SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
Early Learning Connection
NEWSLETTER
December 2016
SOUTHEAST EARLY LEARNING CONNECTION NEWSLETTER
Our United Voice
The Southeast Early Learning
Connection provides leadership,
resources, and professional
development in support of high
quality early childhood settings,
early learning opportunities and
effective parenting. Supported in
part by a grant from federal and/or
state funds administered by the
N e b r a s k a D e p a r t me n t o f
Education, SELC offers trainings
for those who work with young
children ages birth through age
eight in the counties served by
ESUs 4, 5 , 6 & 18.
Fillmore
CHECK OUT AN EASIER WAY TO KEEP TRACK OF
YOUR TRAINING RECORDS!!!
Gage
Early Childhood Professional Record System
Jefferson
To create a professional record in the Nebraska Early Childhood
Professional Record System go to
http://ecrecords.education.ne.gov/HomePage.aspx
and click on “Record System” tab at the top.
Johnson
Lancaster
Nemaha
Otoe
Pawnee
Having a professional record will allow you to track and manage your
professional development, which includes your training history, higher
education, early childhood related credentials, and employment history.
Richardson
Saline
Seward
Thayer
York
The Nebraska Early Childhood Training Calendar
Looking for some early childhood trainings in your area? Check out the Nebraska Early Childhood Training Calendar, a searchable calendar of Nebraska approved early childhood training events.
http://ecrecords.education.ne.gov/Calendar.aspx
And click on “Training Calendar Home” at the top.
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These Lincoln series classes will be
held at UNL Extension-Lancaster County.
(444 Cherrycreek Rd.). The cost is $25
per class. You are welcome to bring
lunch or a snack.
These York series classes will be held at
the Holthus Convention Center, (3130 Holen
Avenue). The cost is $25 per class. Lunch is on
your own. You are welcome to bring lunch or
get lunch and bring it back.
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Provider’s Network Trainings
Provider’s Network Inc.
5625 ‘O’ ST Ste 114
Lincoln, NE 68510
402-464-4335
Training Costs:
General Workshops:
PNI Members $10
Non-Members $20
Pediatric CPR/First Aide:
PNI Members $50
Non-Mem.$55
Safe With You: $20
Getting Down to Business:
$25 per module.
Early Learning Guidelines:
$20 per module.
All trainings advertised
have been approved for
certification. All trainings
are conducted at Provider’s
Network Inc. Main Office
unless otherwise noted.
January 2017
February 2017
April 2017
SWY
Saturday, February 11th
9:00 am-1:00 pm
Instructor: Becky Burns
Snack Attack!
Wednesday, April 5th
6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Instructor: Becky Burns
Nutrition class Title Pending
Wednesday, February 22nd
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Instructor: Sheri Tewes
Early Learning Guidelines-Social/
Emotional
Wednesday, April 19th & 26th
6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Instructor: Sheri Tewes
Go NAP SACC *Free Workshop
Saturday, February 25th
9:00 am-3:30 pm
Instructor: Becky Burns
Getting Down to Business Mod. 3
Omaha, NE *Location pending
Saturday, February 25th
11:00 am-4:00 pm
Instructor: Sheri Tewes
Pediatric CPR/First Aid
Monday, February 27th
6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Instructor: Sheri Tewes
March 2017
Pediatric CPR/First Aid
Monday, April 24th
6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Instructor: Sheri Tewes
SWY
Saturday, April 29th
9:00 am-1:00 pm
Instructor: Becky Burns
May 2017
Pediatric CPR/First Aid
Wednesday, May 10th
6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Instructor: Becky Burns
SWY
Saturday, January 7th
9:00 am-1:00 pm
Instructor: Becky Burns
SWY
Saturday, March 18th
9:00 am-1:00 pm
Instructor: Becky Burns
SWY
Saturday, May 20th
9:00 am-1:00pm
Instructor: Becky Burns
Pediatric CPR/First Aid
Wednesday, January 18th
6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Instructor: Becky Burns
Early Learning Guidelines-Social/
Emotional
Monday, March 20th and 27th
6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Instructor: Sheri Tewes
Early Learning Guidelines-Social/
Emotional
Saturday, May 27th
10:00 am-4:00pm
Omaha, NE *Location pending
Instructor: Sheri Tewes
Pediatric CPR/First Aid
Wednesday, March 29th
6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Instructor: Becky Burns
Nutrition Class *Title pending
Wednesday, May 31st
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Instructor: Sheri Tewes
Getting Down to Business Mod. 4
Monday January 23rd & 30th
6:00 pm-8:30 pm
Instructor: Sheri Tewes
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Nebraska ASD Network Trainings
Using Visuals to Communicate (Including an Over-View of PECS)
Date: January 20, 2017
Location: ESU 6 (Register at www.esu6.org)
Time: 9:00-3:00
Cost: $15.00
Play Is Not As Easy As It Looks: How to Teach Joint Attention and Object
Based Play to Young Children with ASD
Date: February 10, 2017
Location: ESU 6 (Register at www.esu6.org)
Time: 8:30-3:30
Cost: $15.00
WEBINAR: Autism and the Very Young Child
Mar 8: Autism and the Very Young Child
Presenters: Teri McGill, M. Ed. & Cara Woundy, M.S., OTR/L, M.E.d, CAGS
Register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/882JSW2
Time: 3:00pm-3:45pm Central Time or 4:30pm-5:15pm Central Time
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Transportation Training Schedule
January 17th
9:00am
February 23rd 9:00am
March 21st
9:00am
March 25th
9:00am
April 18th 9:00am
Child care centers can go to http://www.safekidslincoln.org and click
on the CPS Icon to get the registration form or they can call
402-441-8045 and talk to Janette!
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Seward Family Nights
Meal at 5:45pm
Program 6:30pm— 7:30pm
February 7 - United Methodist Church,
1400 N 5th St, Seward, NE 68434.
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March 21 - Seward Civic Center,
616 Bradford St, Seward, NE 68434
The Many Gifts of Reading
Join us for a fun-filled evening of interactive literacybased activities to do with your child. "The more that
Tips and Tricks for Supporting your Child During you read, the more things you will know. The more
Study Time at Home.
that you learn, the more places you'll go." Dr. Seuss
Brittany Hajek, Curriculum Specialist with Seward
Public Schools and a Mom of 2 young children will be *Please RSVP for Family Nights by calling UNL Extension-Seward Co. at 402-643-2981
our speaker for the evening.
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ELG—Language and Literacy
Feb. 2 and Feb. 9 6-9pm both nights
Roper and Sons Funeral Home, Waverly, NE
Cost: $25
To register call UNL Extension at 402-441-7180
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Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department
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Save the Date
March 1,
Mid-Nebraska Early Childhood Summit
York, NE
The following online options for food handler training
have been added to the automatically approved list.
You may view the automatically approved list here:
http://www.education.ne.gov/oec/
trainingapproval/automaticallyaccepted.pdf
ServSafe
www.servsafe.com
Cost is $15,
length is approximately two
hours including 40 question,
no time limit assessment;
English/Spanish
ServSafe Food Handler Course
Safeway Certifications
www.safewayclasses.com
Cost is $10
90 minute course
English/Spanish
Food Handler Course
It is important to note that what is
automatically accepted is ONLY the Food
Handler Course.
State Food Safety
www.statefoodsafety.com
Cost is $10
90 minute course
two attempts to pass assessment
English/Spanish
Food Handler Training Course &
Assessment
Questions??? Contact:Meleah Gamvroudis
at 402-557-6888 [email protected]
*Note: The above food handler training does not meet the Prep/
Cook Food Handler Permit requirements for Lincoln Child Care
Centers. For L.M.C. 8.14 approved training:
http://lincoln.ne.gov/ Search: food
Click on “Online Food Handler Training”
March 25
Lincoln Early Childhood Conference
April 8
Peru Early Childhood Conference
Sectionals will include Early Child
hood topics as well as an ELG
Health & Physical sectional.
June 14
Concordia Early Childhood Conference
June 17
Early Childhood Conference--Lincoln
Energizing Early Childhood Professionals in
Building Healthy Environments
Come learn about the connections between
proper nutrition and physical activity and
it's role in providing high quality early
childhood education
Southeast Early Learning Connection
Cara Small, Coordinator
[email protected] | (402)761-3341 |
Fax (402) 761-3279
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING INFORMATION FOR PUBLICATION IN THE NEXT ISSUE IS January 15, 2017
Dear Child Care Provider,
Thank you for your work on behalf of Nebraska children! You are being contacted because we hope you will
participate in a short, on-line survey on Child Care Market Rates in Nebraska. This survey is being conducted for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) by the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and School (CYFS) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The survey takes approximately 8-10 minutes to complete.
We would like one response per child care licensee. If you hold more than one child care license, please
complete for each license.
This important survey is conducted to meet the requirements of state and federal law. Results will be used
to help determine the reimbursement rates for Child Care Subsidy. Your response is central to establishing
this reimbursement rate.
Please be assured that all answers will be kept strictly confidential and you will not be penalized in any way
for your participation or withdrawal from participation. You are not required to participate and your licensing
status will not be affected by your response.
To get started, please visit the following link: https://unleducation.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe3/form/
SV_6DQZWjZPI7cEVXT
We know you might be interested in the survey results. If so, a copy of the survey results will be sent to you.
After completing the survey, you will be asked to enter your contact information.
If you have any questions concerning this survey, please feel free to contact Dr. Qizhen /chee-jen/ Deng
(phone 402-472-7493 / [email protected]) or Dr. Lisa Knoche (phone 402-472-4821 / [email protected]).
Thank you in advance for completing the short survey. We appreciate your time!
Sincerely,
Dr. Lisa Knoche, Dr. Greg Welch, and Dr. Qizhen Deng
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
University of Nebraska–Lincoln