Governor went through this  Phase One reopening presentation Wednesday, during his press conference.
   3. Materials from this announcement and the Governor’s recent Re-Open Florida Task Force can be found at https://www.flgov.com/COVID-19.

• Attendance is DUE by Wednesday, May 5, 2020 @ Midnight! à Please see email from 4/30/2020 for detailed directions on how to complete your attendance.

UPCOMING:

Next Week’s Provider Meeting: REGISTER HERE: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8415203909269758988

• • DCF will be joining us to give us an update!
  • Now, when you register once, you are registered for ALL scheduled weekly meetings!

We are updating our FAQ’s gathered this week and will send them out with our next update!

Have a safe and HAPPY weekend!

A special friend gave me this plaque and Y-O-U need to know this too:

With Love, Patience, & Kindness,

Elizabeth Deola

Chief Program Officer

2300 SW 17^th 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.

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.

Good Afternoon Everyone!

Its that time of month again….ATTENDANCE TIME! 😊  Please see below for instructions for completing your School Readiness and VPK attendance for the month of APRIL 2020 as well as detailed information on the Governors plan to begin to reopen our state and a couple of webinar opportunities. Please look for our update FAQ including information about bonus payments and the mini-grants to be released tomorrow afternoon.

• ATTENDANCE DIRECTIONS –

·       DUE DATE: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 by MIDNIGHT

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.

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 CLOSED:

• From April 1^st until the date you voluntarily closed your site, follow these instructions above for each child enrolled.

IMPORTANT: ENSURE YOU HAVE SUBMITTED YOUR NOTICE OF CLOSURE TO Edeola@elc-marion.org.

Ø DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR ATTENDANCE UNTIL ELCMC STAFF CONTACTS YOU VIA EMAIL! Check your email for an email from jbishop@elc-marion.org before submitting your attendance.

Ø If you do not have an email from Justin (jboshop@elc-marion.org) please send an email to EFSMod@elc-marion.org.

• Governor’s Executive Orders –

Governor’s Executive Orders

         Governor DeSantis issued two executive orders yesterday,  EO 20-111 and EO 20-112, which work in tandem

to transition us from some of the Governor’s previous executive orders.

         Using the  Gating Criteria in President Trump and the CDC’s Opening Up America Again Guidelines, in effect these orders are transitioning Florida to Phase One for reopening,  with the exception of 3 counties –  Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach.

o This Phase One for reopening begins May 4.

o Except that Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach have been deemed to not yet meet the  Gating     Criteria the  Opening Up America Again Guidelines.

         Starting May 4,  EO 20-112 incorporates EO 20-91 and makes some changes to reopen certain businesses/services:

o On a limited basis,  in 64 of 67 counties, EO 20-112 opens up restaurants and food establishments (not bars), in-store retail, museums, libraries and elective medical procedures.

o The Governor went through this  very insightful and comprehensive Phase One reopening presentation yesterday, during his press conference.

         Materials from this announcement and the Governor’s recent Re-Open Florida Task Force can be found at https://www.flgov.com/COVID-19.

• Webinars Available –
  • TONIGHT 6pm!  – FLAEYC/DCF: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rf-2grTsoHdNwfAhBS-y3sTWE7UWKk07o?fbclid=IwAR0_3TJJC-qeDJNgi_Z33NsI8Kuo0hxgxOXRfjL5kvbxiDEltqeeN_pSx94

• • EarlyEdU Highlight Webinar: Using Interactive Media In Early Learning: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/9415870779743/WN_OJsBlaSfQe6evlPIHhFe-w

NOTE: Many of you are scheduled to reopen tomorrow and Monday, May 4, 2020 – Please respond to this email if you are remaining closed OR if you are open. We report this daily to OEL and DCF. Thank you!

Thank you,

Elizabeth Deola

Chief Program Officer

2300 SW 17^th 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.