Safe Sleep

Safe Sleep

We’ve all seen the news reports of recalled infant pillows and sleeper chairs because they have a high risk of suffocation. Every year in the United States about 3,500 babies die each year from sleep-related deaths. Sleep-related causes of infant death are those...
Meet the Stabilization Team

Meet the Stabilization Team

In August New York State released funding for child care providers to help get them back on their feet after the struggles brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The stabilization grants are easy to apply for, and not a reimbursement-based program. These funds can be used...
Market Rate Survey

Market Rate Survey

Every few years, the Office of Children and Family Services conducts a survey of the price of child care across the state of New York. You may be called and asked to participate in this year’s Child Care Market Rate Survey. The Market Rate Survey Team will be...
Tips for Providers to help with mask-wearing:

Tips for Providers to help with mask-wearing:

Here are a few helpful tips, and resources to help the children in your classroom make the adjustment to wearing masks. Make a Mask Social Story Social stories are visual reminders typically used to teach children appropriate behavior. The process of creating a social...
5 Tips for Parents to Help with Mask Wearing

5 Tips for Parents to Help with Mask Wearing

Here are some tips and resources you can use to help make the transition to full-time masking easier for your child. Explain Why. Children, like adults, like understanding the reason why they need to do something. Explaining how masks help stop the spread of germs and...
Find an Exciting Job in Child Care!

Find an Exciting Job in Child Care!

It’s Career Week at CCRN! Have you ever considered a job in early care and learning? There are many local programs looking for people just like you to staff a variety of different classrooms. Resources before you apply for a job: Resume Writing Tips Interview...