Important SFCS Workshop - Jan. 21, 2021 - Financial Mgmt For Family Child Care

 

Financial Management for Family Child Care

JAN 21 2021

Don't be surprised when tax time comes!

Learn the importance of record-keeping, tax requirements and laws, saving for retirement, and other financial tools to keep your records up to date. Receive plenty of resources to help in your record-keeping efforts. Don’t be surprised when tax time comes. Come learn about the business side of child care!

Presented by SK Accounting - Specializing in Family Child Care

To register, visit Eventbrite or The Workforce Registry

From: 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Duration: 03:00 hours.

Signup For SFCS Workshop Scheduled For Jan. 14th - A Virtual Parent Cafe

 

A Virtual Parent Café

JAN 14 2021

SFCS Parent Cafés are a FREE parent night with meaningful and guided conversations, where we share stories, get information on how to take care of ourselves and our families, and raise strong, happy children. Each month in 2021 we will have different topics. This month we will discuss the 6 domains of vitality. For more information and to register, please visit Eventbrite

From: 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm
Duration: 01:30 hours.

Subsidized Child Care Provider Stipend Update

December 30, 2020

Update: Just in time for the New Year! The provider stipends described below were deposited today and paper checks were mailed to those who do not have direct deposit. Providers who received the stipends will receive a letter some time next week with more details of your payment.

December 28, 2020

Subsidized Child Care Provider Stipends

Some of the CARES Act money that was awarded to California by the Federal Government was set aside to issue stipends to subsidized child care providers who have suffered hardships due to the pandemic.

All providers who received a payment from SFCS’s Subsidized Child Care Program (Stages 1, 2, 3 and CAPP) for the service month of July 2020 are eligible to receive this stipend.  Stipends are not available to BRDG program providers.

SFCS was given a set amount of funds to disburse to our providers.  Based on the number of children we issued payments for in July 2020, the one-time, per-child stipend is: $132.76.  This amount will be issued to the provider even if only one day of service was paid for July 2020, and even if the child is no longer in care.  If the provider is no longer in business, we will still issue the stipend.

The stipend can be used for any purpose.  It is considered taxable income, so this amount will be added to each provider’s 1099 form if the total received from the subsidy program (including regular subsidy payments) is $600 or more for the entire year (2020).

We are working on the logistics of issuing these stipends; we hope to have them issued via Direct Deposit this week.

If you have any questions, please contact your assigned Provider Services Specialist.

SFCS Management

Reminder: Lead Poisoning Prevention in Child Care Settings Training Jan 5th

 

Lead Poisoning Prevention in Child Care Settings

JAN 05 2021

Effective July 1, 2020, licensing applicants are required to take a Preventive Health Practices training which includes Lead Poisoning Prevention. This course, specifically for lead topics is to help those individuals who previously took the 8-hour health and safety training before June 30, 2020 without the lead poisoning prevention topics and are getting licensed AFTER July 1, 2020. This is the EMSA - approved, stand-alone training to add to your previous Preventive Health Practices certification. 

To register, please visit: Eventbrite

From: 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Duration: 01:00 hours.

Child Care Provider Resources COVID-19 Information

 

For the most up-to-date information for providers, click on the link below:

COVID 19 information and Resources for Child Care Providers

We Would Love to Be Your End-of-Year Charity

We Have Accomplished So Much, and Your Donations Can Help Us Do More

We hope you are all doing well and staying safe. This year has been incredibly challenging in so many ways that were unfathomable this same time last year. As with most crises, we do everything in our power to overcome, and in doing so we learn that we are stronger than we ever imagined.

We want you all to know that we are still here for you. As an essential service to this community, we continue to serve parents & child care providers on a daily basis. This pandemic has confirmed what many of us already knew; the fact that child care is vital to the economy. Without a safe place to take our children, we cannot work…we cannot pay our bills…we cannot thrive!

In this email, you will find our annual ask for donations, as well as our 2019 Annual Report. Due to the chaos of COVID-19, we were not able to devote the necessary time to complete the annual report in March, as we had planned. However, we thought it would be better to share it with you late, than never. Please take a few minutes to see how many people we were able to serve in 2019, as well as the demographics related to this population. We truly enjoy laying out our data in a fun, colorful way that is relatable to our business.

We thank you for your time and your help in these achievements.

Happy & Safe Holidays to all, and we cannot wait to see you when we open our doors to the public again.

A Parent’s Story and Why We Do What We Do

Thank You To All The Family and Children Care Providers Here and Around the World

 

Our Mission:  Solano Family & Children’s Services promotes and advocates for the well-being of children, their families, and child care providers by offering access to a variety of child care resources.

We are grateful for all of the support that we have had to fulfill our mission and we honor all those around the world who share this mission sentiment in care for children, families, and all of the many care providers that are the key toward health and well-being for all involved.

Thank you one and all!