Hot off the presses! New resources for explaining the NH child care scholarship program, including an FAQ and step by step guide is now live on NH Connections.  Click here to order materials! 

The New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project is excited to bring back our summer Candidate Webinar Series, in partnership with AARP, the Disability Rights Center - NH, MomsRising, Housing Action NH, New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility, New Hampshire Center for Justice and Equity, New Hampshire Hunger Solutions, and Reaching Higher NH. These nonpartisan, issue-based educational webinars are geared toward candidates running for the State Legislature but are free and open for anyone to attend.  ​

Read the NH's Child Care Market Rate Study and Narrow Cost Analysis Final Report, Issued June 2024. 

Congratulations to the first cohort of the Parent Leadership Training Institute who graduated on June 27th!   Read more about the program and the stories of three graduates who are featured in a recent article the NH Business Review.   Applications are open for the fall cohort.  Read more about the application process and apply here.

The NH Child Care Advisory Council just released their 2023-2024 Annual Report.  Click on the image below or check it out on their website.

The Children's Museum of New Hampshire, the Community Development Finance Authority and Granite United Way have partnered to provide activity kits to licensed and licensed exempt family child care providers.  Share the flyer with those you know.  Click on the image to register for an activity kit.

Coalition and community events, results from community micro-grants, Watch Me Grow updates and surveys, NH resources, and news, it's all here in the Early Summer edition of Coalition Connection.  

Watch newly released video from the NH Fiscal Policy Institute about the child care sector and read the accompanying blog.

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Bureau of Child Care and Head Start Collaboration (BCDHSC) posted a pubic notice for comments on the Child Care and Development Fund federal plan.  Read about the process and how to provide comments about the plan before June 28. 
View the plan presentation to the NH Child Care Advisory Council - cue to minute 5:15. 
The Public Hearing Date: June 27, 2024
Location: DHHS, Brown Auditorium, 129 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03031
Time: 5:00 PM

On June 3rd, the Monadnock Community Pyramid Model team hosted a Community Partner event where community members could learn about the local successes and learning as child care and preschool programs implement the Pyramid Model.  Read their dynamic here:Annual Report.  To learn more, reach out to Tammy Vittum or Annie Dintino-Cucchi

Hot off the press blog from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute with recent data showing the financial challenges families face in paying for child care. 

On May 7th, join members of the early childhood community in Coos, Carroll, and North Grafton Counties for an evening of connection and learning focused on improving practice around challenging behaviors.  Register here.

Congratulations to Amy Brooks, Alliance member, for her testimony at a U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing.  Senator Jeanne Shaheen is the chair of the Committee and invited Amy to speak about the child care business model from her direct experience and those of the 100+ directors she works with.  Amy's testimony was also highlighted on WMUR today.  To listen to Amy's testimony cue to 54:00.