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2 Year Olds
Indicators of Standard
and Sample Behaviors:
· Demonstrates
beginning social skills with
other children
· Kaylee
joins a small group of children
who are singing and dancing in a
circle.
· Shows
sensitivity to other children’s
feelings
· Samuel
looks upset and asks why Conrad
is crying.
· Begins
to develop friendships with
other children
· Aaron
runs up to Joe when he comes
into the room and says “Play!”
3 Year Olds
Indicators of Standard
and Sample Behaviors:
· Demonstrates
social skills with other
children
· Karla
plays in the sandbox with Mikey,
and, soon, Daisy and Welton join
them too.
· With
help, Juan agrees to share the
snack with the other children at
Mrs. Cortez’s house.
· Shows
sensitivity to the feelings of
other children
· Nils
sees a picture of a child crying
in a book and asks why the child
is crying.
· AnnMarie
tells Ms. Doris that Zoe is sad,
because her parakeet died last
night.
· Develops
friendships with other children
· Mandy
and Sarita say they are best
friends; they stay together
through the day’s activities.
Remember: Every child is unique therefore
these standards are designed
to be flexible enough to
support children's
individual rates of
development, approaches to
learning, and cultural
context.
For other sample behaviors
regarding this standard
please refer to your
GELS Notebook.
This notebook may be viewed
on-line at www.decal.state.ga.us.
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
AND MINI-GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR
NONPROFIT CHILD CARE
Thanks to a grant from Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of
Early Care and Learning,
the Coordinator of the
Nonprofit Child Care
Project, Colley Case, is
available statewide
to provide technical
assistance and to offer a
limited number of
mini-grants to religious
and nonprofit groups that
are considering opening a
child care center, an
after-school program or a
summer camp.
For information on the
Nonprofit Child Care
Project, please call Colley
Case at 404-479-4182 or toll
free at 1-800-204-9886.
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The Georgia Early Care and Education Professional
Development Registry
is a statewide system that guides,
tracks, and recognizes the
professional growth and
development of individuals
working in early care and
education. When you
participate in the registry,
you join other professionals
in Georgia who have
documented their training.
For more info contact the Professional Development
Registry
toll free at 1-866-425-0220
or you may contact your local CCR&R.
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How
to Support Breastfeeding
in a Child Care Center
Presented by
Doris Donaldson
of Heart of Georgia Healthy Start
August 26, 2008 from
6:30PM-8:30PM
Participants will receive
2 hours of State Accepted
training
Bleckley
County Community Center
420 Peacock
Street
Cochran,
GA
Call Lauren Howard to register
at 877-495-9188 or 478-289-2275.
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Thinking about returning to school ?
Get your CDA online at
Swainsboro Technical College!
For More Information,
contact your Technical Assistance Coordinator.
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BECOME
A CHILD CARE PROVIDER
UNDER GEORGIA’S
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT
CONSUMER SUPPORT PROGRAM
The Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) and the Georgia Child
and Adolescent Consumer
Supports Program are
seeking child care providers
to assist children and
adolescents who are either a
Medicaid eligible (CMO or
MRO) or a state-funded child
with emotional, behavioral,
and/or substance abuse
disorders and are currently
being served by an approved
Core/IFI provider agency
working with the State of
Georgia.
Funded services included in
this program
Child care services provided in a licensed child care facility or
licensed family child care
provider’s home.
Child Care Provider
Requirements
To join the statewide network, you must have a child care license, a
completed DHR-approved
background check, and
CPR/first aid certification.
Credentials will be verified
and participants must meet
all training requirements.
How can you participate?
You can apply to become a provider in this program under the State’s
network by submitting a
completed vendor application
along with the required
documentation.
Help Provide a Safe Environment
for Our Children
By participating in this program you can help us to ensure that these
children have a safe place to
stay while away from their
parents/caregiver.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A CHILD’S
LIFE.
Join our growing network!
For more information about this
state-wide child care program,
please contact us:
TOLL-FREE: 1-866-835-3371;
ONLINE: PPLGA@pcgus.com
Website:
https://fms.publicpartnerships.com/gatpa
 
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Attention
Informal
Child Care Providers!!!
Interested in becoming a
Registered
Family Child Care Provider?
Then you may want to attend one of our
Registration
Orientation
Meetings
(ROM)!
July 22, 2008
Laurens County Public
Library
801 Bellevue Avenue, Dublin
or
August 20, 2008
CCR&R Office, Building 8
Swainsboro Technical College
10:00AM-3:30PM
Pre-Registration is required!
(478) 289-2275 or toll-free at (800) 300-2316
Please bring a
Family Child Care Home Applicant
Guide
with you on this day.
You may call Bright from the Start
at 1-888-442-7735 to have one
mailed to you for free.
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Need
Technical Assistance??
Family Day Care providers
contact
Ola Smith
at 478-289-2321 for
Candler, Emanuel,
Johnson, Treutlen
Estelle Garrett
at 478-289-2334 for
Wayne, Appling,
Evans, Tattnall, Toombs, Jeff
Davis
Jean Scott
at 478-274-1725 for
Montgomery,
Laurens, Dodge, Bleckley,
Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox
Group/Center providers contact
Estelle Garrett
for
Emanuel, Candler, Evans, Johnson, Tattnall, Toombs, Wayne,
Appling
Jean Scott
for
Laurens, Dodge, Bleckley, Jeff
Davis, Montgomery, Treutlen,
Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox
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Saturday Schedule for
CCR&R Lending Libraries
Location: Dublin Satellite
Office
Date:
August 16
Time:
9:00am-12:00pm
For
more information call Jaclyn at
478-274-1362 or toll free at
800-300-2316
Location: Swainsboro Technical
College
Dates:
July 12
Time:
9:00am-12:00pm
For more information, call
Lauren at 478-289-2275 or toll
free at 877-495-9188
We have books, educational items, die cuts
child care equipment and much more!
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Child Care Provider Updates
It is very important that CCR&R
has up-to-date information on
each provider. In an effort to
obtain this information, a
representative from Child Care
Resource and Referral will be
placing calls to providers in
the counties listed below.
The following counties will
receive calls as scheduled:
July
Toombs and Treutlen
August
Wayne and Wilcox
Thank you in advance for your
cooperation.
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Easy Ideas for Quick, Yummy
Breakfasts...
Ready-to-eat cereal with milk and fruit
Peanut butter on whole wheat toast
Bagel with cheese
Reheated rice, hard-cooked egg
Grits topped with cheese
Oatmeal with applesauce
Pita bread and yogurt
Provided by Nibbles for
Health 6—Nutrition
Newsletters for Parents of
Young Children, USDA, Food
and Nutrition Service
For more information contact
your licensing consultant
or local TA Coordinator.
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Kudos to providers who received
No Rule Violations
during recent licensing visits!!
Cathern Brown
FDCH, Wheeler
County
Ingrid Truett
FDCH, Treutlen
County
Johnson County Head Start
CCC, Johnson County
Cynthia Small
FDCH, Evans County
If you would like to share your professional successes,
please
contact your TA Coordinator.
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Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care
and Learning Rules &
Regulations
Family Child Care
Providers:
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