Amador Child Care Council

Do you work in the ECE field in Amador and Calaveras County? Did you know you can get financial support for:

🎓 Tuition and books for ECE
🏫 Academic education in the ECE field
📜Child development permits and credentials
👩‍🏫Completing an ECE mentorship program
🚼Expanding license to include toddler, infants and overnight/weekend child care

If this applies to you, complete the application now! What are you waiting for?! Link below!

https://form.jotform.com/242916637964066

August is all about peace of mind at Mom-Me Time! Our theme this month is "Put your mind at rest by planning for the future." We’re bringing in a friendly professional to chat with us, so you can ask all your burning questions about wills, trusts, and protecting your family. No pressure, no confusing legal jargon—just a casual space to get the answers you need! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/xRqHcBv9qw8iSJbV8

IECMHC Network Community Open-Door: August Sessions!
Please join us this month for our Spanish and English Community Open-Door sessions.

Our Spanish group will meet August 3rd from 6 – 7pm (PST).

Register Here: https://iecmhcnetwork.org/es/event/august-3-open-door-session-spanish/

Our English group will meet August 10th from 6 – 7pm (PST).

Register Here: https://iecmhcnetwork.org/event/august-10-open-door-session-english/

Community Open-Door sessions are facilitated in both English and Spanish by an experienced IECMHC Network Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist or Consultant. In this confidential space, caregivers are encouraged to reflect, seek supportive input, share ideas and resources, discuss development, and network within a community.

Family, friend, and neighbor caregivers, family child care home providers, and center-based staff are encouraged to attend. Come to discuss questions, concerns, or challenges related to infant, toddler, and young children’s social, emotional, and behavioral health.

Hope to see you there!

The Community Open-Door Team

August 10 Open-Door Session (English) - IECMHC Monday, August 10, 2026 — 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The monthly Open-Door sessions are facilitated by an experienced Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant in a confidential space for caregivers to reflect, seek supportive input, share ideas and resources, discuss development, and network...

Join us TODAY, July 31 for Messy Mornings.
Theme: Things that float
From 10:30 to 12:00 pm.
Please call 209-257-1092 with any questions.

Free resources and support for child care providers!

Greetings,

As we recognized National Mental Health Awareness Month this past May, we reaffirm the importance of supporting emotional well-being across California. In 2025, the California Workgroup on the Mental Health of Men and Boys was established to address the factors contributing to rising mental health challenges and identifying opportunities to strengthen prevention, early intervention, and community-based support.

Child care providers play a vital role by creating safe, nurturing environments where young children, especially boys of color, can build healthy relationships, develop social-emotional skills, and strengthen resilience. Supporting child care providers are essential in providing high quality care in developing young children’s lifelong mental health and well-being.

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) provides no-cost resources and support for all child care providers and programs in California.

California Early Childhood Online (CECO)
The CECO offers free self-paced online learning modules to support ongoing learning and professional development. Online learning modules are available in multiple topics, including support for young children’s mental health and young boys, such as:

Creating Brave Spaces: Disrupting Implicit Bias in Early Care and Education
Culturally Responsive Trauma-Informed Practices
Safe Spaces: Foundations of Trauma-Informed Practice for Educational and Care Settings
Trauma Informed Care, and
Creating Equitable Early Learning Environments for Young Boys of Color.
To explore these topics along with many others, please visit CECO today!

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) Network
The IECMHC Network offers a variety of services, supports, and resources to child care and development programs and providers seeking to support the social, emotional, and relational health and development of young children, and themselves as the adults who care for children. These services are open to center-based programs and teachers, family child care home providers, and family friend and neighbor caregivers.

Areas of support include:
promoting positive mental health and social and emotional development
addressing behavior that providers find challenging or concerning
focusing on relationships and practices that buffer against stress and trauma, and
developing a program culture that promotes the well-being of providers, young children, and families.
These services are provided through direct consultation, a toll-free helpline for immediate support, through monthly open-door sessions, and through ongoing communities of support for child care providers, including informational flyers such as, Supporting Dad’s Mental Health, which is designed to help providers in understanding the importance of supporting the mental health of fathers.

To learn more about the supports and services offered, visit IECMHC today!

In partnership,

Lupe Jaime-Mileham, EdD, Deputy Director
Child Care and Development Division
California Department of Social Services
https://www.caearlychildhoodonline.org/en_home.aspx
https://iecmhcnetwork.org/
https://iecmhcnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Paternal-Engagment-and-MH.pdf

iecmhcnetwork.org

Today is the last day to sign up!
Dads, join us with your 0-5 year olds for water play at the Jackson City Pool! Please RSVP using this link so we can ensure we have enough lifeguards: https://forms.gle/8WxLuPJ6ciBCNAQm8

Serie de sesiones de curso virtual
Él desarrollo del lenguaje de niños de cero a tres años
Descripción del Curso
Este curso se centra en el enfoque del Programa Cuidado Infantil (PITC) para el cuidado de niños de cero a tres años y, específicamente, en la importancia de establecer colaboraciones con las familias y en el papel de la cultura en el desarrollo del bebé muy pequeño. El curso incluye una exploración de la importancia de la cultura en la formación temprana de la identidad, así como de las mejores prácticas para ofrecer un cuidado culturalmente sensible en el entorno del cuidado en grupo.
Esta capacitación/curso incluirá 20 horas de capacitación. También se incluyen en este curso reuniones para directores y líderes de centros y programas de cuidado infantil en el hogar. También se proporciona apoyo técnico mediante sesiones de observación y retroalimentación con el personal que participa en el plan de capacitación para centros de cuidado infantil, programas de cuidado infantil en el hogar y proveedores de cuidado de familia, amigo y vecino.

¡Asistan todos, algunos o solo uno!
Este curso está disponible por una (1) unidad semestral a través de la División de Educación Continua y Global de California State University, Fresno.

Resultados del aprendizaje de los estudiantes:
Al finalizar este curso, los estudiantes serán capaces de:
Definir y explicar el concepto del instinto protector
Definir la cultura y su influencia en la formación de la identidad del niño pequeño.
Examinar sus propias creencias culturales.
Describir los elementos clave y las ventajas de prestar cuidado culturalmente sensible.
Recopilación de artículos del curso: Las lecturas del curso PITC Infant/Toddler Culture, Family, and Providers, que incluye hojas informativas y artículos relacionados con el curso, se proporcionarán digitalmente a todos los estudiantes/participantes.

Sesión 1: 10/7/26 Orientación y visión general
Sesión 2: 10/21 & 11/11/26 Cultura y formación de la identidad temprana
Sesión 3: 11/18 & 12/2/26 Atención culturalmente sensible
Sesión 4: 1/13/27 Haz una pausa y reflexiona
Sesión 5: 2/3 & 2/17/27 Autoconciencia y percepciones culturales
Sesión 6: 3/3 & 3/17/27 Creación de alianzas con las familias

Nota: Al registrarse, queda registrado automáticamente en el curso en su totalidad, lo cual incluye cada sesión.
Audiencia: Administradores de programas infantiles. Personas que trabajan con niños nacidos hasta los 36 meses de cuidado infantil, familiares amigos, vecinos proveedores, que brindan servicios a proveedores que trabajan con niños nacidos hasta los 36 meses.

https://edcoe.my.site.com/edcoeevents/s/community-event?id=a4QRd000003dRGM

Attn: Providers who work with children birth to 36 months

(PITC) Virtual Training Series
Infant/Toddler Culture, Family, and Providers

Course Description
This course focuses on the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) approach to infant/toddler care and, specifically, on the importance of creating partnerships with families and the role of culture in the development of the very young child. The course includes an exploration of the importance of culture on early identity formation as well as best practices to provide culturally responsive care in the group care setting.

This training/course will include 20 hours of training. Also included in this course are director/leadership meetings for center-based directors/leaders and Family Child Care program leaders. Coaching is also provided in the form of observation and feedback sessions with staff participating in the training plan for center-based care, family child care programs, and family, friend, and neighbor care providers.

This course is available for one (1) semester unit through California State University Fresno’s Division of Continuing and Global Education.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Define and explain the concept of Protective Urges.
• Define culture and how it influences the young child’s identity formation.
• Examine their own cultural beliefs.
• Describe the key elements and benefits of providing culturally responsive care.

Course Reader: The PITC Infant/Toddler Culture, Family, and Providers course reader, including handouts and articles related to the course, will be provided to all students/participants digitally.

Session 1: 10/7/26 Orientation & Overview
Session 2: 10/21 & 11/11/26 Culture & Early Identity Formation
Session 3: 11/18 & 12/2/26 Culturally Responsive Care
Session 4: 1/13/27 Pause & Reflect
Session 5: 2/3 & 2/17/27 Self-Awareness & Cultural Perceptions
Session 6: 3/3 & 3/17/27 Creating Partnerships with Families

Note: When you register, you are automatically registered for the course as a whole, which includes each session.

https://edcoe.my.site.com/edcoeevents/s/community-event?id=a4QRd000003d5Fp #/Overview