Brown, Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Nemaha, Osage and Shawnee counties.
ERC AT WORK INOsage County
Since January of 2004, ERC has helped 146 families in Osage County find child care. Communities represented in these call include Carbondale, Scranton, Burlingame, Osage City, Lyndon, and Overbrook.
As one way of helping families, ERC maintains the listing of all regulated child care facilities in the county with information on hours, vacancies, and costs in addition to other useful information. Anyone needing child care can call ERC at 1-800-279-2ERC(2372) or 785-357-5171. Staff can provide assistance to anyone interested in learning more about the family child care career.
ERC is in your county sponsoring educational opportunities for child care providers and parents. A sampling of trainings that have been offered in your area include:
Effective Communication Strategies with Families
Eat, Sleep, and Be Merry! A Guide to the First Year
Super Story Times for Toddlers
Child Development II: Understand the Learning Styles of Pre-schoolers
What Will You Be Today? Adventures in Dramatic Play
Recordkeeping & Taxes for Family Child Care Providers
Preparing for the Child Development Associate Credential
"If This Child Weren’t Mine, He’d Be Terminated!"
Come On, Let’s Grow
Preventing Discipline Problems: Supporting Transitions by Easing the Trouble Spots
Sign With Tots
ERC has collaborated with many agencies in your county such as:
Osage County Health Department
Osage County Extension Office
Three Lakes Infant/Toddler Services
Osage County SRS Offices
Parents as Teachers
The Farm
Kaw Valley Foster Parents Program
Osage County Drug Free Communities
Mental Health Center of East Central Kansas
East Central Economic Opportunity Corporation
Keep ERC in mind as a partner in early care and parent education!