Huffer Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) serves ten counties in east central Indiana, which is home to about 70 child care centers (licensed and registered ministries) serving well over 5000 children every day!

Huffer CCR&R is building an online community for East Central Indiana Directors, coordinating face to face networking, and offering “Business Management Training for Early Childhood Directors” to increase the level of quality of care for all children.

Huffer CCR&R’s goal is to create a supportive community of Child Care Center Directors within East Central Indiana for networking, professional development, implementation of best practices, dissemination of current information and support.

Learn more about Center Director training opportunities and your chance for free resources in the latest edition of Huffer CCR&R’s Training Calendar or contact Huffer CCR&R today at 1-800-554-9331!

Huffer Memorial Children’s Center, Inc. announces the launch of its new website, designed with a fresh user-friendly experience and impactful presentation of information regarding its services and resources.

Our goal was to make the site full of resources and useful information that will assist families, child care providers and the community learn more about the services we offer.

Please let us know what you think of the new site! We welcome any feedback that you may have.

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This article shares ideas and strategies from the evolving field of social neuroscience—the study of how relationships affect cells in our body and how our brains and nervous systems affect our relationships. Early childhood educators an use knowledge of their biological and rational processes as well as their prior experience to make wise decisions under stress.

This article was published in Young Children in the January 2011 edition.

Key Messages

• Our brain and nervous system react unconsciously to people and circumstances in our environment.
• Our biological impulses can protect us from harm, but if we rely only on them, we risk losing our cool under pressure—jeopardizing our relationships with peers and the children and families we serve.
• We can use our inborn biological processes and our executive function, instincts, and sense of humor to act wisely under stress.

The content of this article is most closely related to NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs 1, and NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards 1, 3, and 10.

Access the full article by Holly Elissa Bruno at: http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201101/BrunoOnline0111.pdf