WV STARS is excited to announce an update to the User Dashboard! Starting next Tuesday, April 12, 2022, there will be a fresh dashboard view to see your current course information in WV STARS – the courses you’re enrolled in, their due dates, and your survey completion status. Please see the attached handouts and linked video below to get an idea of how the new interface works.

Pathway to Earnings spring enrollment will be open April 1st through the 22nd. The renewal requirement has been waived for this enrollment period (it will be reinstated beginning in the fall). All applications are processed in the order of submission and must be complete with the required documentation and signatures for approval. For directions on enrolling in the course and submitting the application (must be the application found in the course dated 2022), W9 form, paystub from within the past 30 days and certificates/transcripts see the updated guidance document on the Earnings page of our website https://wvstars.org/earnings 

Due to Federal Code 98.16(aa)(2) requiring Statewide disaster plan components to include procedures for continuity of operations, the Emergency Plan has been Revised. All child care programs need to complete the attached new form by *December 31, 2022*.

Family Child Care Facilities need to submit a revised copy to the local emergency management office. Family Child Care Regulatory Specialist will review Emergency Plan forms at the next visit. 

DISASTER PLANNING FORM - CENTER & FACILITY.pdf

Family Child Care Homes will need to submit a copy of the revised plan to their assigned Family Child Care Regulatory Specialist for review.

DISASTER PLANNING FORM - HOME, INFORMAL, RELATIVE.pdf

WV Code Chapter 49-2-113(i) also has requirements for the plan as set forth below:

Any child-care service that is licensed or receives a certificate of registration shall have a written plan for evacuation in the event of fire, natural disaster or other threatening situation that may pose a health or safety hazard to the children in the child-care service. (2) A child-care service shall update the evacuation plan by December 31 of each year. If a child-care service fails to update the plan, no action shall be taken against the child-care services license or registration until notice is provided and the child-care service is given thirty days after the receipt of notice to provide an updated plan. (3) A child-care service shall retain an updated copy of the plan for evacuation and shall provide notice of the plan and notification that a copy of the plan will be provided upon request to any parent, custodian or guardian of each child at the time of the child’s enrollment in the child-care service and when the plan is
updated. (4) All child-care centers and family child-care facilities shall provide the plan and each updated copy of the plan to the Director of the Office of Emergency Services in the county where the center or facility is located.

The HOPE Rehabilitation Center serves individuals with addiction issues that also have underlying minor medical conditions. They serve both male and female. Located at the end of Welch Community Hospital.

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The Eastern Panhandle EITC Coalition is pleased to provide Free Tax Preparation Service through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program for the Tax Year 2020. We serve Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan and Pendleton counties. More information will be provided in the near future. Check back soon.