Conscious Discipline®
October 6 at 3:55 PM ·
Listen in as Certified Instructor Jen Arndt shares how she uses a daily picture schedule in her home with her 3-year-old son. As Jen states, "A visual daily schedule helps children know what to expect throughout the day. These schedules soothe the lowest center of the brain, the Survival State, to help us feel safe. Especially during difficult times like we're experiencing with COVID-19, it's important that we offer a daily schedule to our children, so they know the plan for the day to help them feel safe." Read more in Jen's article here: https://bit.ly/2Y229kC #iHeartCD
We currently have childcare openings in our toddler and preschool programs, along with some openings for ECEAP (choose onsite, 5 days a week from 9-3 or virtual) and Early ECEAP (on-site, ages 1-3, from 7:30 am - 5:30 pm). We have the best teachers and serve the greatest families!!
(ECEAP services are for families living in the East Valley School District -- call today to see if your family qualifies!
509-924-2850)
The mobile food bank schedule is below:
**CHAS Valley Clinic, 15812 E Indiana Ave, 1 pm - 3 pm (every Monday through October 12)
**Country Store, 14705 E Sprague Ave, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm (every Friday through October 16)
Virtual job fair tomorrow! Click on flyer for details!
Child Care Aware of Washington
September 11 at 5:26 PM ·
Great news for child care providers and families in Eastern WA! Community-Minded Enterprises has launched a new grant to help child care providers continue to operate during these stressful times AND to help families pay for child care. Grant amounts for providers range from $800 - $3,000, and families can apply for child care payments for up to two months. The deadline to apply is Oct. 9, but funding will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Read the complete details here: https://community-minded.org/caresactgrant/
Meal sites for remote learning:
We currently have ECEAP and childcare openings. Call for details and let your friends and neighbors know too: 924-2850
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**Sun City Church Parking Lot, 10920 E Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley, 99206**
Tuesday, November 17th from 11 am to noon:
DRIVE-THRU food distribution, up to 200 families (or while supplies last).
In light of COVID-19 concerns, prepacked emergency food boxes will be distributed that include an assortment of nonperishable and fresh items.
Free produce, meats and other food will be provided to anyone in need of food assistance.
This food distribution is open to the public, with no appointment or documentation required.
LOCATION: Sun City Church Parking Lot, 10920 E Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99206
SNAP has received a $3 million grant to help people out with rent during the pandemic. Applicants must be a resident of Spokane County and behind at lease one month of unpaid rent since March 2020. Houseold income must be at or below 80% of the area median income (see chart). Please click on the link to see other qualifications and to apply.
https://www.snapwa.org/eviction-rent-assistance-program/?fbclid=IwAR0zfWdY2y_eSUTMcSoX4J0p7BJYB4LPR2xc1mHn24CSo4H707XwOEYWhLE
We spent the morning immersed in Conscious Discipline training -- remotely, of course -- We had a few mustached maurauders in our group.... Can you find them?
We learned that adult self-regulation is the key to teaching children to self-regulate. If we are calm, our children will be able to calm and feel safe. We expanded our knowledge about "safe places". Our children's first safe place is in our arms and on our laps. "Every child should have a safe place in their life." As children feel safe and gain social and emotional skills, they learn to regulate on their own.
Thanks for allowing us this day! I think we are all inspired to improve our selves and our classrooms.
We are piloting Early ECEAP, a comprehensive early education program for toddlers! We currently have openings in this program, along with wanting to build a waitlist for future enrollment. Please share this with families with young children who might be eligible.
The Christmas Bureau is doing things a bit differently this year. You must apply on-line for assistance by November 8th. Click on the link below to apply.
https://www.cceasternwa.org/apply-now
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Hello - there is an emergency food box distribution happening in the Spokane Valley on Friday, Oct 30th from 12-2:00 pm.
The Inland Northwest Farmers Market Association, in collaboration with Starr Ranch, will be distributing FREE emergency food boxes. Produce, dairy, pre-cooked meat. Curbside pickup: stay in your car, get your food, drive-thru. First come, first served
Empire Cold Storage and Frosty Ice Parking Lot
11016 E Montgomery Dr, Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Drive-Thru Halloween Costume Contest
Wear a costume and celebrate Halloween with us as you drive thru to pick up a food box with your kiddos!!
Mobile Food Bank February schedule
Keep on reading! Remember to log the time spent reading to your children. Reading logs for Silverwoods's Read-to-Ride program are due in March. 600 minutes of reading = a FREE Silverwood Ticket!
Check out our updated website! Let us know what you think...
https://www.spokanechilddevelopmentcenter.com/
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Installing our new toddler playground equipment today!
For your holiday enjoyment: 2020 Recipes from your SCDC Family with lots of help from our preschoolers :) Eggs, Sandwiches, Pizza, Cookies and more, you won't want to miss this! (Oh, and Mr. Brian's secret Taco recipe)
It's been a tough year, but difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. Take care of your physical and mental health. Let us know if you just need a listening ear. We've got this. Breathe.
