CCAoNH Early Childhood
Focused Collaborative Meetings
This year, CCAoNH, a program of Southern New Hampshire Services will be offering virtual Early Childhood Focused Collaborative Meetings once more for Directors, Administrators, Teachers and other Early Childhood Professionals. These Meetings are group-driven to reflect the participant’s needs and interests and to provide participants with information around the focused topics. In addition, participants will learn about Child Care Aware of NH program updates, essential local and State information, and other professional development opportunities.

Click here or on the flyer for more details about our Early Childhood Focused Collaborative Meetings.

Go to the NHCIS Training Tile to register for an Early Childhood Focused Collaborative Meeting.

Click here for more information on how to register for training in the New Hampshire Connections Information System (NHCIS)

Look below for this month's topics and to see what Focused Collaboratives we are offering this year!
Early Childhood Collaborative:
NAEYC Accreditation 
Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Liz Scruton, MA, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, participants will discuss strategies and resources pertaining to on-site visits. Bring your questions, your suggestions, and your best practices surrounding preparing for and having your NAEYC on-site visit. 
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Business Management Practices
Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Katelynn Karugu, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, Courtney Porter, MSW, M.Ed., LSSW, School Social Worker, and McKinney-Vento Liaison/DCYF Point of Contact from SAU 6 in Claremont NH will be providing the training: Understanding Homelessness and Its Impact on Children and Families. This training will aid teachers and administrators in identifying and helping provide resources to families in need. 
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Infant & Toddler Programming and Curriculum
Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: Lindsey Parisi, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, Lissa Sirois, Nutrition Services Section Administrator in the Division of Public Health Services and Chair of the NH Breastfeeding Task Force will be joining us! She will be providing training on what the Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Award is and how programs can apply! Please bring any questions you may have, there will be a Q & A session at the end of the training.
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Child Care Aware of NH News and Updates
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Time: 12:30-2:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: Donna Lake, ECMPWT, Karen Abbott, ECMPIM, Stephanie Therrien, ECMPWT, Liz Scruton, ECMPWT and Dianne Chase, Assistant Bureau Chief, BCDHSC
Topic: This month, let’s talk about Child Care Licensing updates. Melissa Clement, Chief at the Child Care Licensing Unit (CCLU) will provide updates from CCLU and answer provider questions. We will also hear updates from around the state with Dianne Chase, Assistant Chief at the BCDHSC and from the CCAoNH Team! Participants may send their questions ahead of time to ccrrtraining@snhs.org. 
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Preschool Programming and Curriculum
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Ruth Bruneau, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, participants will partake in a Learn & Share session on "Essential Literacy Instruction Part 2". What should we be teaching our children when it comes to early literacy? We will look at the research and then explore and share hands-on materials and activities that we can use in our learning environments every day.
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Family Child Care
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Connie Davis, ECMPWT
Topic: This month Heather Dombroski, Licensing and Evaluation Coordinator, from the Child Care Licensing Unit, will be visiting to provide 
an update from the CCLU and answer any questions pertaining to the Child Care Licensing Rules.  
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Pyramid Model
Date: Monday, May 16, 2022
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Stephanie Therrien, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, participants will have the opportunity to explore courage. We will reflect on things we love and things that don't serve us anymore. We will explore our version of success for ourselves. We will look at where we put our energy during the day and whether that serves us.
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Engagement, Education and Advocacy
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Time: 9:30 AM-11:00 AM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Meg Atwood, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, participants will take part in a Writing to Make your Voice Heard Work Session. Participants will leave with their written personal stories and concrete talking points about an advocacy issue they are passionate about.
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Family Engagement and Communication
Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: Karen Abbott, ECMPIM, Liz Scruton, ECMPWT & Julie Choiniere, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, Gail Gettens, MS ECMP, a child development specialist and health communication advisor with the NH Division of Public Health Service’s, Healthy Homes and Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program will be providing the training: Happy, Healthy, Lead-Free Me! Gail will be introducing the recently released children’s board book Happy, Healthy, Lead-Free Me! and how it can be used both to support early literacy development and to educate families on childhood lead poisoning prevention and the importance of pediatric lead level testing.   
Participants will receive copies of the board book, at no cost, for their programs and also to distribute to families, along with other outreach materials.  
Early Childhood Collaborative:
With a Montessori Perspective
Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Christine Brown, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, Laurie Rardin, Division of Public Health Services, and Lea Anne Atwell, NH Department of Environmental Services, will talk about their new programs to provide free water testing, including the lead testing require by Senate Bill 247. They are looking for input from ECE providers on what help you need to improve the process of testing drinking water and increase awareness of chemical hazards. Let them know what you are already doing, what problems or barriers you encounter and any questions you have.
Registration Information:
  • Registration is free and available through the NHCIS Training Tile.
  • Registration closes the day before the collaborative.
  • To register use the “Week View” or Month View” and then choose which session(s) you would like to join. Please note, registration cannot be completed in the “List View”.
  • On the day of the meeting, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting as well as the evaluation link.  
  • Registration is online only and pre-registration is required. 


Questions: Email ccrrtraining@snhs.org or call at (603) 578-1386, ext. 2526 and ext. 2532.
Child Care Aware of NH, a program of Southern New Hampshire Services
Child Care Aware of NH is a statewide Child Care Resource and Referral Program of 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 and 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.