CCAoNH Early Childhood
Focused Collaborative Meetings
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CCAoNH, a program of Southern New Hampshire Services is offering virtual Early Childhood Focused Collaborative Meetings 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 about 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)
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Infant & Toddler Collaborative
Credentials and the Infant Toddler Endorsement
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Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Lindsey Parisi, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, Lindsey Parisi, from Child Care Aware of NH, a program of Southern New Hampshire Services, will be providing the training: Credentials and the Infant Toddler Endorsement. This training will cover the NH Early Childhood Professional Development System, how to apply for your credential, and more specifically, how to obtain your Infant Toddler endorsement as an infant toddler teacher!
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Family Engagement and Communication Collaborative
The Parent Information Center
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Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: Julie Choiniere, ECMPWT & Karen Abbott, ECMPIM
Topic: This month, Melissa Davis, from the North American Family Institute (NAFI/NFI North) will join us with her colleagues. Melissa will share how they serve the Early Childhood field by supporting the families in each of their programs through:
· Outreach
· Family Stabilization
· Case Management
· Wraparound services
· Parent Support and Support Services
Come hear how this program is making a difference every day in your community!
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Preschool Collaborative
Understanding Homelessness and its Impact on Children and Families
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Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Kris Tabor-Hall, ECPDST
Topic: For our next Early Childhood Focused Collaborative, Courtney Porter, MSW, MEd School Social Worker, and McKinney-Vento Liaison/DCYF Point of Contact from SAU 6 in Claremont NH, will be joining us to share information and resources on the topic: Understanding Homelessness and its Impact on Children and Families. This is a powerful presentation with stories of NH families who are experiencing homelessness and what we can do to support them.
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Business Management Collaborative
Information Session on T.E.A.C.H. and ECAP
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Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: Kris Tabor-Hall, ECPDST
Topic: This month, Diane Manning will describe the T.E.A.C.H. program, which provides comprehensive scholarships to enable early educators to take coursework leading to credentials and degrees. Amanda Enos will describe ECAP, an apprenticeship training opportunity for individuals in the early childhood field designed to combine classroom instruction and work experience.
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Family Child Care Collaborative
Defining and Defending Play in the Home Environment
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Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Connie Davis, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, we welcome presenters Annie Delaney and Lydia Mackie from "Rayz Kidz" who will discuss communicating with parents about the value of play, how to manage challenging situations around school readiness pressures, give language to the work that you as educators are already doing, and develop a portfolio of concrete examples of the ways that children learn through play.
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Social Emotional Topics Collaborative
How stress and anxiety effect your brain health
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Date: Monday, October 16, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Stephanie Therrien, ECMPWT
Topic: Have you ever had that word on the tip of your tongue or feel flustered after a confrontation? Learn how the brain and body react to stress and anxiety and what you can do to activate the relaxation response that triggers your brain back to its normal state of being. Participants will receive some tools to use as well as access to an overall personal wellness assessment. Join Michele Kroll, Behavioral Health and Well-Being Field Specialist with the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension for an interactive presentation that will help you respond to stress in a different way.
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Registration Information:
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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 that 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.
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Registration is online only and pre-registration is required.
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Child Care Aware of NH, a program of Southern New Hampshire Services |
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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 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. | | | | |
