Michigan Child Care Matters

Michigan Child Care Matters shares topical information regarding young children who are cared for in licensed child care settings with the child care community, parents and other interested persons. The Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing (BCAL) encourages child care providers to make this publication available to the parents of the children in care or to provide them with our internet address so they may view it online.

BCAL has now developed tests based on the content of each issue of MCCM. To receive one clock hour of annual training, you must read all of the home- or center-related articles in three different issues of MCCM and pass the tests associated with those issues during that calendar year. You must maintain your own documentation that you passed by printing a copy of the test results page or the certificate for each test you pass for your records. You must receive an 80 percent or higher on the test to pass. You can only take a test two times. If you do not pass a test the second time, you will not get credit for that issue of MCCM. Only one clock hour of your annual training requirements each year can be earned by reading issues of MCCM.

The tests are available at the links below. When taking a test, you will need an access code. To obtain an access code, just email Colleen Nelson (NelsonC7@michigan.gov) with your name and license number. She will send you the access code.

Note: Each individual wishing to receive annual training hours for reading issues of MCCM must have their own access code. Home providers with assistants and center providers can obtain access codes for all their staff by sending staff names in one email.

Michigan Child Care Matters has been available since 1983. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of issues not available online, call 517-373-8300. Tests are available for Issue 93 and after.

ISSUE	THEME	DATE	TEST AVAILABLE
96	ABOVE AND BEYOND  Note: Revisions have been made to the first page of this issue and it is slightly different than the print version.	SPRING 2013	YES Center Test Home Test
95	ALL ABOUT TRANSPORTATION	WINTER 2012	YES Center Test Home Test
94	REGISTRANT AND LICENSEE RESPONSIBILITIES	SUMMER 2012	YES Center Test Home Test
93	ALL ABOUT FOOD	SPRING 2012	YES Center Test Home Test
92	POTPOURRI	WINTER 2012	NO
91	ALL ABOUT SCHOOL-AGERS	FALL 2011	NO
90	GO GREEN	SPRING 2011	NO
89	WINTER FUN	WINTER 2011	NO
88	ALL ABOUT PRESCHOOLERS	FALL 2010	NO
87	YOUR CHILD CARE BUSINESS	SPRING 2010	NO
86	TODDLERS - 12 TO 35 MONTHS	WINTER 2010	NO
85	INFANTS - BIRTH TO 12 MONTHS	FALL 2009	NO
84	SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS	SPRING 2009	NO
83	MEDIA IN CHILD CARE	WINTER 2009	NO
82	COMMON CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES	FALL 2008	NO
81	EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS	SUMMER 2008	NO
80	SERVING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS	WINTER 2008	NO
79	BACK TO SCHOOL	FALL 2007	NO
78	SUMMER PROGRAMMING	SPRING 2007	NO
77	PROGRAM EVALUATION	WINTER 2007	NO
76	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	FALL 2006	NO
75	CHALLENGES OF CHILDCARE	SPRING 2006	NO
74	BUSINESS PRACTICES	WINTER 2006	NO