Yuma

Yuma program slated for child care providers

Northeast Colorado Child Care Resource and Referral will host a state of Colorado approved pre-licensing training, "There's No Place Like Home, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 17 and 24 at the Rural Communities Resource Center in Yuma. This two-day training costs $30 and includes .5 credit from Northeastern Junior College. The training is part of the requirement for people interested in obtaining a family child care provider license, and is open to all potential child care providers in northeast Colorado.
According to a press release, becoming a licensed family child care provider in your home has many benefits, including an exciting and fulfilling career that offers the versatility of flexible hours, the chance to be at home with your children or grandchildren, the opportunity to learn new skills, and the ability to earn a good income for your family.
A licensed family child care provider offers care in her or his own home to a small group of children, usually up to eight at one time. As a home based business, the family child care provider develops their own policies for operation such as hours, daily schedule, rates, and fees.
With more than one half of all mothers with preschool children working outside the home, the family child care provider offers an invaluable economic service to the community and parents. Family child care homes are places in which young children do much of the "work of childhood-playing, growing, and learning. Those who choose to become family child care providers experience the many rewards of helping children become capable adults of tomorrow.
For more information, contact your local child care resource and referral. In Morgan County contact Josie at 970-867-9606. To register for the pre-licensing classes contact Sheila at 970-848-3867 or 1-800-794-3867.