March 2020 Monthly Minutes
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A Message from Child Care Aware of NH
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Hello Providers,
Child Care Aware of NH powered by Southern New Hampshire Services hopes that you have had a wonderful February.
There has been a lot of activity at Child Care Aware of NH. Child Care Resource and Referral Outreach Specialists
provided over 175 referrals for families seeking care. In addition, they are getting ready for the
Annual Provider Information Update that we do each year in March. As always with our Annual Provider Information Update, we have a raffle.
The Update and Raffle Entry Form are being mailed and emailed this week and should be arriving shortly. Be on the lookout! We thank you in advance for your assistance with this important work.
We are looking forward to our upcoming events. The
Spring NH Early Childhood Leadership Summit is coming on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Ann Terrell will be joining us as, she speaks about
Leadership Journeys in Early Childhood Education.
On Saturday, March 21, 2020, we will be hosting the Child Care Training Institute with Luis Hernandez. Luis will be presenting on
A Pep in Your Step: Exercising Our Professional Skills.
On Saturday, April 4, 2020 CCAoNH will host the Caring for Our Children Conference in Portsmouth. Stephanie Therrien will be our keynote speaker talking about
Relationship as the Foundation for Early Learning.
Save the date for the May 14, 2020 Spring Training and TA Institute. Please see below for more information about all of our upcoming events.
CCAoNH is proud to offer a new opportunity to NH providers. Join us for one of three information sessions about our new program,
Communities of Practice: Strengthening Business Practices for Early Childhood Programs. During the information sessions, you will learn about this new opportunity, how it can benefit you and your program and how to participate. See below for more details.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for every
thing you do for families and children. We hope that you enjoy this month's edition of Monthly Minutes.
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Training Opportunities and Upcoming Events
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2019-2020 Annual Training Calendar
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Click
here or on the cover to view the 2019-2020 Annual Training Calendar.
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Spring NH Early Childhood Leadership Summit:
Leadership Journeys in Early Childhood Education
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Click
here for a printable copy.
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Southern New Hampshire University
Hospitality Center: Salon A & B
2500 North River Road
Manchester, NH 03106
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Child Care Training Institute
A Pep in Your Step: Exercising Our Professional Skills
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Saturday, March 21, 2020
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
DoubleTree by Hilton
2 Somerset Parkway
Nashua, NH 03063
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Click
here for a printable copy.
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Caring for Our Children Conference in Portsmouth
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Click
here for a printable copy.
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Saturday, April 4, 2020
7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Great Bay Community College
320 Corporate Drive
Portsmouth, NH 03801
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Spring Training and TA Institute
Coaching with ECERS: Strategies and Tools to Improve Quality in Pre-K and K Classrooms
with Holly Seplocha
Thursday, May 14, 2020
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Communities of Practice: Strengthening Business Practices for Child Care Programs
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CCAoNH’s Community of Practice (CoP) is a
unique opportunity
for Early Childhood Professionals to
participate in a structured and supportive group that utilizes training, shared knowledge and experiences with experts and each other,
to promote professionalism and program quality. CCAoNH will be offering three (3) Communities of Practice throughout the State. These CoP’s focus will all be on
Strengthening Business Practices
in Child Care Programs
. Join us for one of our information sessions to learn more about this
FREE
opportunity and see how this CoP can benefit you and your program.
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Click
here for more information and a printable copy.
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Early Childhood Leadership Collaboratives
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Click
here for a printable copy.
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Family Child Care Networking
Collaborative
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Click
here for a printable copy.
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Register for trainings with no cost on the NH Professional Registry by clicking on the "R" icon.
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Register for trainings with a cost through Eventbrite by clicking on the "E" icon.
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Register for Live Webinars by
clicking on the "W" icon.
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Training Registration Policies
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For a complete list of our training and registration policies, please see pages 5-8 in the 2019-2020 Annual Training Calendar. Click
here or on the cover to access the Annual Training Calendar.
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Monthly Health and Safety Topics
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March 2020 is National Nutrition &
Safety Awareness Month!
During March, participate in several different nutrition and safety awareness topics.
Visit
eatright.org
for their Celebration Toolkit! #NationalNutritionMonth.
Below are videos and resources for important safety information:
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Resources to Share with Families
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March 2 is Read Across America Day
Share this day with families.
Click
here
to see resources on how to promote Read Across America.
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A Message from the Child Care Licensing Unit
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We are excited to collaborate with Child Care Aware of NH to bring news from the Child Care Licensing Unit to the child care community on a regular basis through their e-newsletter, Monthly Minutes. Every month, we will strive to bring you information to increase your understanding of the NH Child Care Licensing Rules, and to share other resources to assist you in your work with and on behalf of children and their families. We will also use this space to share any important announcements as they relate to Child Care Licensing Unit (CCLU).
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Please see back next month for a CCLU message.
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Other Early Childhood News & Updates
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Teaching Pro-Social Skills: Preventing Challenging Behaviors
April, 1, 2020
Click on the flyer for more details.
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Teaching Pro-Social Skills: Preventing Challenging Behaviors
April, 8, 2020
Click on the flyer for more details.
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Trauma Informed Early Childhood Services
April 20, 2020 &
April 21, 2020
Click on the flyer for more details.
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Tick Free NH Free Resources
Click on the picture for a printable copy.
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Back Pack Tic Information Cards
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Create a Tic Bulletin Board
with Free Resources
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How to Check for Tics Poster
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Child Care Aware of New Hampshire
Contact Information
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We hope you've enjoyed this edition of "Monthly Minutes". Look for future editions at the beginning of each month! Items for submission for the "Monthly Minutes" must be sent to
outreach2ccrr@snhs.org
before the 25th of each month with the subject line "Monthly Minutes".
Thank you,
Child Care Aware of NH Team
Need Help? Support? Call our Training and TA Lines
Main Toll Free Line: 1-855-393-1731
Bilingual Support Line: 1-855-393-1731 x 28
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Child Care Aware of NH Outreach Offices:
Southern/Main Regional Office
Eastern Regional Office
Concord Regional Office
Western Regional Office
Northern Regional Office
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Child Care Aware of NH Training & TA/Help Line:
(603) 578-1386, x 32
(603) 578-1386, x 32
(603) 227-6383
(603) 903-0830
(603) 752-1327 or (603) 323-7091
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Child Care Aware of NH, powered by Southern NH Services, offers Free & Confidential Child Care Resource & Referral Services to families and early childhood professionals.
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The preparation of this email was financed under a Contract with the State of NH, 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 NH and the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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