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 in the 2022/2023 training year!
Infant & Toddler Collaborative:
Child Care Licensing Unit
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Lindsey Parisi, ECMPWT

Topic: This month, Darlene Avery, from Child Care Licensing Unit, will be joining us to discuss licensing regulations in regard to infants and toddlers. Please send any specific topics or questions you may want to explore to [email protected]. 
Family Engagement and Communication Collaborative: Watch Me Grow, Ages and Stages and Learn the Signs-Act Early 
Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: Julie Choiniere, ECMPWT & Karen Abbott, ECMPIM

Topic: This month, Carly Ireland and Jennifer Pineo will be joining us to talk about Watch Me Grow, NH’s developmental screening, referral, and information system for families with a child ages birth to six years. Carly and Jennifer will also be sharing information and resources on ASQs and free kits! 
NAEYC Facilitation Collaborative:
A Week of the Young Child Celebration
Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Liz Scruton, MA, ECMPWT

Topic: This month, participants will explore Week of the Young Child themes and best practices. *Note a familiarization or interest in the NAEYC Accreditation standards and process will be critical for this collaborative*
Business Management Collaborative:
Effective Communication and Teamwork
Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: Kris Tabor-Hall, ECPDST & Donna Lake, ECMPWT

Topic: This month, Certified Behavioral Consultant, Megg Thompson, will be joining us to present the training, "Effective Communication and Teamwork".
Have you ever thought about what you bring to a team? Have you looked closely, self-reflected, and figured out how to adjust short-term so the team could be most successful? Teams need all types and then all these types have to learn to work together. In education, we are forever in teams with both adults and children. Come find out how you roll and how to improve and soar with a model backed by research dating back to Hippocrates!
CCAoNH Quarterly News and Updates from Around the State: National Prevention Month!
Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2023
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: CCAoNH Staff & Dianne Chase, Assistant Bureau Chief, BCSHSC

Topic: This month, we will provide you with updates from around the state as well as hear from Liz Scruton, of New Hampshire Children's Trust with an overview of how we all take a role in Prevention. Learn more about the vital work we do each day to support families, and ways you can connect with community-wide supports. We all partner in preventing child abuse and neglect, so join in and help us celebrate April as National Prevention Month! 
Preschool Collaborative: 
Mindfulness with Staff and Children
Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Kris Tabor-Hall, ECPDST & Donna Lake, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, Stephanie Therrien the Social Emotional Content Coordinator with Child Care Aware of New Hampshire (CCAoNH), a program of Southern New Hampshire Services (SNHS), will be talking about mindfulness with staff and children. According to Zero to Three's, Getting Started with Mindfulness: A Toolkit for Early Childhood Organizations: "...workplaces thrive when the health and well-being of staff are prioritized." Also, practicing mindfulness in the classroom can help students lessen anxiety and negative thinking. Through breath control and guided imagery techniques, students and staff focus on experiencing and engaging with their surroundings. Join us for a discussion about the ways you can incorporate mindfulness into your program or classroom!
Family Child Care Collaborative:
Finding A Place for Your Emotions
Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Connie Davis, ECMPWT

Topic: This month, Certified Behavioral Consultant, Megg Thompson, will be joining us to present the training, 
"Finding A Place for Your Emotions". Children need to find a place for their emotions! But we have to make sure we are leading with LOVE so our strategies work well and shame, guilt, and embarrassment are NOT outcomes. Join us to make sure that the strategies you use will work and keep a child’s emotional wellness intact! 
Social Emotional Topics Collaborative:
National Prevention Month!
Date: Monday, April 17, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Stephanie Therrien, ECMPWT

Topic: This month, join Liz Scruton, of New Hampshire Children's Trust for an overview of how we all take a role in Prevention. Learn more about the important work we all do each day to support families, and ways in which you can connect with community-wide supports. We all partner in the prevention of child abuse and neglect, so join in and help us to celebrate April as National Prevention Month! 
Montessori Perspective Collaborative:
Let’s Talk-Play and Montessori
Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: Christine Brown, ECMPWT & Donna Lake, ECMPWT

Topic: This month, participants will take part in Let’s Talk: Play and Montessori, a discussion on the occasionally controversial topic of play in our Montessori classrooms.
Bring your opinions, ideas, and classroom practices, and be ready to explore this topic with your colleagues.
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 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.  
  • Registration is online only and pre-registration is required. 


Questions: Email [email protected] 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.