Marin Child Care Council

As part of a wider recovery process, children should be encouraged and supported to spend time outdoors, playing with other children and being physically active. Where it is needed, evidence-based mental health support must be made available. Experts in child development caution the government that intensive 'catch-up' plans, intended to help pupils make up lost ground as a result of the pandemic, could end up worsening children’s mental health and wellbeing, and have a negative effect on learning in the long term. The government’s attitude to children’s play came into focus this week when two young children were ordered home by police officers after building a snowman in a local park. Downing Street clarified that children could use playgrounds for exercise but not for socialising."

‘A societal domino issue’: Advocates say help for child care providers key to economic recovery

Peter in The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats, was the first Black child to appear as the main character in a full-color American picture book. #representationmatters #blackhistory

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ/resource/occ-covid-19-resources

Please join us for a virtual community conversation with Marin County Schools and Marin County Public Health. Our Public Health Officer, Dr. Matt Willis and Deputy Public Health Officer, Dr. Lisa Santora will provide an update on COVID-19 in Marin County and an overview of the Governor’s regional stay-at-home order and its impacts on Marin County schools. All Marin County schools and parent/guardian communities are invited to participate. Presented in English with Live Spani...sh Translation Session will be Recorded in English & Spanish https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83813963089pwd=WUp0WUVGSFNHUjRCV2

https://www.healthline.com//how-to-help-kids-cope-with-cov

What a great invitation to play. Play-dough is such a great pre-writing activity.

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On Friday October 30th, the MC3 team created a "Spooky" event for our families. While traditional Halloween festivities were cancelled, the team at MC3 came up with a creative way to be safe and socially distant. A drive through "Trunk or Treat"

Relationships are so important...

Please read our executive director Aideen Gaidmore's Op ED. Child care is in crisis and needs support. How can you help?

Thanks to the generosity of Marin Community foundation we are excited to announce that we are now accepting funding requests for the child care COVID relief funds. Please complete the request form attached in full and sign and return it with your signed W-9 form. The funds will be awarded to licensed child care programs in Marin only. We will not be accepting funding requests past the due date of October 15 2020.... To apply (Spanish): https://1ec2f90a-b754-4ccf-9a1f-c332883f2c53.filesusr.com/ To apply (English): https://1ec2f90a-b754-4ccf-9a1f- c332883f2c53.filesusr.com//74cf8f_15e41c575e7645c597d99aae

We are incredibly grateful to the Marin Community Foundation for this investment in our child care programs. Thank you for your leadership and support and for understanding that child care is essential. We will be releasing an application as soon as we can to get the funds out to the child care community. https://www.marinij.com//marin-community-foundation-donat/

I'll be offering a webinar on "The Tax Consequences of COVID-19" on Monday, September 14th from 6:30-8:30pm Central Time. The webinar will help you understand: ...What is taxable income (unemployment benefits, grants, SBA loans) How to calculate an accurate Time-Space Percentage if you closed for more than a month How to claim COVID-19 expenses Whether to consider withdrawing money from your IRA or claim Social Security benefits early [ 63 more words ] http://tomcopelandblog.com/the-tax-consequences-of-covid-19 See more