From lmk23 at cornell.edu  Mon Apr  4 13:34:12 2011
From: lmk23 at cornell.edu (Lorraine M Kinney-Kitchen)
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 14:34:12 -0400
Subject: [Tricountydirectorsgroup] new fee for SCR clearances effective
	immediately
Message-ID: <AC59043E9AA7734FAE37B063637FF0CC030D2A411C@MBXA.exchange.cornell.edu>

As you may or may not know, the Governor's proposed increase (from zero to $60) for SCR clearances of all prospective child care providers and those seeking employment at a center did not pass, but a was lower fee of $25 did pass. Attached is a memorandum about the new fee being charged for SCR clearance. Here are some common questions and answers that I would like to share with you: 

Under most circumstances, when a law goes into effect, there is an implementation period, often 60 days in order to handle all the administrative pieces of the new law. That was not the case for the SCR Clearances. The change in law took effect April 1st and is to be implemented by OCFS by April 8th. 

For this reason, the information provided is part of an Interim Plan. 

Will all Family Day Care Homes, Group Family Day Care Homes and Child Care Centers be receiving official notice of the SCR clearance fees? 
.	Yes, OCFS will be going through the process of sending all providers this information. The Provider letter will be finalized in the next day or two and sent to OGS (Office of General Services) to send out to the thousands of addresses. 
.	OCFS is also working to ensure that the information is also translated into Spanish. 
.	Since bulk mail may take 2 - 3 weeks, we CCR&Rs are attempting to let providers know that they will be receiving this information on the SCR Clearances. If you will, please help us spread the news

Have other alerts have also gone out? 
Yes, below is a list of other alerts
o	This week, there will be a Bulletin Alert on CCFS. 
o	Time and attendance (CCTA) will have a Bulletin Alert for those 30+ districts using this. 
o	It will be on the OCFS website. 

Who will collect the fees?
.	As you will see in the memo attached, fees are being collected through multiple venues at this time - the registrar agencies, including those at CCR&R agencies, OCFS regional offices and online. All registrars/licensors will be participating in this process. 
.	Since one of the required fields registrars and licensors must enter is a required ID #, it is recommended that this number be put on the check/money order for tracking purposes. 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us and if we don't know, we will seek to find the answer.
Lorraine
 

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Lorraine Kinney-Kitchen, Director
Child Care Council of Oneida County Cornell Cooperative Extension
121 Second Street
Oriskany, N.Y.? 13424
Phone: (315) 223-7850 X223
Fax: (315) 223-7855

Website: www.mycccc.org
Email: lmk23 at cornell.edu

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From Gineene.Comito-Paulson at upstatecp.org  Mon Apr  4 14:20:33 2011
From: Gineene.Comito-Paulson at upstatecp.org (Gineene Comito-Paulson)
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 15:20:33 -0400
Subject: [Tricountydirectorsgroup] new fee for SCR clearances
	effective	immediately
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Wow! this will be quite an impact on us all.
Thank you for the info.

Gineene Comito-Paulson
Coordinator of Child Care Services
Upstate Cerebral Palsy
New Discoveries Learning Center
326 Catherine Street
Utica, NY   13501
(315) 797-4080ext 252 FAX (315)797-7249
gineene.comito-paulson at upstatecp.org
________________________________________
From: tricountydirectorsgroup-bounces at magixsolutions.net [tricountydirectorsgroup-bounces at magixsolutions.net] On Behalf Of Lorraine M Kinney-Kitchen [lmk23 at cornell.edu]
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 2:34 PM
To: Tri County Directors Group (tricountydirectorsgroup at magixsolutions.net)
Subject: [Tricountydirectorsgroup] new fee for SCR clearances effective immediately

As you may or may not know, the Governor's proposed increase (from zero to $60) for SCR clearances of all prospective child care providers and those seeking employment at a center did not pass, but a was lower fee of $25 did pass. Attached is a memorandum about the new fee being charged for SCR clearance. Here are some common questions and answers that I would like to share with you:

Under most circumstances, when a law goes into effect, there is an implementation period, often 60 days in order to handle all the administrative pieces of the new law. That was not the case for the SCR Clearances. The change in law took effect April 1st and is to be implemented by OCFS by April 8th.

For this reason, the information provided is part of an Interim Plan.

Will all Family Day Care Homes, Group Family Day Care Homes and Child Care Centers be receiving official notice of the SCR clearance fees?
.       Yes, OCFS will be going through the process of sending all providers this information. The Provider letter will be finalized in the next day or two and sent to OGS (Office of General Services) to send out to the thousands of addresses.
.       OCFS is also working to ensure that the information is also translated into Spanish.
.       Since bulk mail may take 2 - 3 weeks, we CCR&Rs are attempting to let providers know that they will be receiving this information on the SCR Clearances. If you will, please help us spread the news

Have other alerts have also gone out?
Yes, below is a list of other alerts
o       This week, there will be a Bulletin Alert on CCFS.
o       Time and attendance (CCTA) will have a Bulletin Alert for those 30+ districts using this.
o       It will be on the OCFS website.

Who will collect the fees?
.       As you will see in the memo attached, fees are being collected through multiple venues at this time - the registrar agencies, including those at CCR&R agencies, OCFS regional offices and online. All registrars/licensors will be participating in this process.
.       Since one of the required fields registrars and licensors must enter is a required ID #, it is recommended that this number be put on the check/money order for tracking purposes.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us and if we don't know, we will seek to find the answer.
Lorraine


~Is there someone you know who makes a difference in the lives of our children?  Nominate your favorite "Friend of Children" for one of our awards and show your appreciation~
http://www.mycccc.org/nomination%20form.htm

Lorraine Kinney-Kitchen, Director
Child Care Council of Oneida County Cornell Cooperative Extension
121 Second Street
Oriskany, N.Y.  13424
Phone: (315) 223-7850 X223
Fax: (315) 223-7855

Website: www.mycccc.org
Email: lmk23 at cornell.edu

~ Promoting quality care for society's most precious resource......our children ~
Interested in making a difference in the issues that affect our children? Join Parent Central Now!
http://highqualitychildcare.org/naccrra_ny/join.html


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From mj284 at cornell.edu  Fri Apr 29 08:00:37 2011
From: mj284 at cornell.edu (Mariann Joslin)
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:00:37 -0400
Subject: [Tricountydirectorsgroup] Madison County Directors
Message-ID: <BD528A131939BF44AF6D7F45FFA9C4103EDBB282E0@MBXC.exchange.cornell.edu>

Madison County Directors, can you please post the attached information for parents?

Mariann Joslin - PLEASE NOTE MY NEW EMAIL ADDRESS:  MJ284 at CORNELL.EDU
The Child Care Council
A Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County
121 Second St
Oriskany NY  13424
315.223.7850 x236

Does your child love going to child care? Visit www.mycccc.org<http://www.mycccc.org> to nominate your family's Friend of Children today!
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From lkk at mycccc.org  Fri Apr 29 09:24:29 2011
From: lkk at mycccc.org (Lorraine Kinney-Kitchen)
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:24:29 -0400
Subject: [Tricountydirectorsgroup] FW: Child Care and Development Fund Plan
	for New York State FFY 2012-2013
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I am forwarding the information regarding NY state's the proposed  2yr plan
for the Child Care and Development Fund which is available for review and
public comment. Here is the link
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/CCDFStatePlan/

In the attachments you will see the proposed market rates for all parts of
NYS, but I have copied and attached the sheets pertinent to Herkimer,
Madison and Oneida counties for your review. OCFS encourages public comments
at the hearings or by email but I also encourage you to email me any
comments you may have, as all CCRR directors are going to have an
opportunity to meet with Janice Molnar in Albany on May 11th. So if there is
anything you want me to pass along, I certainly will.

Have a nice weekend, everyone!

Lorraine

 

The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is pleased to announce
that the New York State's proposed two-year plan to receive assistance under
the Social Security Act and the Child Care and Development Block Gant Act of
1990, also known as the Child Care and Development Fund, is available on the
OCFS website at www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/CCDFStatePlan.   The state's
proposed plan will cover the period of 10/1/11-9/30/13.

 

The purpose of this federal block grant program is to increase the
availability, affordability, and quality of child care services.  Federal
funds would be available to assist New York State in supporting subsidies
for child day care services to low-income families upon the plan's approval
by the U. S. Administration for Children's Services.  Funding also would be
available for improving the quality of child day care services and
increasing the availability of early childhood development programs, as well
as before- and after- school  services.  

 

The federal Child Care Office has streamlined and redesigned the Child Care
and Development Fund State Plan.  The plan parts have been reduced from
seven to three parts with an emphasis on health and safety and quality
improvement activities.

 

Pursuant to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, the public is
invited to provide input into the development of the final plan.  OCFS will
hold three public hearings for this purpose.  Areas for comment include
program priorities for child care and suggested avenues for local input in
shaping the state's child care agenda.  Information about the state's
proposed two-year child care plan is available on the OCFS website at
www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/CCDFStatePlan.  Members of the public can e-mail
comments to:  CCDFStatePlan at ocfs.state.ny.us.  

 

Persons interested in providing oral testimony during the public hearings
must register their intent to do so five days prior to the public hearing
with the Division of Child Care Services, Office of Children and Family
Services, 52 Washington Street, Room 309 South, Rensselaer, NY  12144.
People can also register by calling (518) 473-6233, or by submitting the
registration form posted on the OCFS website:
www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/CCDFStatePlan.  Oral testimony is limited to ten
minutes in length and must be followed up with written testimony within five
days after the hearing.  Persons interested only in submitting written
comments must mail such comments within five days after the public hearing
to the Division of Child Care Services, attention Diane Libruk, at the
address above.  

 

The Hearings are scheduled as follows:

 

Date:     Monday, May 2, 2011

Time:     10am-2pm

Place:    NYC Administration for Children's Services

               66 John Street, 4th Floor Conference Room A&B

               New York, NY  10028

 

Date:     Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Time:     10am-2pm

Place:    NYS Office of Children and Family Services

               Room 102 South

               52 Washington Street

               Rensselaer, NY  12144

 

Date:     Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Time:     11am-3pm

Place:    Child Care Council, Inc.

595 Blossom Road

               Rochester, NY  14620

 

Please share this information with your network members and board members,
and encourage them to attend the hearings and submit testimony, and/or send
written comments to our website.  We look forward to receiving their input
on the Child Care and Development Fund State Plan.

 

 

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From mj284 at cornell.edu  Fri Apr 29 12:19:52 2011
From: mj284 at cornell.edu (Mariann Joslin)
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:19:52 -0400
Subject: [Tricountydirectorsgroup] Tri County Directors meeting - June 1
Message-ID: <BD528A131939BF44AF6D7F45FFA9C4103EDBB284A1@MBXC.exchange.cornell.edu>

The next Tri County Directors meeting is scheduled for Wednesday June 1 from 1 pm to 4 pm at the Farm and Home Center, Oriskany.  The meeting will host OCFS Syracuse Regional Office Manager Dianne McLaughlin.  Please submit any questions you might have for Dianne in advance of the meeting. Lunch will be provided so please pre-register by Friday May 27.  Email Mariann at mj284 at cornell.edu<mailto:mj284 at cornell.edu> to pre-register and/or to submit questions for Dianne.

Mariann Joslin - PLEASE NOTE MY NEW EMAIL ADDRESS:  MJ284 at CORNELL.EDU
The Child Care Council
A Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County
121 Second St
Oriskany NY  13424
315.223.7850 x236

Does your child love going to child care? Visit www.mycccc.org<http://www.mycccc.org> to nominate your family's Friend of Children today!
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