Free reflective consultation groups provided by the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health: Reflective Supervision/Consultation [RSC] is the regular collaborative reflection between a service provider and prepared reflective consultant that builds on the...
What do I do when my own stress or trauma impacts the work that I do?
Provider well-being is critical for relationship-based practice. If you are feeling overwhelmed or stressed in your work, you might want to consider joining a reflective consultation group, seeking a reflective consultant, or even pursuing your own mental health...
What should a family look for when choosing a child care provider/center?
Our partners at Grow NJ Kids have some great resources for this question! Grow NJ Kids gives child care and early learning programs resources to assess and improve their programs, while providing parents with information that allows them to evaluate the quality of...
What are some apps I can access or tell families about (i.e. Vroom)
Vroom - Vroom provides science-based tips and tools to inspire families to turn shared, everyday moments into Brain Building Moments® BabySparks - Parenting Classes, Activities for brain development and relationship building by age (including weeks/months for...
What are some assessment and/or screening tools can I look at before visiting a family with a very young child?
New Jersey uses the Ages and Stages Questionnaire and the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social Emotional supplement to screen for relational, emotional, and social developmental concerns in young children under the age of 6 years. Check out the CDC’s Developmental...
I know of a child who is at risk to be expelled from childcare. What should I do?
Our SEFI Support Service pairs a specialist with child care programs to support the well-being of adults and children. Please email our SEFI Support service to refer:
What is Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation?
Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation, or IECMHC is a prevention-based approach that pairs a mental health consultant with adults who work with infants and young children in the different settings where they learn and grow, such as child care,...
What is the Pyramid Model?
Pyramid Mode for Supporting the Social and Emotional Competence for Infants and Young Children is a framework of evidence-based practices to promote and support infants and young children’s early relational health (including healthy social and emotional development)...
What is NJCCIS?
NJCCIS is a child care information system for licensing, family child care registration, inspections, complaints, the NJ Workforce Registry and Grow NJ Kids. The NJCCIS portal is also the point of access to the NJ Workforce Registry – allowing early childhood and...
Are there professional development resources available in Spanish?
Yes, you can find most of our offerings at NJCCIS. If you are not on NJCCIS, please join their mailing list to be alerted to all of their offerings available in Spanish.

