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. Expression of Interest (EOI) Business Cards EOI Business Cards may be ordered from the DOA webpage. Business WEESSN Programs - WECA WEESSN Plus Coaching - WECA The Business Side of Kith and Kin - by Tom Copeland Ten Record Keeping and Tax Tips for the New Provider - by Tom Copeland Other family child care business resources on Tom Copeland's blog. Foundational Training Training Requirements Training Requirements PDF Approved Training Agencies 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 AAP First Aid Guide 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 Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care 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 Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect Positive Child Guidance Best Practices Tips: Guiding Behavior of Toddlers Biting - Understanding Children CDC Resources for Child Development "I'll Be Back for You." : Making Separation Easier / “Vuelvo por ti.” Potty Training: Learning to Use the Toilet 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
