Professional
Development
Professional Development is an important aspect of continuing your career growth and striving to reach your goals. It influences employment and can help advance your career. Networking opportunities allow you to learn from peers and exchange resources and build your confidence in your competence. Professional development also affects quality learning outcomes for children in your care.
Monthly Professional Development Sessions
We value your participation in our professional development offerings, so please register on www.njccis.com
or call Shante Knight 908.947.0556, Marilyn Quintana (español) 732.934.2902,
or Angie DeFazio, 732.934.2882
Community Child Care Solutions offers caregivers living and/or working in Middlesex and Somerset counties professional development through monthly workshops, conferences, newsletters, on-line, in person, and on-site training.
Our commitment is to raise the quality of child care by providing a variety of educational opportunities for child care providers. Training is currently offered online through Zoom. Providers will receive a training schedule on a quarterly basis (October, January, April and July), at least three to four weeks prior to the first workshop. Registration must be done on www.njccis.com.
Lead Trainers
Lead trainers provide direct assistance with registration of professional development courses through NJCCIS and scheduling on-site training for child care centers. Contact your county lead trainer to discuss creating a professional development plan for yourself or your program.
Middlesex County Lead Trainer
732-934-2902
Somerset County Lead Trainer
732-947-0556
NJ Workforce Registry
We have entered into a joint collaboration with NJWorkforce Registry to use the NJ Registry database to register for our workshops. This means if you would like to attend a CCCS workshop, you will need to have a Registry number.
What is the NJ Registry?
Anyone who works with children in a child care center, a family child care setting, after‐school program or in a public school system is required to complete professional development training hours. The NJ Registry is an on‐line database which helps early childhood professionals manage and track their professional development hours. It also recognizes a person’s education, training and work experience in the field of early childhood education. Active members can print their membership card, Certificate of Recognition and an Education and Training Report, which is a summary of any degrees, certifications, college experience and credentials they have, as well as trainings they have attended.
For more information, visit the Workforce Registry online or call 1-877-522-1050
How to create an account in NJCCIS
Como Crear Una Cuenta-Create an Account
What is a registry number?
Once you register, you will be assigned a number. That number will be used to document your workshop attendance.
How to find and register for trainings?
How to Search for Trainings on NJCCIS
Como Encontrar Clases de Capacitacion y Desarrollo Profesional
The Child Development Associate (CDA)
The Child Development Associate (CDA) is a nationally recognized credentialing program.
It is a competency-based credential awarded to individuals who work with young children, both as Family Child Care Providers or center-based staff and have met all of the requirements outlined by the Council for Professional Recognition.
The State of New Jersey, Department of Children and Families (licensing agency) recognizes the credential as equivalent to the Group Teacher certificate.
Community Child Care Solutions is Gold Standard Certified by the Council for Professional Recognition. The program is a 10-month course that meet 3 hours each week , beginning each August until mid- June.
This course consists of 135 training hours, with no fewer than 10 hours in each of the following content areas:
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Planning a safe, healthy, learning environment
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Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development;
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Positive ways to support children’s social and emotional development;
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Strategies to establish productive relationships with families;
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Strategies to manage an effective program operation;
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Maintaining a commitment to professionalism;
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Observing and recording children’s behavior; and
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Principles of child development and learning.
Contact Angie DeFazio for further information adefazio@cccschildcare.org
On Site Training
We know how difficult it can be to provide your staff with training opportunities, so we have established Early Care and Education On-Site Training Services. Through On-Site Training, we offer a variety of training topics for child care professionals. Our workshops will be designed to meet the special needs and issues of your staff and are offered at a date, time and location convenient to you.
The following Professional Development team members can help you arrange an on-site professional development session:
732-934.2882
732-934-2827
732-934-2902