{"id":140,"date":"2022-02-06T21:49:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T05:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/essential\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:51:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:51:54","slug":"additional-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/essential\/additional-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#981e32;font-size:18px\"><a href=\"#Espanol-About\">En espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:24px\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources for Starting Your Own Family Home Childcare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcyf.wa.gov\/services\/early-learning-providers\/licensed-provider\">Licensing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/childcareawarewa.org\/providers\/\">Child Care Aware of Washington<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Resources for Current Family Home Childcare Providers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childcarebizedge.org\">Biz Edge<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A site designed for business supports for licensed child care providers. This free site is full of resources and support for the child care community. Items include: tools to use in preparing for a licensing visit, HR needs, Coronavirus resources, policy templates, financial management tools and supports, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imaginewa.org\/\">Imagine Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A statewide program for child care programs that offers training, substitutes, and mentorship.&nbsp; Their reach is not at full capacity at this time, and it may sometimes be difficult to find  local supports, but their mission is to continue adding supports to reach the whole state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/childcareawarewa.org\/holding-hope\/\">Holding Hope<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Infant Early Childhood Mental Health supports for child care programs across our state. &nbsp;IECMHC supports the social and emotional well-being of people who care for children and adults, nurtures responsive relationships, and can help with the early identification of social, emotional, behavioral and developmental challenges. This service is free of charge. Each region has Mental Health Consultants who work directly with child care providers. To connect, reach out to an Early Achiever Coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/childcareawarewa.org\/advocacy\/\">Advocacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Child Care Aware of Washington has a team of advocacy professionals that help providers in advocacy efforts, as well as represent the field when providers are not able to be there. Providers can sign up for regular updates around advocacy and the Legislative Session. Each region of CCA also has an Advocacy Champion that can support providers locally. Reach out to your local CCA office for more supports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"Espanol-About\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recursos adicionales<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recursos para emprender su propio centro de cuidado en casa familiar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcyf.wa.gov\/services\/early-learning-providers\/licensed-provider\">Licencias<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/childcareawarewa.org\/providers\/\">Child Care Aware of Washington<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recursos para proveedores de cuidado en casa activos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childcarebizedge.org\">Biz Edge<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Un sitio gratis con apoyos de negocios y recursos para proveedores de cuidado infantil autorizados y la comunidad del cuidado infantil. Incluye: herramientas para prepararse para una visita de autorizaci\u00f3n, necesidades de RRHH, recursos sobre el coronavirus, plantillas de pol\u00edticas, herramientas y recursos para la administraci\u00f3n financiera y mucho m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imaginewa.org\/\">Imagine Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Un programa a nivel estatal, que ofrece capacitaciones, suplentes y tutor\u00edas. Su alcance todav\u00eda no ha llegado a su capacidad total, y a veces puede ser dif\u00edcil encontrar apoyos en su \u00e1rea, pero su misi\u00f3n es seguir agregando apoyos para entonces abarcar a todo el estado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holding Hope<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Infant Early Childhood Mental Health (Salud mental para beb\u00e9s y ni\u00f1os de temprana edad) apoya programas de cuidado en todo el estado. IECHMC apoya el bienestar social y sentimental de las personas que cuidan a ni\u00f1os y a adultos, fomenta las relaciones receptivas y puede ayudar a la identificaci\u00f3n temprana de los retos sociales, sentimentales, de conducta y de desarrollo. Este servicio no tiene costo. Cada regi\u00f3n tiene Consultores de Salud Mental que trabajan directamente con los proveedores de cuidado infantil. Para establecer una relaci\u00f3n con ellos, cont\u00e1ctese con un Early Achiever Coach (Instructor[a] para \u00e9xitos tempranos).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/childcareawarewa.org\/advocacy\/\">Activismo<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Child Care Aware of Washington (Concientizaci\u00f3n sobre el cuidado infantil) tiene un equipo de profesionales capacitados para abogar por los proveedores en sus actividades de promoci\u00f3n; asimismo representan al campo profesional cuando los proveedores mismos no pueden estar presentes. Los proveedores pueden registrarse para recibir actualizaciones peri\u00f3dicas sobre la defensor\u00eda y la Sesi\u00f3n Legislativa. Cada regi\u00f3n de CCA tambi\u00e9n tiene un Advocacy Champion (Defensor[a] de la abogac\u00eda) que puede apoyar a los proveedores en su zona. 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