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Child Care
Issues - Your
Employee Assistance Services
may be of assistance
when you are part of our EAP
network through your job or
signed up as a small
business
Secure
Childcare Providers - CDC's
Message to Parents and Child
Care Providers -
DOD Support for Military
Families - Families With
Special Needs
Care
giving
for a
child
brings
excitement,
hopes
and
dreams
about
daily
and
future
development
.
There
are new
responsibilities
and the
need to
gain
support
and
connect
with
others.
Your community has resources
that are public, private,
religious and
non-denominational. As
the primary caregiver,
consider investing the time
and energy to find childcare
options that are comfortable
to you, your values and are
within healthy standards of
care.
Secure
Childcare
Providers
Today we are seeing or
experiencing
the ramifications of changes in
our communities including child
and parent support systems.
The National Association of
Child Care Resource & Referral
Agencies (NACCRRA),
which has more than 800 state
and local Child Care Resource
and Referral Agencies to help
monitor and improve child care
resources, reported declines in
the number of child care centers
in 27 percent of their
communities and almost half saw
a decrease of the amounts of
family-run centers. As day
care centers lose customers,
they have been forced to close. Families who still need
their services may be left out
in the cold. If you or someone
you know is facing the loss of
their child care center, keep
these ideas handy to find new
care options fast.
Many times families utilize
support directly from their
family. Due to
circumstance of declining health
or location, family member
support may not be an option.
Business owners and employees
have utilized their employee
assistance services to do some
of the initial footwork to
attain resources.
Ultimately, you make the final
decision and choose a child
(development) care provider.
CDC's Message to Parents and
Child Care Providers
What You Can Do to Stay Healthy
- Stay
informed. The
www.cdc.gov website will
be updated regularly as
information becomes
available.
- Influenza is thought
to spread mainly
person-to-person
through coughing or
sneezing of infected
people.
- Take
everyday actions to stay
healthy.
- Cover your nose
and mouth with a
tissue when you
cough or sneeze.
Throw the tissue in
the trash after you
use it.
- Wash your hands
often with soap and
water, especially
after you cough or
sneeze.
Alcohol-based hands
cleaners are also
effective.
- Avoid touching
your eyes, nose or
mouth. Germs spread
that way.
- Stay home if you
get sick. CDC
recommends that you
stay home from work
or school and limit
contact with others
to keep from
infecting them.
- Follow
public health advice
regarding school
closures, avoiding
crowds and other social
distancing measures.
- Find healthy ways to
deal with stress
and anxiety.
- Call 1-800-CDC-INFO
for more information.
- Click in the helpful
list of Plan & Prepare
located in the left-hand
column.
The Department
of Defense wants to
help you pay for
child care
Here's
how you can get
started (Link
outside of EAP):
-
Find out
which program
applies to you.
-
Complete the
subsidy
application
online.
- Submit the
following
documents to
NACCRRA by fax,
mail, or email
as soon as you
have finished
the online
application
don't wait! (Fax
number below)
- Service
Member's
military
orders
(activated/deployed
only)
- Leave
and Earning
Statements
(LES) for
the Service
Member
- Spouse's
most recent
pay stub
(most recent
month) or
proof of
attending
school
-
Child(ren)'s
birth
certificate
or self
certification
statement
When submitting
documents to
NACCRRA, please
use a
cover sheet
(87 KB)
with your name
and the number
of pages sent.
Additionally,
please follow-up
to ensure
documents were
received by
NACCRRA.
- Ask your
provider to
complete the
provider
application and
fax, mail, or
email the
required
provider
documents. They
are:
-
W-9 Form
(71 KB)
- Child
Care License
- National
Accreditation
certificate,
ACCYN
Quality
Child Care
Participant
Certificate,
if
applicable
or
- Child
Development
Associate (CDA)
credential,
Early
Childhood
Education or
Child
Development
degree, if
applicable
Need help finding
a provider? Contact
Child Care Aware at
(800) 424-2246 or at
childcareaware.org. |
There are
specialist in the field of
childcare education,
monitoring and regulation.
The following are links to
organizations that can help
you with the step-by-step
process of finding a healthy
and reliable childcare
conveniently located near
your home or work.
Child Care Aware is a
non-profit organization
committed to helping parents
find the best information on
locating quality child care
and child care
resources in
their community. Child Care
Aware does this
by raising visibility for
local child care resource
and referral agencies
nationwide, and
by
connecting parents with the
local agencies best equipped
to serve their needs.
Special Features of this
site include:
What You Should Know
+
5 steps to choosing care
+
About CCR&R
+
Licensing
+
Accreditation
+
Types of care
+
Fatherhood
+
If you can't find care
+
Frequently Asked Questions
Tools for Parents
+
Child care connector
+
Evaluating a provider
+
Choosing Child Care
+
Additional resources
+
Publications
+
New!
Child Care Glossary
Many thanks to Child Care
Aware for connecting parents
to the help they need in
finding secure care.
Families With
Special Needs
Care Giving Help -
Connect with people and
organizations that educate and
provide support.
CHADD
Provides education and
networking for support and
education for parents and adults
with ADHD.
New Bridge EAS is proud to offer education and
resources.
Your Employee Assistance Program website is for educational and informational purposes only.
All information and links available are not a substitute for professional
services. A diagnosis for mental and/or medical illnesses can only be made by your
cooperation with clinical evaluation from a healthcare professional. Please use the
above
information to enhance your education and willingness to reach out
for help.
Your EAP counseling services
are available to enhance
coping with the
ramifications of life
challenges and assistance in
planning and coordinating
care.
Any and all comments about
the information in this site is
welcomed. Please do not
hesitate to contact us.
For more information:
Contact Your EAP
Updated June 9, 2009 |
