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January 2010 E–Newsletter

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This section highlights several of our new resources.

• NITCCI/CSEFEL Webinar on January 21: Register Here!
  
  Registration is underway for a webinar, "Sharing Resources to Support Healthy Social and Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers." This webinar will be hosted by the Child Care Bureau, NITCCI staff and will include presentations from CSEFEL staff and Coordinators of an Infant/Toddler Specialist Network who have used these materials in their State. Please visit the link below for more information, and to register for the webinar. We look forward to your participation on January 21^st.
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• Stork Craft Crib Recall Announced
  
  Infant entrapment and suffocation prompts Stork Craft to recall more than 2.1 million drop-side Cribs. CPSC urges parents and caregivers to immediately stop using the recalled cribs, wait for the free repair kit, and do not attempt to fix the cribs without the kit. They should find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby. Consumers should contact Stork Craft to receive a free repair kit that converts the drop-side on these cribs to a fixed side. (November 2009)
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• Newly Designed Website
  
  We would like to introduce you to our newly designed website. This new design has allowed us to provide more resources and an easier way to find them. We have updated and added a number of new documents, so please take some time to review our website and let us know what you think about the new design and content. (August 2009)
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• Including Infants and Toddlers in QRIS: QRIS Issues Meeting White Paper QRIS Issues Meeting White Paper
  
  In May 2008, the Child Care Bureau convened a QRIS Issues Meeting, through the National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative. The purpose of the Issues Meeting was to explore key issues to be considered in implementing QRIS activities that include infants and toddlers. Four national experts framed the meeting by providing an overview of key elements that support quality for infants and toddler in QRIS. Following this framing, the panelists facilitated round tables of small group discussion, and the day ended with summary comments and recommendations by the panelists. This White Paper highlights key discussion points emerging from the Issues Meeting and summarized the key recommendations. (May 2008)
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• Strategic Planning for Infant/Toddler Targeted Funds Tool Kit
  
  This tool kit is intended to assist States and Territories in engaging in a strategic planning process to support quality child care for infants and toddlers. It is designed to maximize involvement of planning committee members and other stakeholders while minimizing face-to-face meeting requirements. The process can be used to conduct a complete analysis of a State/Territory’s early care and education system to support infant and toddler child care; plan for the use of CCDF infant/toddler targeted funds; or, to address targeted issues such as the development of infant/toddler specialist networks or credentials for the infant/toddler workforce. (February 2009)
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