Provider Services: Benefits for Beginners

There are FIVE ways in which to earn points!
Examples
Attend Any CCR&R or
CACFP Training

Currently Care for Three Infants
(0-24 months)
Provide Evening Care
(6:00 p.m. - Midnight)
Join the Food Program
Health & Safety Evaluation
by Health Consultant

Who
Caregivers are eligible and encouraged to participate in Quality Rewards including:
You must operate your program in one of these counties:

Why
Caregivers play a crucial role in a child's development. Quality Rewards seeks to encourage and reward child care providers for providing quality care. Quality Rewards will also help to improve the availability of quality child care programs in Sioux, Lyon, Plymouth and Cherokee counties.

The Quality Rewards' Mission is to encourage quality child care, recruit new child care providers and expand existing quality programs.

How
As you reach your goals, you accumulate points, which you can use to shop for toys and equipment to help improve the quality of your child care. There will be times for you to set up an appointment to discuss your needs or to find "Shopping Day" of looking at a variety of merchandise catalogs to redeem your points.

When
You may continue reaching goals, accumulating and redeeming points as long as funding is available from Empowerment. This is a proposed long-term project.

To learn more contact:
Ann Bowman, Development Specialist
1-800-859-2025
abowman@midsioux.org

To learn more about
Northwest Iowa Community Empowerment
go to www.nwiowa.org