CCAoNH Online Collaboratives
Child Care Aware of NH powered by Southern New Hampshire Services is excited to be hosting online collaboratives.

This week, we will be hosting five (5) Early Childhood Leadership Collaboratives and one (1) Family Child Care Networking Collaborative. Starting in May the Collaboratives below will moving to an every other week schedule.

Click  here  or on the flyer for more information.
This Week's Online Early Childhood Leadership Collaborative Topics:
  • Tuesday, April 28, 2020
  • Time: 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
  • Trainers: Heather Webster, ECMPWT & Lisa Piccolo, ECMPWT
  • Topic: Terri Peck, Supervisor, from the Child Care Licensing Unit, will be visiting to answer any questions pertaining to the Child Care Licensing Rules. Terri will be able to provide feedback on changes and context to rules.

  • Tuesday, April 28, 2020
  • Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
  • Trainers: Meg Atwood, ECMPWT & Suzanne Regan, ECMPWT 
  • Topic: This month, Rebecca Woitkowski, Kids Count Policy Coordinator and Dane Levis, Community Engagement Coordinator, from New Futures will be joining us. They will share information on advocacy related to early childhood education and COVID-19.

  • Wednesday, April 29, 2020
  • Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
  • Trainers: Chris Brown, ECMPWT & Bekah Kistler, ECMPWT
  • Topic: Terri Peck, Supervisor, from the Child Care Licensing Unit, will be visiting to answer any questions pertaining to the Child Care Licensing Rules. Terri will be able to provide feedback on changes and context to rules.

  • Thursday, April 30, 2020 North Country Programs and Providers Only
  • Time: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
  • Trainers: Sue Cloutier, ECMPWT and Shannon Quinn, ECMPWT
  • Topic: This week, Cellissa Hoyt, the Project Director for SELA (the State Early Learning Alliance) will be joining us to share information about the SELA website and resources. 

  • Saturday, May 2, 2020
  • Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
  • Trainers: Stephanie Therrien, ECMPWT & Heather Webster, ECMPWT
  • Topic: This week, Deb Ross, Training Specialist, Programs and Outreach, from New Hampshire Children's Trust will be joining us. Deb will share helpful self-care practices for providers including calming yoga and mindfulness techniques to decrease stress and tension. She will also weave in Strengthening Families 5 Protective Factors.

This Week's Online Family Child Care Networking Collaborative Topic:
  • Thursday, April 30, 2020
  • Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM 
  • Trainers: Connie Davis, ECMPWT and Meg Atwood, ECMPWT
  • Topic: This week, Meg Atwood, Infant and Toddler Specialist from Southern New Hampshire Services, Child Care Aware of New Hampshire will be joining us. Meg will provide a presentation on personality styles and its effects on self-care and leadership.
Registration Information:
  • Registration is free and available through the NH Professional Registry at https://nhportal.naccrraware.net/nh/. 
  • Registered participants will be emailed an online evaluation link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting as well as the evaluation link.  
  • Registration is on-line only and pre-registration is required.  


Questions: Email  ccrrtraining@snhs.org  or call at (603) 578-1386 ext. 32
Online Webinars
Check below for some informative webinars offered through the Office of Child Care, US Department of Health and Human Services.

Infant and Toddler Webinars

Make sure to look on the Office of Child Care website for more upcoming webinars.


New Vroom Materials
Vroom has created some Calm and Connect Tip Sheets for you to use with the children.

Every Tuesday at 10:00 AM, Vroom is sharing Vroom Tip videos on their Facebook page.

Facilitating Remote Learning Experiences for Pk-12 Learners During Response to COVID-19


2020 Provider Information Update
If you have not had a chance to complete the 2020 Annual Provider Information Update Form, we would greatly appreciate it if you would take a moment to complete it. Below are links to the Annual Provider Update Letter and Update Forms. 
Child Care Aware of NH powered by Southern New Hampshire Services
Child Care Aware of NH is a statewide Child Care Resource and Referral Program powered by Southern New Hampshire Services. The preparation of this email was financed under a Contract with the State of New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Economic Housing Stability, Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration with funds provided in part by the State of New Hampshire and the US Department of Health and Human Services.