MountainHeart Community Services Child Care Resource

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MountainHeart Community ServicesChild Care
Resource Referral
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• MountainHeart Community Services
• is funded under an agreement with the
• West Virginia
• Department of Health and
• Human Resources Office of Social Services.
• This Resource Referral
• agency was established in 1992.

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TRAILS

• TRAVELING
• RESOURCE
• AND
• INFORMATION
  
• LIBRARY
  
• 
  SERVICE
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  Established
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  2001

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TRAILS

• Mobile outreach program to
• benefit child care providers,
• (families, facilities, centers,)
• and also Pre-K collaborations
• which includes
• Preschools and Head Starts.

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TRAVELING AREA MountainHeart North
GraftonBarbour, Taylor,Preston,
Lewis,Tucker, Randolph, UpshurContact Cheryl
Wolfe or Lori DameronPhone 1-877-811-5437Moun
tainHeart North Martinsburg Pendleton, Grant,
Hardy, Hampshire, Mineral, Morgan, Berkeley,
JeffersonContact Janet Aitchison or Jennifer
GormanPhone 1-888-915-7653
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TRAILS INVENTORYINCLUDES

• Story Bags (Books, activities, and props)
• Manipulatives
• Games and Puzzles
• Music CD and Computer Software
• Infant Equipment
• Sign Language Books Information
• School Age Resources
• Assistive Technology Equipment
• Outdoor Equipment
• Resource Books

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LENDING AGREEMENT

• I WILL
• Inspect and maintain all items
• Use resources with children in child care
• Disinfect resources before and after play
• Stop using item if unsafe
• Be responsible for any damage (other than normal
  wear and tear) to item
• Agree to pay for items broken or damaged because
  of negligence

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CLEAN DISINFECT

• Wash toys and resources with soapy water, rinse
  thoroughly to clean TRAILS items
• To Disinfect items---
• ¼ Cup of Bleach - 1 Gallon of Water
• OR
• 3 Tablespoons Bleach - I Quart of Water

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WHY SHOULD YOU USE THE TRAILS PROGRAM

• 1.TRY NEW RESOURCES BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THEM
• 2. INCORPORATE NEW ACTIVITIES
• INTO YOUR PROGRAM,
• AT NO COST
• 3. RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN TO
• INTERACT WITH WHILE
• LEARNING NEW SKILLS
• 4. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS THAT
• YOU MAY NOT KNOW OR HAVE
• TIME TO RESEARCH

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STORY BAGS

• Mix Up Chameleon
• Grouchy Ladybug
• Leo The Late Bloomer
• Chicka-Chicka Boom-Boom
• Is Your Mama A Llama
• There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

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Music - CD

• Parachute Fun
• Bean Bag Activities
• Classic Childrens Tales
• Greg Steve We All Live Together
• Naptime with Mozart
• Playtime with Beethoven
• Clapping Songs
• Shakin A Tailfeather

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Counties We Visit

• Barbour

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• Berkeley

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• Grant

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• Hampshire

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• Hardy

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• Jefferson

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• Lewis

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• Mineral

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• Morgan

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• Pendleton

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• Preston

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Randolph
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• Taylor

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• Tucker

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• Upshur

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• Thank you for using our TRAILS program