February has arrived with winter storms and cold weather. During this winter season, Child Care Aware of NH powered by Southern New Hampshire Services has some great things planned, all virtual, to help you stay on top of your professional development without having to go anywhere!

Our Training and TA Specialists are here to help. We are offering Early Childhood Focused Collaboratives, Trainings, Special Events, Communities of Practice, Peer Learning Communities and a Cohort opportunity. Also don't forget, you can now apply to be a Progressive Training and TA Program at any time. See below for more details about all of our professional development opportunities.

The Child Care Resource and Referral Outreach Specialists have spent a lot of time supporting program administrators/providers with the new NH Child Care Search Portal. They continue to assist directors in gaining access to the new system as well as provide referrals to families seeking child care and helping families with remote learning options.

We have some exciting news! Last week, we released the "Masking in Child Care Guide". The hope that this tool will help support families, children and providers in masking in a child care program. Look below for more details.

Have you checked out the new Training Collections that CCAoNH has put together for you through ProSolutions. Check below for flyers and more details.

Check out our "Masking in Child Care Guide"! This guide is full of helpful hints and great resources for you to use to support children, staff and families with masking in child care.

Be on the lookout! We are creating a Masking Video as well to help support children, families and providers. We hope to capture voices from the field, families and children about their experiences with masking.

Child Care Aware of NH is excited to provide two new training collections: the NH Cares Training Collection (NHCTC) and the NH Business Management and Director Training Collection.

These new ProSolutions trainings were able to be obtained through the funds provided through a sole source contract under a grant agreement with the State of New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services, with funds provided in part by the state of New Hampshire and/or such other funding sources as were available or required, e.g., the United States of Health and Human Services.

Click here or on the 2020-2021 Virtual Annual Training Calendar for a printable copy.

Click here or on the Different Types of Professional Development Opportunities Flyer for a printable copy.

The 2020-2021 Virtual Annual Training Calendar is a fluid document that will be updated and changed as needed. You will always be able to find the most current version of the Calendar on our website.

CCAoNH has redesigned how we are offering our Early Childhood Focused Collaborative Meetings. Please note, that on the 26th of each month the Early Childhood Focused Collaborative Meeting topics will be emailed out to you. You may attend more than one Collaborative per month!

Click here or on the flyer for a printable copy.

Let's get started on making those meaningful changes to your program together...

That means you can apply to be a Progressive Training and TA Program when it works for your program! You will find the application on the Technical Assistance page under the Provider Tab off of the Professional Development section.

We have several Progressive Training and TA topics programs can choose from this year:

The Progressive Training and Technical Assistance Program is an opportunity for your program to participate in focused and facilitated teambuilding that promotes professionalism and program quality.

Want to know more? Contact us at ccrrtraining@snhs.org, (603) 578-1386, ext. 2532, nh-connections.org: Technical Assistance page or on LiveChat.

For those participants who are viewing the recording of this webinar, please use the Self-Study Sheet found at the top of the Training and Webinars page on our website.

Register for trainings with no cost on the NH Professional Registry.

Register for trainings with a cost on Eventbrite.

Register for trainings at Go to Meeting offered by the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration

Emergency planning happens year round. The National Safety Council has a list of themes and events: https://www.nsc.org/events/safety-observance-calendar.

February 2021 is American Heart Month! 

During February, participate in "Living a Long and Healthy Life: Keeping hearts beating gets our hearts pumping". According to the American Heart Association, "They have an unhealthy obsession with your health. They fund science that helps figure out new ways to lower your blood pressure and keep your heart healthy so you can live your best life." Check here to learn more.

Did you know that February 4th is National Soup Day?

Share your favorite soup recipes with the families in your program.

Creating a Data-Use Culture in Leadership and Learning Communities: A Bootcamp for Early Education Leaders, being offered by the Zaentz Professional Learning Academy, taking place from March 2-11, 2021.

This virtual program will be guided by Nonie Lesaux and Stephanie Jones, HGSE faculty and co-directors of the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative, and will include live, interactive sessions that focus on reviewing key types of information to gather in the domains of behavior management, social-emotional learning, and language & literacy. Participants will discover novel ways to create systems and supports for effective data collection and use in systems, centers, and classrooms. 

Registration ends February 22, 2021.

We hope you've enjoyed this edition of "Monthly Minutes". Look for future editions at the beginning of each month! Items for submission for the "Monthly Minutes" must be sent to outreach2ccrr@snhs.org before the 25th of each month with the subject line "Monthly Minutes". 

Thank you,

Child Care Aware of NH Team

www.snhs.org or nh-connections.org

The preparation of this email was financed under a Contract with the State of NH, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Economic and Housing Stability, Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration, with funds provided in part by the State of NH and the US Department of Health and Human Services.