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November/December 2016

Inside this issue: Training

New and Renewing Members Calendar of Events

Fundraiser Opportunities

Providers Night Out! Monday, November 28th Anytime ~ after 6:00pm Gossips Bars & Grill

313 Third Street, Farmington 651-463-9367

We will not meet in December.

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Directory

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Membership

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Are you a member of the DCFCCA Facebook page? It’s a private page where you can share and network with fellow members. Be in the loop and be the first to get DCFCCA news and information.

Santa Ken would like to help you make your Holiday event one that children never forget!! I have been bringing excitement and smiles to families, daycares and businesses in the south metro area since 1980!! Please call early as my schedule does fill up quickly!!

For access to the page, email [email protected].

Call Santa Ken 952-432-7094

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PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

NOMINATIONS DUE DECEMBER 31ST Do you know an outstanding provider in Dakota County who goes above and beyond? Does he/she go out of their way to handle themselves and their business with professionalism and care? Have you been looking for a way to give him/her the recognition and praise he/she deserves? Well, now’s your chance! Nominate them for the 2017 Provider of the Year Award. Complete the nomination form on-line. All nominees will be notified by January 31st. Presentation of Outstanding Provider of Dakota County award will be in February. If you have any questions, contact Beth Beltz at [email protected] or call her at 651-450-7988

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2017 Training Sneak Peak Recordkeeping and Taxes - January 12, 2017, in Eagan SUID/AHT - February 14, 2017, in Rosemount Supervision - February 21, 2017, in Hastings Registration is not available at this time. Check website for more Information as it becomes available.

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New & Renewing Providers Sue Wagner – South St. Paul

Tracie Matthews – South St. Paul

Candace Kromer – Elko

Pamela Bakken – South St. Paul

Lisa Halvorsen – Rosemount

Sierra Berghuis – Farmington

Angela Mendez – South St. Paul

Denice Janssen – South St. Paul

Kurt Lensert – Burnsville

Ray Mendez – South St. Paul

Candace Davison – Lakeville

Jessica Degrote – Hastings

Alysia Mendez – South St. Paul

Iris Brown – Eagan

Beth Gould – Apple Valley

Jennifer Thelan – Apple Valley

Alicia Oferosky – South St. Paul

Brianna Gifford – Rosemount

Christy Niemann – Eagan

Selena Garcia – South St. Paul

Linda Redepenning – Farmington

Maureen Klatt – Lakeville

Jennifer Asp – Farmington

Julie Seidel – Farmington

Marietta Jacobs – Farmington

Gail Bloch – Apple Valley

Leslie Irrthum – Eagan

Sarah Nezerka – Farmington

Kristen Voorhees – Apple Valley

Miranda Trebesch – Rosemount

Jessica Vander Loop – Farmington

Penny Franzen – Hastings

Angela Fisher – Eagan

Jean Wagner – South St. Paul

Laura Teichert – Eagan

Debra Benz – Lakeville

Denise Olson – Apple Valley

Chloe Lloyd

Mike Meier – Rosemount

Suzie Switala – Eagan

Cindy Dilley – Eagan

Breanna Lochner – Eagan

Jean Dommer – Apple Valley

Brad Nelson – Lakeville

Brenda Boehmer – South St. Paul

Kellie Frahm – Lakeville

Renee Bauer – Hastings

Dulcineia Grant – Eagan

Terry Ewuakye – Farmington

William Engeldinger – Hastings

Terri Weasler – Rosemount

Cynthia Huonder – Eagan

Karla Grogan – Eagan

Deb Cannon – Eagan

Abigail Emerson – Apple Valley

Deb Cordes – Farmington

Carrie Dittberner – Rosemount

Deborah Engeldinger – Hastings

Melissa Qualy – Hastings

Jeanna Putt – Lakeville

Rachel Nicholson – Burnsville

Amy Heimkes – Rosemount

Debra Said – Eagan

Bernadette Ambrose – Burnsville

Dana Kraft – Inver Grove Heights

Jacquelyn Smith – Apple Valley

Lynette VerBout – South St. Paul

Kenneth Kraft – Inver Grove Heights

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Dakota County Family Child Care Association is registered as a non-profit with AmazonSmile. Every time you or your friends order from Amazon in our name, DCFCCA is given 0.5% of the purchase price! Go to www.smile.amazon.com. Sign-in with your Amazon ID and password, choose Dakota County Family Child Care Association (do not use DCFCCA) as your organization and start shopping! Amazon takes care of the rest. The next time you log into Amazon, it will automatically ask you if you want to go to AmazonSmile. Invite your clients, your neighbors, family and friends to support us too! Any funds received helps us keep our membership fees affordable.

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Dakota County Family Child Care Association

Send a Little Sunshine! Do you know a fellow provider or group that needs a pat on the back, a thank you, cheering up, words of encouragement or just a note? Celebrations, congratulations, weddings, births, adoptions, retirement, birthday, graduation, hospitalization, a job loss, serious illness or a death ~ we’d like to know. Complete the on-line form at www.dcfcca.org/ Sunshine_submission.html so that the Sunshine Committee volunteers can “spread a little sunshine”!

Mentoring Matters! Starting a family child care business can be exciting, but also daunting. Our Mentor Program can help you avoid making rookie mistakes, and find your own path to reach your goals as you build your child care business.

Any newly licensed provider who utilizes our FREE one-year membership will be assigned to a mentor. A mentor can help by offering advice, perhaps a different perspective, suggest networking opportunities, as well as offer support and encourage your own decisions. For more information, go to our website at www.dcfcca.org/ MentorProgram.html or email [email protected].

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DCFCCA Care Line Apple Valley Joan Finley

952-236-8119

Jean Dommer

952-423-2192

All members are welcome! You are invited to join the Toy Co-op!

Burnsville Nicole Ross

952-953-9313

Jodi Grimes

952-895-7361

Melissa Enke

952-378-1123

Eagan Cindy Ciernia

651-688-7396

Inver Grove Heights Beth Beltz

651-450-7988

Borrow a variety of toys owned by the Association. Exchange dates are on the third Monday of every month. A separate membership fee is $25.00.

For the Eagan location information, contact Julie at (651) 994-1776.

Lakeville Pat Gentz

952-985-5437

Missy Torbenson

952-891-1275

Mendota Heights Hannah Huberty

651-688-7409

Rosemount Renee’ Kulhanek

651-423-5067

Contact Us [email protected] DCFCCA P.O. Box 22065 Eagan, MN 55122 952-985-3495 This Association is an independent non-profit organization within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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2016—2017 BOARD AND LEADERSHIP DIRECTORY

Board Members President

Hannah Huberty

651-688-7409

[email protected]

Secretary

Kellie Kimmes

651-438-3729

[email protected]

Treasurer

Jean Mathison

651-994-7854

[email protected]

Area Coordinator Facilitator Beth Beltz

651-450-7988

[email protected]

Training Coordinator

Lisa Mozingo

651-428-5472

[email protected]

Membership Coordinator

Dana Lensert

952-895-6938

[email protected]

Fundraiser Coordinator

Renee’ Kulhanek

651-423-5067

[email protected]

Mentor Facilitator

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Website Coordinator

Pat Goor

651-452-8065

[email protected]

Newsletter Coordinator

Heather LeBlanc

612-229-6085

[email protected]

Area Coordinators Apple Valley Area

Amy Baldwin

[email protected]

Renee’ Kulhanek Eagan Area

Alicia Oferosky

[email protected]

Carol Jesness Geri Peterson Hastings Area

Kellie Kimmes

[email protected]

Patti Kopp Rosemount Area

Elaine Benfante

[email protected]

Sandy McGie Mendota Heights

Jean Mathison

[email protected]

Beth Beltz

Committee Chairs Conference Chair

Hannah Huberty

[email protected]

Newsletter Chair

Amy Baldwin

[email protected]

Provider of the Year

Beth Beltz

[email protected]

Providers’ Night Out

Dana Lensert

[email protected]

Sunshine

Joan Chadwick

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The Caring Connection is published by the Dakota County Family Child Care Association (DCFCCA). To submit an article and photographs for publication, send your article and permission to publish to The Caring Connection, DCFCCA, P.O. Box 22065, Eagan, MN 55122. This is a great opportunity to publish articles about the positive things family child care has to offer. This newsletter is sent to all of our members so your ideas will be shared with other providers in our community. The Caring Connection volunteers reserve the right to edit articles for publication. The articles published in The Caring Connection reflect the views and opinions of the authors, and do not reflect the views of its members or the Executive Board of DCFCCA. If you would like to advertise in this newsletter, please contact the Newsletter Coordinator at [email protected] to receive information about advertising rates and an advertising agreement. All advertisements must be submitted exactly as you would like them to be published, along with payment required for the selected size of advertising space. Deadlines for articles and advertisements to be published are as follows: Publication: January/February 2017 Due Date: December 1, 2016

Publication: March/April 2017 Due Date: February 1, 2017

DAKOTA COUNTY FAMILY CHILD CARE ASSOCIATION DCFCCA is a non-profit organization of licensed family child care providers in Dakota County. Major goals of the Association are: 1. To promote quality family child care through education and support groups for providers.; 2. To promote the image of quality family child care in the community; and 3. To aid in communication between providers, Dept. of Human Services, parents and community. All-County trainings are held twice a year. Area trainings are held in various locations around the county. New members are always welcome. Membership fees are non-refundable. Membership fees are reviewed annually and are as follows: $40.00 - 1 year $70.00 - 2 years $95.00 - 3 years Individual class fee is $20.00.

Make checks payable to DCFCCA and mail to: DCFCCA - Membership, P.O. Box 22065, Eagan, MN 55122. All returned checks are subject to a $25.00 fee. Membership fees are non-refundable. Name: ________________________________________________ Street: ________________________________________________ Zip Code: _______________

City: _______________________

Phone: ________________________________

Email Address: _____________________________________________________ (print clearly)

DCFCCA Membership:

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$40 - 1 year

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$70 - 2 year

$95 - 3 year