Professional Development

Training Calendar

Training Opportunities

FCC & FFN Providers Quarterly Meeting

August 2 | 9:00 am – 10:30 am | Event ID: 131332

Move, Groove and Learn: Igniting Children's Minds Through Dance and Music

August 2 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Event ID: 149279

Splat! Squish! Hands-On Art Activities

August 9 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Event ID: 149267

Positive Guidance and Discipline & Guidelines for Physical Contact

August 12 | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Event ID: 148836

Family Child Care & FFN Orientation – English

August 13 | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | Event ID: 149231

Family Child Care & FFN Orientation – SPANISH

August 13 | 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Event ID: 149232

Private Class: Keeping Children Healthy by Reducing the Spread of Germs During Diaper Change - August 6

Private Class: Keeping Children Healthy by Reducing the Spread of Germs During Diaper Change - August 14

Ages and Stages of Development (Social-Emotional Focus)

August 14 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Event ID: 149290

Division of Child Care Resources Monthly Director's Series

August 16 | 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Event ID: 149315

Interactive Storytelling Techniques

August 16 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Event ID: 149269

The Growing Brain Unit 7: Everyday Play

August 18 | 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Event ID: 149289

Reframing Challenging Behavior

August 21 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Event ID: 149297

The Growing Brain Unit 6: Understanding Behavior

August 28 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Event ID: 148659

Adult & Pediatric CPR, First Aid, and AED Certification

Join us for our upcoming sessions on Saturday, August 23, 2025.

You’ll begin with a self-paced online training (to be completed within 3 days), followed by a 1.5-hour in-person skills session at One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack:

• English session: 9:30 AM (Event ID: 147253)
• Spanish session: 11:30 AM (Event ID: 147249)



For additional dates and times, please contact Andrea Alexander at 201-336-7167.

Starting July 1, 2025, the course fee will be $70. Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to training with you!

Professional Development Opportunities from our

Community Partners!

If you have additional questions about the workshop, you can contact sefi@montclair.edu

Our Quality Team is pleased to offer Professional Development classes for Directors, Assistant Directors, Teachers, Teacher’s Assistants, Registered Home Providers and Family Child Care Providers.

All courses are offered virtually and in the evenings. Best of all, except for CPR, these courses are free!

(The Adult/Pediatric CPR First Aid and AED cost is only $70 which includes an online session and one in-person class.) We offer all classes in English and Spanish, and you will automatically receive Professional Development hours for all classes directly on NJCCIS!

Link will be shared via email the day of the training. Attendees, keep in mind that your participation is mandatory in order to receive full credit for the course. It is recommended that you keep your camera on during the whole training. Attendees should not be driving during a training session for safety reasons. Please be on time.

Nuestra Unidad de Calidad tiene el placer de ofrecer clases de Desarrollo Profesional para todos los Directores, Asistentes de Directores, Maestros, Asistentes de Maestros, Proveedores de Cuidado Infantil Familiar y las Proveedoras del Programa FFN.

Ofrecemos todos los entrenamientos virtuales y por las tardes, en inglés y en español. Los entrenamientos son gratuitos, con excepcion del entrenamiento de CPR - Primeros Auxilios.

(El costo de Primeros Auxilios de Adultos/Pediátricos y AED es de solo $70 por persona, que incluye una sesión en línea y una clase en persona.) Usted recibirá automáticamente horas de Desarrollo Profesional por todas las clases en su cuenta de NJCCIS!

El enlace se compartirá por correo electrónico el día de la capacitación. Asistentes, tengan en cuenta que su participación es obligatoria para recibir el crédito total del curso. Se recomienda que mantenga su cámara encendida durante todo el entrenamiento. Los asistentes no deben conducir durante una sesión de capacitación por razones de seguridad. Por favor, sea puntual.

If you have any questions, please contact a member of the Bergen County Division of Child Care Resources Quality Team:

Natalie Melendez – Quality Manager

Andrea Alexander - Lead Trainer

Gloria Giraldo – Infant and Toddler Specialist

Suzanne Castellano - Quality Improvement Specialist

Maria Garcia – Family Engagement Specialist

Caryn Briordy - Resource and Referral