Jonni McCaslin's Campaign

Hello Friends and Family, 

I have worked with Child Care Aware® of Missouri for nearly ten years! As an organization, we work to impact a child's first two-thousand days by helping those who serve children. To ensure Missouri's Children have a strong foundation to be successful in their lives.

You are needed! To reach my goal, I need 30 of you to join me in supporting Child Care Aware® of Missouri!

During my time with Child Care Aware® of Missouri, I have enjoyed serving through many projects. One of my primary focuses has been providing quality training through a variety of funding sources for child care educators on topics including but not limited to Social and Emotional Development, Supervision of Children, Healthy Eating, Playing with a Purpose, Classroom Management, and Child Care Business Training.

I recently attended a series of classes for family child care providers. As a newer childcare provider and a nurse, business and finances have not been my area of expertise. These classes have helped me with networking, policy writing, advertising, budgeting and just being aware of all the available resources! I am forever grateful to have met, Judy Bumpus! Judy has been incredible, her knowledge of business combined with the experience of daycare and background of social work... it feels like she truly understands and wants to help. Judy has made me feel less overwhelmed. My only wish is that I would have come sooner! 

- Kaylee B. Family Child Care Owner

Another amazing resource that I have had the pleasure of working with is Show Me Child Care Resources. It is a shared services website for child care educators and business owners providing 2,000+ resources, including information on: 

• Engaging Families 
• Classroom Resources 
• Saving Money 
• Successful Program Management 
• Missouri Specific Resources

“I didn’t have a staff handbook or playground policies. Using the policy templates on Show Me Child Care Resources gave me a great framework to write policies that support my business and ensure the health & safety of the children.”

- Nancy M. Child Care Center Owner