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:
Family Engagement and Communication
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: Liz Scruton, MA, ECMPWT & Karen Abbott, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, New Hampshire Children's Trust (NHCT) will be joining us. They will be highlighting the annual Unsung Heroes Campaign to highlight deserving family members and caregivers, letting us know about exciting new family support work and filling us in on all the fun changes at NHCT. This is a chance to learn about all the wonderful year-round programming NHCT offers and for them to hear about the amazing work going on in Early Education settings. 
Early Childhood Collaborative:
NAEYC Accreditation 
Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Liz Scruton, MA, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, participants will partake in various discussions surrounding NAEYC statements, best practices and evidence updates. A led discussion will review Professional Standards and Competencies available to educators in the State of New Hampshire and Nationally. A general Q&A format will follow for individuals to share questions about NAEYC practices or evidences as well as an opportunity to brief about information from NAEYC.
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Infant & Toddler Programming and Curriculum
Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: Katelynn Karugu, ECMPWT & Lindsey Parisi, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, participants will partake in a "New Hampshire Early Learning Standards" Learn & Share session. During this meeting, participants are asked to bring a resource to share with other participants to take back to their programs. Examples may include curriculum templates and portfolio samples. 
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Child Care Aware of NH News and Updates
Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Time: 12:30-2:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: Donna Lake, ECMPWT, Meg Atwood, ECMPWT, Karen Abbot, ECMPWT and Tracy Pond, MS, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, participants will partake in a discussion, "Let's Talk Headaches: Plans for the New Year". During this meeting, participants are asked to bring a resource to share with other participants to take back to their programs. Examples may include new curriculum ideas, changes to your program, or ways to support staff. General updates will also be provided by CCAoNH Staff and the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration.
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Preschool Programming and Curriculum
Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Donna Lake, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, participants will partake in a Learn & Share session on holiday lesson plans in the Preschool Classroom. During this meeting, participants are asked to bring a lesson plan to share with other participants to take back to their programs. Examples may include how you incorporate holiday lesson plans, seasonal choices vs. holiday themes and how you embrace families in your choices. 
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Family Child Care
Date: Thursday, December 9, 2021
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Connie Davis, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, Megg Thompson will be presenting the training, "Love vs. Fear". Megg will provide us with tools and strategies to support challenging behavior in the Family Child Care setting.   
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Business Management Practices
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Donna Lake, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, participants will partake in a Learn & Share session on "game-changing tools". During this meeting, participants are asked to bring a resource that was a game-changer for their program to share with other participants to take back to their programs. Examples may include easy-to-use business apps, templates and checklists. 
Early Childhood Collaborative:
With a Montessori Perspective
Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Christine Brown, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, participants will partake in a Learn & Share session on "Grace and Courtesy lessons in the Montessori Classroom". During this meeting, participants are asked to bring a resource to share with other participants to take back to their programs. Examples may include original lessons, Afternoon Tea ideas and circle time activities.
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Pyramid Model
Date: Monday, December 20, 2021
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Stephanie Therrien, ECMPWT
Topic:  This month, participants will partake in a "Preventing Challenging Behavior" Learn & Share session. During this meeting, participants are asked to bring a resource to share with other participants to take back to their programs. Examples may include transition ideas for moving from place to place or prevention strategies such as a visual showing a child how to take turns. In the second half of our collaborative, we will explore the Wellness concepts of “Being Okay with Uncertainty” and “Making a Worry Plan.”
Early Childhood Collaborative:
Engagement, Education and Advocacy
Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Time: 9:30 AM-11:00 AM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Meg Atwood, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, participants will partake in a "Modern Advocacy Tools" Learn & Share session. During this meeting, participants are asked to bring a resource to share with other participants to take back to their programs. Examples may include: Ways to Advocate Virtually and How You Advocate on a Daily Basis.
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.