Recently achieved or maintained 5-star status:

Bain Elementary ASEP
Barnette Elementary ASEP
Briarwood ASEP
Chantilly Elementary ASEP
Cornelius ASEP
Davidson Elementary ASEP
Dilworth Child Development Center
EE Waddell Language Academy ASEP
Hidden Valley Elementary ASEP
Lake Wylie Elementary ASEP
Learn Together Child Daycare
Long Creek ASEP
Luvin Kare Child Development Center
Mary Frances Wall Center (Pre-K)
Partners in Learning Child Development & Family Resource
Polo Ridge Elementary ASEP
Torrence Creek Elementary ASEP
Tots Round the Clock Child Care Center Inc.
Tots Too!

Recently achieved or maintained 4-star status:

Carrie’s Kids
Charlotte Child Development Center
Childcare Network #96- Pineville-Matthews Rd.
Elmer’s Little Ones Day Care
Ernestine Weddington Day Care Home
Etta Lucille’s Child Care
Future Leaders Academy
Graves Home Child Care
Little Lambs Day Care
Pal-A-Roo’s Child Development Center –Huntersville
Randolph Middle BSEP
Strawberry Patch Day Care

CCRI’s Director’s Leadership Academy (DLA), funded by Smart Start of Mecklenburg County, is now accepting applications for participation.

Eligibility and Cost
Child care administrators who have at least one year of experience and currently work in a licensed star-rated program in Mecklenburg County are eligible to apply. Services will be delivered at no cost at participating programs and at CCRI’s Charlotte office between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.

Services
Directors Leadership Academy provides customized, on-site technical assistance and off-site training to develop leadership, business and administration skills. Benefits of participation include program quality improvement through individual action plans based on the Program Administration Scale; professional development opportunities; access to college credit-bearing coursework through Stanly Community College; and supports from DLA’s mentoring system.

Interested administrators should attend a DLA Recruitment Session on Tuesday, July 12 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. or Thursday, July 14 at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sessions are held at CCRI, 4601 Park Road, Suite 500, Charlotte 28209.

For more information, contact Heidi Alexander:
Office: (704) 376-6697 ext. 170
Email: HAlexander@childcareresourcesinc.org

CCRI’s Infant Toddler Quality Initiative (ITQI), funded by Smart Start of Mecklenburg County, is now accepting applications for participation.

Eligibility and Cost
All star-rated licensed child care centers (regardless of star rating) in Mecklenburg County that are committed to improving the quality of infant toddler care are eligible to apply. ITQI services are delivered at no cost on-site at participating programs and at CCRI’s Charlotte Office for a full year beginning upon acceptance and ending on June 30, 2012.

Services
ITQI services include training on Infant Toddler Foundations and Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-R); customized, on-site technical assistance; access to EDU 234 and 234A (Infants, Toddlers & Twos) and 100-level credit-bearing coursework available at CCRI; and access to peer mentors.

For more information on ITQI, contact Susan Schreiber:
Office: (704) 376-6697 ext. 129
Email: SSchreiber@childcareresourcesinc.org

CCRI’s Reach For The Stars (RFTS) and Star Guard (SG), both funded by Smart Start of Mecklenburg County, are now accepting applications for participation. Hurry! Deadline to apply is July 20, 2011.

Reach For The Stars – Eligibility and Cost
Licensed centers, family child care homes or centers-in-a-residence in Mecklenburg County at the 1-, 2- or 3-star level and those with provisional or temporary licensure are eligible to apply for Reach For The Stars. Programs must be committed to applying for and successfully achieving higher rated licenses during the 2011-12 funding year. Reach For The Stars services are delivered at no cost to participating programs between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.

Star Guard – Eligibility and Cost
Mecklenburg County child care centers, family child care homes or centers-in-a-residence licensed at the 4- or 5-star level are eligible to apply for Star Guard. Programs must be preparing for an upcoming Environment Rating Scale Assessment between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. Participation fees are $150 for centers and $50 for family child care homes and centers-in-a-residence. Star Guard services are delivered to participating programs between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.

Services
Both Reach For The Stars and Star Guard provide services that include on-site technical assistance to support the Environment Rating Scales (ECERS-R, ITERS-R, FCCERS-R); customized quality improvement plans specific to each classroom or program; on-site teacher training and off-site group training opportunities; access to college credit-bearing coursework through Stanly Community College; professional development planning; and access to CCRI’s peer mentoring system.

For more information on Reach For The Stars, contact Teresa Pender:
Office: (704) 376-6697 ext. 121
Email: TPender@childcareresourcesinc.org

For more information on Star Guard, contact Lee Bush Perry:
Office: (704) 376-6697 ext. 295
Email: LBush@childcareresourcesinc.org

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Taking Care Summer 2011