Free Materials for Certified Family Child Care Providers Brochures and articles on child development, positive guidance, health and safety, activities that support children's physical, mental, social and emotional development, and family child care business practices. Selected especially for certified family child care providers. Click the categories below to locate and download materials. Follow these links for information on preservice training requirements, child care subsidy and YoungStar, Wisconsin's child care quality rating and improvement system. Visit the Child Care Aware® website for more resources on Operating a Family Child Care Home. Certification agencies may print materials from this webpage. They may order other DCF certification publications and forms through DOA. Record Keeping and Taxes The Business Side of Kith and Kin - by Tom Copeland Seven Record Keeping and Tax Tips for the New Provider - by Tom Copeland Other family child care business resources on Tom Copeland's blog. Child Development and Activity Ideas for Caregivers Ages & Stages / Edades y Etapas 0-12 months / 0-12 meses 12-18 months / 12-18 meses 18-24 months / 18-24 meses 2-year-olds / 2 años de edad 3-year-olds / 3 años de edad 4-year-olds / 4 años de edad 5-year-olds / 5 años de edad 6-8 years / 6 a 8 años de edad 9-11 years / 9 a 11 años de edad Interest Areas: Children Learn from Play / Áreas de interés: los niños aprenden al jugar Health and Safety, Including First Aid Children and Firearms First Aid Guide for Parents & Caregivers / Guía de primeros auxilios para padres y encargados del cuidado de los niños Get Medical Help Immediately Hand Washing / Lavado de las manos Diapering and Handwashing Guidance for Child Care Providers Regarding Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Child Care Settings Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule (English and Spanish) Universal Precautions & Standard Precautions for Child Care Centers Wisconsin Childhood Communicable Diseases Chart Nutrition Child and Adult Care Food Program Overview Child Abuse, Shaken Baby Syndrome, and Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Babies Cry, Be Prepared / Los bebés lloran, esté preparada What Parents Can Do about Stress / Qué pueden hacer los padres sobre el estrés 5 Steps to Protecting Our Children / 5 Pasos para proteger a nuestros niños Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect Positive Child Guidance Best Practices Tips: Guiding Behavior of Toddlers Biting - Understanding Children "I'll Be Back for You." : Making Separation Easier / “Vuelvo por ti.” Potty Training: Learning to Use the Toilet Plain Talk for Parents ... about child discipline / acerca de la disciplina infantil about how to be a perfect parent / acerca de cómo ser padres perfectos about how to deal with an angry child / acerca de cómo tratar a un niño enfadado about how children grow / acerca de cómo crecen los niños about your 1 to 2 year old / acerca de su hijo de 1 a 2 años about your 2 to 3 year old / acerca de su hijo de 2 a 3 años about your 3 to 4 year old / acerca de su hijo de 3 a 4 años about your 4 to 5 year old / acerca de su hijo de 4 a 5 años about your 5 to 6 year old / acerca de su hijo de 5 a 6 años Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Risk Reduction What Does a Safe Sleep Environment Look Like? / ¿Cómo es un ambiente de sueño seguro? (flyer)Safe Sleep for Your Baby / Sueño seguro para su bebé (booklet) Additional resources on the Safe to Sleep website. Wisconsin Shares and YoungStar Wisconsin Shares Wisconsin Shares Eligibility Guidelines / Pautas sobre la elegibilidad Wisconsin Shares Rights and Responsibilities / Derechos y responsabilidades MyWIChildCare Streamlining the way providers get paid / Agilizar la forma en que se paga a los proveedores YoungStar YoungStar Contract / Contrato con YoungStar YoungStar provider brochure / Folleto de proveedores de YoungStar
