Quality for Kids | first5amador

First 5 California IMPACT (Improve and Maximize Programs so All Children Thrive)

is a high quality early care and education program to improve a child's readiness for school and prepares them for success in kindergarten and beyond.

Amador Quality for Kids is for licensed early care and education providers

and is based upon well-defined high quality standards. It offers support and incentives to assist early care providers in reaching higher levels of quality.

If you are a licensed family child care provider or a preschool center staff/director in Amador County it's easy to sign up!

Give us a call at First 5 Amador to get started , (209) 257-1092.

To learn more about this statewide initiative, visit Quality Counts California.

Provider Profile

Hi! I'm Sara Dentone and I'm a family child care provider in Plymouth. I've provided care in the Plymouth area for over 12 years. I started studying early childhood education years ago through a program called CARES that was similar to the new program, Amador Quality for Kids. I have 40 units of childhood education and many workshop learning hours in my knowledge base.

As a provider having the knowledge of early childhood development is important not only for providing quality care for kids, but also a valuable tool in helping parents and families to raise their children.

I appreciate the support of the Quality for Kids program and the resources it

provides for child care providers .

A few months ago, Sara agreed to allow local FCCERS (Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale) trainees observe and assess her family child care home. As a result of this partnership, these trainees were able to observe Sara's program and important aspects of maintaining a FCCERS-friendly program, and Sara earned a stipend through Amador Quality for Kids. To check out Sara's Facebook page for her family child care business, click the link below...

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