XEROX Solutions
Posted: August 12, 2013 Filed under: Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Development Fund, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, General, Hechinger Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Human Services, SECAC, SECAC Mississippi, Suel v MDHS, Uncategorized, Xerox | Tags: 2007 Market Survey Rates, Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, child care Mississippi, DECCD, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, equal access, Hechinger Report, Kellogg Foundation, Market Survey Rates, MDHS, Mississippi CCDF State Plan, Mississippi licensed child care, SECAC, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation, Xerox Leave a comment
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“I want you to Stay Together.” (video 12:57)
Posted: August 6, 2013 Filed under: CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Development Fund, Child Care Licensing, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, General, Hechinger Foundation, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Human Services, SECAC, SECAC Mississippi, Suel v MDHS, Uncategorized, Xerox | Tags: CCPP-approved Provider, child care Mississippi, DECCD, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, equal access, Hechinger Report, Market Survey Rates, MDHS, Mississippi CCDF State Plan, Mississippi child care, Mississippi licensed child care, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation, Xerox 2 Comments“I want you to Stay Together.” (video 12:57)
“Who’s going to come to your center and say, I want to pick-up Kenny Wayne’s (Senator Jones) child…and you are going to let them go?
You don’t need to hire XEROX to tell you not to!
That is just how extreme these block grants that go to states have become.”
In the very place he first met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., so many years ago, Congressman Bennie Thompson announced to the Mississippi Association of Licensed Child Care Providers, “I am happy to join you in doing what is right.”
He then pleaded to a near full capacity gathering of child care providers on Sunday, “In joining you, you’ve got to do something for me.”
“You’ve got to do something that historically has only been done on a few occasions.
And that’s called…stick together!”
MALCCP and Delta Licensed Providers urge licensed providers to make no commitment to submit to the MDHS finger scan method of payment or to allow XEROX to install machines in your centers until after Judge Denise Owens has heard the finger scan economic impact case beginning at 9:00 each morning of August 14th and August 15th.
A Final Decision of the Court is expected at that time.
“At the federal level, we see how important it (child care) is, but it is still up to our state to do it (administer the CCDF),” the Congressman explained.
“A block grant is a bad deal. The best way to deal with it is at the state level.”
He urged providers to keep their State Senators and State Representatives actively informed.
“Invite them to visit your center, take their pictures and put them on your Facebook page.”
He stated communication through Email, texts and Facebook will strengthen the lobby of the newly formed 501C4 association.”
“I want you to stay together.”
“I am more than happy to work with you,” said Congressman Thompson.
BREAKING NEWS: (VIDEO – 2:45) Providers Holding Contracts – Berry Volunteers Dent to Appear
Posted: August 2, 2013 Filed under: CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Development Fund, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, General, Hechinger Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Human Services, SECAC, SECAC Mississippi, Suel v MDHS, Xerox | Tags: CCPP-approved Provider, child care Mississippi, DECCD, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, equal access, Hechinger Report, Hechinger Report; Kellogg Foundation; Quality Rating System; SECAC, MDHS, Mississippi CCDF State Plan, Mississippi licensed child care, SECAC Mississippi, Xerox Leave a commentREMINDER: Congressman Bennie Thompson will be giving an update of his federal child care complaint against the Mississippi Department of Human Services this Sunday, August 4th, 3:00 PM, Holmes Hall, Tougaloo College.
Please attend!
BREAKING NEWS: (VIDEO) Providers Holding Contracts – Berry Volunteers Dent to Appear.
UPDATE: More “Stealth Legislation”? Department of Health Plans a Public Hearing for “Busiest Holiday of the Summer Travel Season”
Posted: July 2, 2013 Filed under: Allies for Quality Care, Child Care Advisory Council, Child Care Licensing, Child Care Mississippi, e-Childcare™, General, Mississippi Board of Health, Mississippi Health Department, Mississippi Legislature, Quality Rating System, SECAC Mississippi, Uncategorized | Tags: 2007 Market Survey Rates, Allies for Quality Care, Child Care Licensing, child care Mississippi, child care quality rating systems Mississippi, Mississippi child care, Mississippi Child Care Quality Steps, Mississippi Health Department, Mississippi licensed child care, Quality Rating System, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation Leave a commentFourth of July Closings:
Many providers who have contacted the Division of Early Childhood Care and Development to determine if Friday will be a paid holiday have been told to open on Friday or to close and mark vacation days on next months ledgers.
On or around June 4, 2013, the Governor issued a proclamation that all State offices will be closed on Friday. (Click on Proclamation)
Therefore, you may close today and return to full child care operations on Monday with pay and without giving up a day of vacation for each low-income child.
So, enjoy your holidays! You have earned them!
More “Stealth Legislation”? MDH plans a Public Hearing for “Busiest Holiday of the Summer Travel Season”
The last time child care regulations proposals were presented to the Mississippi Board of Health for adoption was Halloween – a day when most providers were hosting long scheduled holiday parties and Trick-or-Treating events.
And now, as millions of Americans hit the road to celebrate what AAA describes as “the busiest holiday of the summer travel season”, the Mississippi Department of Health Child Care Bureau has planned another public hearing.
“The largest share of travelers, 32 percent, will depart on Wednesday, July 3 “, AAA said – the same day scheduled to receive public input into an MDH quality agenda that many members of the Child Care Advisory Council say was not discussed at their meetings. (For MDH Calendar, click here.)
If that is true, then this is nothing more than “Stealth Legislation” (click here) and explains how some of the following found their way into the proposed licensing regulations:
- The maximum capacity of a child care facility is determined by the indoor square footage, kitchen square footage, outdoor playground area, and the number of toilets, urinals, and hand washing lavatories, with the lowest capacity determination being controlling. The maximum capacity of each room that is utilized by the children in a child care facility is calculated individually and may not be exceeded except when provided in these regulations.
- Caregivers shall be at least 18 years of age, and shall have at a minimum: 1. A high school diploma or equivalent (GED) or;
2. A current CECPR Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, a MDHS DECCD Child Care Director’s Credential, or MDHS OCY Director’s Child Care Credential. (See Chart below.)
- The outdoor playground area shall be free of hazards and not less than 30 feet (measured horizontally parallel to the ground) from electrical transformers, high-voltage power lines, electrical substations, railroad tracks, or sources of toxic fumes or gases.
- Items such as but not limited to pillows, blankets, sheepskins, bumpers, soft objects, stuffed toys, loose bedding, etc., shall not be in the crib.
Public hearings on proposed regulations are not only an opportunity to strengthen the rules governing child care, but also to relax costly regulations said to be already adopted/enforced.
Click here to review the filing in the SOS Administrative Bulletin.
Click here to view Part 1 of the Jan. 25, 2013, Child Care Advisory Council Meeting.
Click here to view Part 2 of the Jan. 25, 2013, Child Care Advisory Council Meeting.
Enjoy your holidays & plan to attend the
Mississippi Board of Health Meeting
Next Week
Wednesday
July 10, 2013
10:00 A.M.
BREAKING NEWS: PREK PASSES SENATE!
Posted: February 8, 2013 Filed under: "Race to the Top", Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Advisory Council, Child Care Licensing, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, Delta Licensed Providers, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), General, HB1174, Head Start, Hechinger Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi Board of Health, Mississippi Building Blocks, Mississippi First, Mississippi Health Department, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Education, MS Department of Human Services, Office of the Attorney General, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating System, School Readiness, SECAC, SECAC Mississippi, T.E.A.C.H., Uncategorized, Xerox | Tags: "Race to the Top", 2007 Market Survey Rates, Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Licensing, child care licensing Mississippi, child care Mississippi, child care quality rating systems Mississippi, DECCD, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), equal access, Hechinger Report, Kellogg Foundation, Market Survey Rates, MDHS, Mississippi CCDF State Plan, Mississippi child care, Mississippi Child Care Licensing, Mississippi Child Care Quality Steps, Mississippi Child Care Resource and Referral, Mississippi early learning system, Mississippi First, Mississippi Health Department, Mississippi licensed child care, Mississippi School Readiness, Mississippi State Early Childhood Institute, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating System, Quality Rating System; DECCD-MDHS; CCDF Quality Improvement, SECAC, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation, Xerox 3 Comments
Click Here to Read Senate Bill 2395 PreK Collaboration Act.
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Proposed Regulations Move Forward!
Posted: January 29, 2013 Filed under: Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Advisory Council, Child Care Licensing, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, Delta Licensed Providers, e-Childcare™, General, Head Start, Hechinger Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi Board of Health, Mississippi Building Blocks, Mississippi First, Mississippi Health Department, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Human Services, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating System, School Readiness, SECAC Mississippi, T.E.A.C.H., Xerox | Tags: 2007 Market Survey Rates, Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Licensing, child care licensing Mississippi, child care Mississippi, child care quality rating systems Mississippi, DECCD, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Kellogg Foundation, Market Survey Rates, MDHS, Mississippi CCDF State Plan, Mississippi child care, Mississippi Child Care Quality Steps, Mississippi Child Care Resource and Referral, Mississippi First, Mississippi Health Department, Mississippi licensed child care, Mississippi State Early Childhood Institute, proposed amendments to the regulations governing child care, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating System, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation, Xerox Leave a comment
Click here to view Part 1 of the Jan. 25, 2013, Child Care Advisory Council Meeting.
Click here to view Part 2 of the Jan. 25, 2013, Child Care Advisory Council Meeting.
DHS SUED AGAIN! Chancery Court Hearing Tuesday 1:30 PM
Posted: January 23, 2013 Filed under: "Race to the Top", Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, Delta Licensed Providers, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), General, Head Start, Hechinger Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi Board of Health, Mississippi Building Blocks, Mississippi First, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Education, MS Department of Human Services, Office of the Attorney General, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating System, School Readiness, SECAC Mississippi, T.E.A.C.H., Uncategorized, Xerox | Tags: 2007 Market Survey Rates, Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Licensing, child care licensing Mississippi, child care Mississippi, child care quality rating systems Mississippi, DECCD, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), equal access, Hechinger Report, Kellogg Foundation, Market Survey Rates, MDHS, Mississippi CCDF State Plan, Mississippi child care, Mississippi Child Care Quality Steps, Mississippi Child Care Resource and Referral, Mississippi early childhood education, Mississippi early learning system, Mississippi First, Mississippi Health Department, Mississippi licensed child care, Mississippi State Early Childhood Institute, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating Systems, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation, Xerox Leave a comment
Child Care Advisory Council Meeting Friday
Posted: January 19, 2013 Filed under: "Race to the Top", Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Licensing, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, Delta Licensed Providers, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), HB1174, Head Start, Hechinger Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi Board of Health, Mississippi Building Blocks, Mississippi First, Mississippi Health Department, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Human Services, Office of the Attorney General, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating System, School Readiness, SECAC Mississippi, T.E.A.C.H., Uncategorized, Xerox | Tags: "Race to the Top", Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Licensing, child care licensing Mississippi, child care Mississippi, child care quality rating systems Mississippi, DECCD, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), equal access, Hechinger Report, Kellogg Foundation, MDHS, Mississippi CCDF State Plan, Mississippi child care, Mississippi Child Care Licensing, Mississippi Child Care Quality Steps, Mississippi Child Care Resource and Referral, Mississippi early childhood education, Mississippi early learning system, Mississippi First, Mississippi Health Department, Mississippi licensed child care, Mississippi State Early Childhood Institute, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating System, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation, Xerox Leave a comment
Jan. 16th Ethics Commission Hearing Rescheduled
Posted: January 15, 2013 Filed under: "Race to the Top", Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, Delta Licensed Providers, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, General, Head Start, Hechinger Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi Board of Health, Mississippi Building Blocks, Mississippi First, Mississippi Health Department, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Education, MS Department of Human Services, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating System, School Readiness, SECAC Mississippi, T.E.A.C.H., Uncategorized, Xerox | Tags: "Race to the Top", 2007 Market Survey Rates, Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Licensing, child care licensing Mississippi, child care Mississippi, child care quality rating systems Mississippi, DECCD, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), Hechinger Report, Kellogg Foundation, Market Survey Rates, MDHS, Mississippi CCDF State Plan, Mississippi child care, Mississippi Child Care Quality Steps, Mississippi Child Care Resource and Referral, Mississippi early learning system, Mississippi First, Mississippi Health Department, Mississippi licensed child care, Mississippi State Early Childhood Institute, proposed amendments to the regulations governing child care, QRS Mississippi, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation, Xerox Leave a comment
Walked Out!
Posted: January 11, 2013 Filed under: "Race to the Top", Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Licensing, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, Delta Licensed Providers, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), Head Start, Hechinger Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi Board of Health, Mississippi Building Blocks, Mississippi First, Mississippi Health Department, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Education, MS Department of Human Services, Office of the Attorney General, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating System, School Readiness, SECAC, SECAC Mississippi, T.E.A.C.H., Xerox | Tags: "Race to the Top", 2007 Market Survey Rates, Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Licensing, child care licensing Mississippi, child care Mississippi, child care quality rating systems Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), equal access, Hechinger Report, Kellogg Foundation, Market Survey Rates, MDHS, Mississippi CCDF State Plan, Mississippi child care, Mississippi Child Care Licensing, Mississippi Child Care Quality Steps, Mississippi Child Care Resource and Referral, Mississippi early childhood education, Mississippi early learning system, Mississippi First, Mississippi licensed child care, Mississippi State Early Childhood Institute, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating System, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation, Xerox 2 Comments
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