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Through a continued partnership and centrally managed contract with the Missoula Children's Theater (MCT), installations operating Child and Youth Programs (CYP) may request to host a week long MCT residency camp for eligible youth. This opportunity is available for both CONUS and OCONUS installations to offer residency camps that can fulfill the installation requirements outlined in the Missoula Children's Theatre Camps Requirements document.

The Council of Professional Recognition has developed the Child Development Associate and Military School Age credentials to improve the quality of child and school-age care programs. CNIC CYP will continue to provide supplemental funding to offer CYP employees and CDH Providers an opportunity to continue their training and receive recognition from a national organization. CNIC (N926) has established a centralized contract with the Council of Professional Recognition to streamline the process for funding the CDA and MSA credentials. Enclosures (1) through (4) provide the processes for participating in this opportunity.

The Navy CYP Parent Participation Plan (PPP) sample helps programs detail how they will encourage families to actively participate in their CYP. Programs are required to develop a PPP and must review and update their PPP on an annual basis to ensure an accurate and up-to-date ΓÇ£road mapΓÇ¥ for their participation efforts for the coming year.

OSD provides a toolkit and guide for Installation Child Development and Youth Center Opening Ceremonies. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth is providing this guide to assist program and installation staff in the planning of Groundbreaking and Opening Ceremonies. To that end, we have collected information from the Military Services and professional staff to prepare this guide.

4-H Yoga for Kids provides simple yoga exercises that can be performed in a variety of settings. The series includes fact sheets to teach poses and basic stretches, online videos, and other resources.

In order to enhance your CCTV experience and consistently improve system performance, the SPAWAR CCTV Team will be distributing a Quarterly CYP CCTV Sustainment Newsletter named ΓÇ£CCTV NewsfeedΓÇ¥. The main purpose of this Newsletter is to communicate news -- to inform you of current/important/relevant CCTV news that will benefit your site maintenance of your CCTV system.

Found within the BGCA.net website, the Youth of the Year (YOY) Leadership Journal is a tool for teens to record their thoughts, questions, ideas, and dreams about what they are learning and the kind or leader they're becoming. Navy CYPs are highly encouraged to provide the YOY Leadership Journal to prospective Military YOYs and teens alike. The journal is a great tool for teens to capture their thoughts, questions, ideas, and dreams over time to support their MYOY ambitions, college applications, and/or their identity as a whole.

A sample format to be used to request an exception to CYP. The Formal Exception Request must accompany the Plan of Action and Milestones following a CYP Inspection.