We hope you find the resources in this month's "E-News You Can Use" issue helpful to access the most important information from CCAoNH, the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration, the NH Child Care Licensing Unit and other collaborative partners. |
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Quick Links to Important News |
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NH Early Childhood Leadership Summit |
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The agency culture plays into staff outlook and performance in any group or business. Come hear about the ABC's and 123's of Building a Strong Agency Culture with Carla Rogg, to help strengthen any business approach.
This FREE opportunity is our last special event of the 2021-2022 Professional Development Calendar Year! We hope to see you on Thursday, April 28th, click the button or flyer for more information!
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2021-2022 Professional Development Calendar Year is Coming to a Close |
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We hope to see you at some of our upcoming training sessions, before we take a short break for the summer. Child Care Aware holds trainings from September through June, starting in July we will be preparing for our 2022-2023 training season.
We urge you to plan ahead and sign up for our upcoming sessions if you need them to satisfy the Granite Steps for Quality requirements or your annual professional development hours!
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News From The Bureau of Child Development
and Head Start Collaboration
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The Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration has been working to keep you all updated on the Non-CCDF COVID Absentee Billing and the Pay by Enrollment Program. You can find these updates under Financial Resources within the "Pay by Enrollment" and "Absent Due to COVID" Tabs.
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NON-CCDF COVID Absentee Office Hours |
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Have questions on Non-CCDF COVID Absentee Billing? Join the open office hours! |
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• Friday, April 29, 2022 12:30-1:30 pm
• Thursday, May 19, 2022 12:30-1:30 pm
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Pay by Enrollment Data Pilot |
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Do you have questions about the pilot program? Check out the Pay by Enrollment FAQs here, this document is updated frequently so keep checking back!
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Have questions on the Pay by Enrollment Data Pilot? Join the office hours listed below:
- Friday, April 22, 2022 12:30-1:00 pm
- Tuesday, May 3, 2022 12:30-1:00 pm
- Wednesday, May 18, 2022 12:30-1:00 pm
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Upcoming NH Child Care Series Session: Register TODAY |
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This session will focus on the operational side of child care along with the key role that families and businesses play in equitable, affordable and sustainable child care across the state. Guest speakers will include employers in partnership with child care programs as well as a child care business operations and small business advisor with key areas that providers need to consider in their daily operations.
NEW Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Time: 5:30-7:00 PM
Core Knowledge Area: Developing as a Professional
This session will award 1.5 hours of Professional Development
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QRIS: Granite Steps for Quality (GSQ) Open Monthly Calls |
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The first Tuesday of every month will feature an open call with the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration as they discuss all topics GSQ!
The first call will be Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 12:30-1:30 pm, all Child Care and Out-of-School Time providers are welcome! Please bring GSQ questions with you to the Zoom meeting. They will be inviting their collaborative partners monthly to discuss GSQ Pathways as they continue to build the GSQ system!
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ARPA Quarterly Report News |
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In a recent communication from the BCDHSC Assistant Bureau Chief, Dianne Chase, we learned of new office hours and opportunities to ask your questions about the upcoming ARPA Quarterly Report. You should have received an email from eccp@dhhs.nh.gov with all the latest information on how to access it. If you did not receive the information, please check your spam or junk folder. The ARPA Quarterly Report is due Tuesday, April 26th at 11:59 PM.
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Office Hours will be:
- Monday, April 18, 2022, 6:00 to 7:00 PM
- Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 12:30 to 1:30 PM
- Monday, April 25, 2022 12:30 to 1:30 PM
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Updates from the Child Care Licensing Unit |
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Two New NHCIS Support Documents |
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There have been two new documents provided by the Child Care Licensing Unit to help you navigate NHCIS tasks with ease. You will find these resources and others on the "Child Care Licensing for Providers" page of the website.
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Fresh New Season, Fresh New App
See the Update from Vroom
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Longer days often offer the chance to revisit family schedules. As buds and blooms emerge, so do new brain-building moments. As you take on spring cleaning, spend more time outdoors, or just look to refresh your daily routine, the updated Vroom app is here to help.
All your favorite, science-backed Vroom Tips™ are now easier to find, try, and save. Fresh app features include a search tool and ways to track your progress. We've also added more helpful reminders to support you on your brain-building journey.
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News That Keeps You Healthy and Safe |
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Updates from the Immunization Program |
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NHIP hopes that the changes that we made to the survey in 2021 made the process easier for you to complete the survey. We continue to come up with ways to support this process.
To continue to align the results and the data that NHIP accumulates during this process, we will be making additional changes to the reporting. NHIP continues to work towards the integration of the immunization data from the NH Preschool and Child Care Immunization reporting. Because of this, we are making additional changes to the reporting format for 2022. Stay tuned for further details.
NHIP will move the start date for the NH Child Care and School reporting to August to allow for more time to accumulate the immunization records of your students with the final submission date of November 15, 2022.
Did you know? New Hampshire law He-P 301.13-15 requires that all children enrolled in any school, pre-school, or childcare have certain immunizations to protect them and those around them from vaccine preventable diseases. In addition, schools and child care providers must collect and review the immunization records of enrolled children and submit an annual immunization report to the DHHS (RSA 141-C:20-e).
NHIP acquires the list of eligible licensed Child Care Centers in the state each year to contact you for the NH Annual Immunization survey. If you have not received an email from NH Immunization Program with information regarding the Annual Immunization survey, please update your contact information with NH Child Care Licensing Unit.
NH Immunization Program greatly appreciates all the effort you take in keeping your students safe from Vaccine preventable diseases. Thank you for what you do today, and every day!
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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 of 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. |
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