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DCY Tuesday Times
Issue 9: May 28, 2024 |
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Tuesday Times
This ongoing correspondence focuses on essential business-related information, providing important updates for our partners. These updates encompass practice and policy adjustments, data dashboard enhancements, funding prospects, program details, training initiatives, and various other pertinent topics.
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For Your Awareness
Responsible Fatherhood Month Includes Programs Funded by Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
June is Responsible Fatherhood Month is a program that the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood funds each year, as its budget allows. Non-profit or government agencies throughout Ohio apply for funds to host father-child events.
Be sure to watch the video here.
For a list of Fatherhood events around Ohio, click here.
Honoring Three Decades of Leadership
The Eastern Ohio Leadership Conference for Public Child Protection Supervisors recently held its 30th Annual Conference and honored Tracie Stein, Director of the Southeast Ohio Regional Training Center (SEORTC), and Brian Wear, Director of the East Central Ohio Regional Training Center (ECORTC) for their 30 years of service.
Tracie Stein’s journey in public child protection spans over 25 years and is marked by her commitment to serving vulnerable children and families. She joined SEORTC in 2006 as the Foster Parent Training Coordinator and was named Director in February 2014. Tracie’s collaborative spirit has been pivotal in the successful planning and execution of the Eastern Ohio Leadership Conference, a joint effort between SEORTC and ECORTC since 2018.
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Brian’s career is a testament to his deep-rooted passion for service and leadership. With over 26 years of experience in public child protection, Brian’s journey began as a Child Care Worker. Brian’s leadership in organizing and co-leading 48 conferences in the East Central Region since 1998 speaks volumes about his dedication to empowering professionals and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
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Children Services
Home Visiting
Ohio Children's Trust Fund
Maternal and Infant Vitality Programming
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Early Education |
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Early Intervention
Publicly Funded Child Care
Early Childhood Education
Preschool Special Education
Licensing
Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Ohio
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Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
Ohio Family Children First Council
Healthy Beginnings at Home
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
Strong Families, Safe Communities
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New Training Series for Foster Care and Adoption Assessors Available June 1
We are excited to announce a new Foster Care and Adoption Assessor Training Series is being launched. The new Foster Care and Adoption Assessor Series Training is a comprehensive learning experience and will be available in the Child and Adult Protective Services Learning Management System (CAPS LMS) beginning June 1, 2024. There will be a transition period for any assessor currently enrolled and taking the Assessor Tier Training series now. The current tiered trainings will be available for those who have already begun, and you will have through the next year to completed. However, as of June 1, 2025, the Assessor Tier Training will be discontinued and no longer offered to new learners. DCY will be issuing a Procedure Letter this week that will will be effective June 1, 2024, as Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rule 5101:2-48-06 - Assessor Roles and Responsibilities for Foster Care and Adoption is updated to align with the Assessor Series Training.
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Updates and Guidance Letters
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Learn About Indestructible Toys
On Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. the Early Childhood Inclusion Center of Excellence invites you to attend a virtual discussion on Indestructible Toys! Play allows young children to develop their imagination, dexterity, and cognition. It is important that toys be part of every child’s style of play so that they can explore their world and develop their skills! During the Center's In the Know Naptime Series, you will learn:
- What is an indestructible toy?
- Why you might need an indestructible toy.
- How to use commonly found items to adapt your existing toys and make them indestructible.
Bring your questions and ideas to share! The first 50 Ohio registrants who attend will receive a kit of supplies to help make toys indestructible. Both professionals and parents are always welcome at our trainings and can receive giveaways. Register here.
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Summer Planning Resource for Professionals and Families
The Early Childhood Center of Excellence has created a summer planning resource with tips for summer program professionals as well as a form for families to share information with summer program professionals so that all children successfully and meaningfully participate! Click here to access the Summer Plans resource.
CCIDS Provider Portal Shutdown
Users of the Child Care Information Data System (CCIDS) should take note that it will shut down permanently on May 31, 2024. After that date, all external users of the CCIDS provider portal will no longer have access to the system. Any information obtained previously, by way of using the CCIDS portal, is available in the KinderConnect system located at KinderConnect Logon (ohiocctap.com).
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Updates and Guidance Letters
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Healthy Beginnings at Home Helps Infant Vitality
Through the Chief Strategy Office, DCY provides grant funding to the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO) for the Healthy Beginnings at Home (HBAH) project. HBAH provides rental assistance and housing stabilization services to unstably housed pregnant individuals at risk of infant mortality. The program includes rental assistance, access to maternal and child health care services, social service supports, and activities to foster long-term housing stability. Services are currently provided to approximately 60 families in Akron and Columbus but are planned to expand to Cleveland and Dayton in SFY25.
Research of the project in 2023 had encouraging results. Babies were more likely to be born full-term and at a healthy birth weight. Babies were less likely to be admitted to the NICU and when admitted, had shorter stays. And Medicaid claims for infants were lower in cost.
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Updates and Guidance Letters
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5/28
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No relevant documents for week of 5/28/24
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