March 30, 2020
COVID-19 Updates
Online CCAoNH Collaboratives
Child Care Aware of NH powered by Southern New Hampshire Services is excited to be hosting online Collaboratives starting March 31 st to May 4 th, 2020. Every week, CCAoNH will host two (2) Early Childhood Leadership Collaboratives and one (1) Family Child Care Networking Collaborative. Although we understand that these are different than our typical Collaboratives, we hope that this will be a great way to get information out to you and offer a venue for you to collaborate with your peers. These meetings are group-driven to reflect the participant’s needs and interests and to provide Child Care Aware of NH program updates, essential local and state information and professional development opportunities. 
Click here or on the flyer for more details and a printable copy.
Date Change for Online Introduction to COOP
The training,  Online Introduction to COOP  scheduled to be held on Thursday, March 26, 2020 from 1:00-3:00 pm, was rescheduled to allow providers to participate in the Zoom call with the Department of Health and Human Services and Early Learning New Hampshire. The new date and time will be Tuesday, March 31, 2020 from 1:00-3:00 pm . Click h ere or on the flyer for a printable copy.

Registration Information:
  • Registration is free and available through the NH Professional Registry at https://nhportal.naccrraware.net/nh/. 
  • Once registered, participants will be emailed a Zoom link the morning of the training. After the training is complete, participants will be emailed an evaluation. Please complete the evaluation and email it to: ccrrtraining@snhs.org.
  • Registration is on-line only and pre-registration is required. 
Apply to Be an Emergency Child Care Program
Dear Child Care Colleague;

Child care is essential to the workforce, as such we have established the  Emergency Child Care Program  through the DHHS Child Care Licensing Unit and the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration along with our partners.
 
To assist you in continuing to provide child care in accordance with the Governor’s Emergency Order #17 pursuant to Executive Order 2020-04, we have created the attached documents which include an application to the Emergency Child Care program, DHHS’s Health and Safety for Child Care Guidelines, FAQs clarifying the new Stay-at-Home orders and how they impact child care providers.
 
Please take some time to review the attached documents and consider submitting your Emergency Child Care Program application, as soon as possible, to assist you in continuing to support families that are in need of care.
 
The application will should take no more than 10 to 15 minutes to complete and will help us match you with your needs for resources and employers in your area.
 
If you have any questions,  please email the Bureau of Child Development and Head Collaboration at  ECCP@dhhs.nh.gov .
 
Again, thank you for all that you do to support Granite State children and families.
 
DHHS Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration
DHHS Child Care Licensing Unit
Check Out CCAoNH Website
Check out Child Care Aware of NH's website. We have added a COVID-19 section to keep all resources and information coming to the field organized and in one place for providers. Below are just a few of the things you can find on the new pages.
Child Care Aware of NH is a statewide Child Care Resource and Referral Program powered by 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 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.