Tuesday Times

Ohio Department of Children and Youth sent this bulletin at 10/29/2024 02:54 PM EDT

DCY Tuesday Times
Issue 20: October 29, 2024

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.

Updates by Program Area

Identification

Children Services

Home Visiting

Ohio Children's Trust Fund

Maternal and Infant Vitality Programming

Early Education

Early Intervention

Publicly Funded Child Care

Early Childhood Education

Preschool Special Education

Licensing

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Ohio

Support

Ohio Commission on Fatherhood

Ohio Family Children First Council

Healthy Beginnings at Home

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

Strong Families, Safe Communities

Identification

Help Spread the Word About Adoption Month in Ohio

November is National Adoption Month. To help encourage Ohio families to consider adoption, please visit DCY's social media channels, including Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube and like and share our posts and direct them to https://FosterAndAdopt.ohio.gov for more information.

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Updates and Guidance Letters

Date	Resource Name
10/29	DCY Guidance Letter 24-033- Treatment Foster Home (TFH) Pilot Expansion Letter and Application
10/29	Ohio Child Welfare Training Program (OCWTP) Rebranding Announcement
10/29	DCY Update- Continuous Certification Transition
10/29	DCY Update- Deployment Communication- Electronic Document Management Solution (EDMS) Traverse/OnBase Child Welfare Historical Documents Coming Soon

Early Education

Portal Shutdown This Week

The Child Care Information Data System (CCIDS) legacy portal is being permanently discontinued and will not be available after this Thursday, October 31. Information from the CCIDS system is now available in the KinderConnect system.

Early Childhood Inclusion Center of Excellence Releases Message of Gratitude

The Early Childhood Inclusion Center of Excellence has released a message, meant to be shared with all those who work to grow the minds of our youngest citizens.

Click here to view the message.

Early Care and Education Meeting Materials Available

You can now review the slide decks from the last two Early Care and Education calls. If you have any questions about the content or would like additional information, reach out to info@childrenandyouth.ohio.gov.

Boost Early Childhood Learning with Bilingual Books: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Ohio Expands Offerings for Children Ages 0-3

Children between the ages of 0-3 can learn a second language as easily as they can learn to walk. With Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Ohio, young children have access to high-quality, age-appropriate bilingual English/ Spanish books. These books will help a child develop critical skills necessary for entering Kindergarten ready, as well as introduce them to a second language at an early age.

Children and their families now have the option to choose which collection of Imagination Library books they would like to receive:

The traditional collection of Imagination Library books (primarily English with a few bilingual titles), or
The new 100% bilingual English/ Spanish book collection.

Children currently enrolled in the program can update their registration to feature bilingual books if they'd like. That update can be made at: ohioimaginationlibrary.org.

Below are materials about the new bilingual books that can be used and shared when promoting Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Ohio.

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Updates and Guidance Letters

Date	Resource Name
10/17	Kindergarten Readiness Assessment - Revised (KRA-R) Assessment Window Reminders
10/29	DCY Update- Early Learning Assessment (ELA) Updates
10/29	DCY Update- Early Intervention (EI) Program Updates

Support

Strong Families, Safe Communities Info Available Online

The Strong Families, Safe Communities program, dedicated to providing services to families whose children have intensive behavioral, intellectual, or developmental needs now has information available on the DCY website.

Families can learn about available services and supports and find a local program near them.

Visit the website at or contact Laura Payne.