The American Academy of Pediatrics has a helpful guide for Child Care Providers with information about the flu, ways to prevent it, and links to dozens of resources about children and the flu.

Click here for the message for child care providers!

With the new administration, it is likely that California will see reduced federal support for key public services that assist individuals and families. In order to shed light on what such cuts might mean for communities in our state, the California Budget & Policy Center created a set of Fact Sheets that puts a local lens on current levels of economic hardship and on two critical programs that could be threatened. These four new fact sheets examine the following:

Poverty Rate by Congressional District:
This analysis highlights the extent of economic hardship facing many parts of California. The poverty rate by congressional district varies widely – from a low of around 7 percent to a high of more than 30 percent – and in 11 districts more than 1 in 5 people live in poverty. This analysis also shows that in the vast majority of congressional districts, the poverty rate has risen since 2000.

CalFresh Participation by County:
An estimated 4.3 million people receive food assistance through CalFresh, the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in California. In well over half of all counties, more than 1 in 10 residents participate in CalFresh, and in some San Joaquin Valley counties over 1 in 5 residents receive food assistance.

SSI/SSP Participation by County and
by Congressional District:
Supported by both federal and state dollars, Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) grants provide basic cash income to well over 1 million seniors and people living with disabilities – reaching every county and congressional district in our state. San Francisco is among the 10 counties with the highest shares of people enrolled in SSI/SSP, though most of these counties — including the "top three" of Del Norte, Lake, and Siskiyou — are in rural areas.

In the coming weeks and months, the California Budget & Policy Center will continue to examine major policy proposals at the federal level and their implications for communities across our state. To keep up with all the latest, be sure to follow them on Twitter and Facebook.

Please join the
CA ECE Workforce Registry today!

To sign up, visit:
www.caregistry.org

You may also watch this tutorial video or check out the CCIP Year-end Webinar about the registry here.

Register to tour the new fully accessible MAP to Inclusion and Belonging Website. You will learn how to access the free resources that support inclusion as well as the latest state and federal publications relevant to inclusion, articles, materials and videos from respected sources on a variety of topics including cultural competency, disability specific, social and emotional, challenging behavior, trauma informed care and other topics chosen by participants!

MAP Website Tour
Wednesday, February 15
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Register Now!

The MAP Tour PowerPoint will be posted shortly before the webinar so that you can follow along. The session will be recorded, but to ensure access to the recording, do register!

You may offer memberships on www.eceresourcesca.org 
to active CCIP participants as an incentive. However, before offering the CCIP participant an account, please send
 Gretchen Schwab 
the participant's name so she knows to approve the account request ahead of time. If you have questions about how to frame the website as an incentive, please contact
 Domenica Benitez.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Measles & Rubella Initiative (M&RI), and other partners just introduced a new set of educational materials about measles, now available to doctors, schools, child care centers, and other child health providers. The resources are designed by children’s illustrator, Sophie Blackall, and feature Ivy and Bean as they try to stop the measles!



Each kit includes posters, coloring comic books, stickers, and temporary tattoos. They are available in English and Spanish. The resources are free of charge (including delivery) and are only available for a limited time. For more information, visit HealthyChildren.org