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:
Training, Overcoming Negativity
Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: Lindsey Parisi, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, Stephanie Therrien, Social Emotional Content Coordinator, from Child Care Aware of NH, a program of Southern New Hampshire Services will be providing the training: Overcoming Negativity.  This training will provide you with tips and tricks on how to avoid negativity in your life and help you to focus on the good things so you can enter the New Year with a new frame of mind!  
Family Engagement and Communication Collaborative: Understanding Homelessness and its Impact on Children and Families
Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitators: Julie Choiniere, ECMPWT & Karen Abbott, ECMPIM
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.  
NAEYC Facilitation Collaborative:
Exploring the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Liz Scruton, MA, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, participants will explore the NAEYC Ethical Code of Conduct and Statement of Commitment. As a group, we will work to share best practices for the continued commitment to ethical conduct and discuss how we value this obligation in our everyday work.
Social Emotional Topics: Learn and Share on Positive Social Skills and Emotional Literacy
Date: Monday, January 9, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Stephanie Therrien, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, we will have a Learn and Share session! Bring a favorite tool that promotes positive social skills and emotional literacy with children. Also, feel free to bring any questions you may want to ask the group.
Business Management Collaborative:
Information Session on T.E.A.C.H. and ECAP 
Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Kris Tabor-Hall, ECPDST & Donna Lake, ECMPWT
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 and Amanda Enos will describe ECAP, an apprenticeship training opportunity for individuals in the early childhood field designed to combine classroom instruction and work experience. 
CCAoNH Quarterly News and Updates from Around the State
Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Dee Dee Thurber, ECMPWT, Stephanie Therrien, ECMPWT, Karen Abbott, ECMPWT, Donna Lake, ECMPWT, Kathy Palys, ECMPWT, Dianne Chase, Assistant Bureau Chief, BCDHSC
Topic: Extra! Extra! Hear all about it! Join CCAoNH for the unveiling of the 2nd Quarter of our Annual Training Calendar fresh off the press. Learn more about the four specials we are offering in January, February, and March, as well as some changes we are making. You’ll also get information regarding three awesome pop-up events, with the first event happening in January. Finally, ever wondered what goes into putting the Annual Training Calendar together? What goes into choosing presenters?  How do we pick the topics for the training calendar? Get a sneak peek behind the curtain at what goes into putting the Annual Training Calendar together.  
Preschool Collaborative: Loose Parts-Creative Learning from Found Objects
Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Kris Tabor-Hall, ECPDST & Donna Lake, ECMPWT
Topic: This month Kris Tabor-Hall will present a training on Loose Parts: Creative Learning from Found Objects. Loose Parts is an open-ended approach to play in the preschool classroom using items widely collected and available for creative, "no holds barred" play experiences.
Family Child Care Collaborative: Watch Me Grow, Ages and Stages and Learn the Signs-Act Early 
Date: Thursday, January 12, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Connie Davis, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, Erika Downie 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 aged from birth to six years. 
Erika and Jennifer will also be sharing information and resources on ASQs and free kits!
Montessori Perspective Collaborative:
Overview of QRIS: GSQ
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Christine Brown, ECMPWT & Donna Lake, ECMPWT
Topic: This month, Moderator, Christine Brown, ECMPWT, will provide participants with an overview of NH's Quality Recognition Improvement System (QRIS): Granite Steps for Quality (GSQ). We will discuss the requirements for Montessori schools to participate and the benefits for teachers, families, and administrators alike.
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.