Child Care Connection - NJ

10/26/2026

After 38 years of service, Child Care Connection said goodbye to our staff assistant for Human Resources, Sandy Henne.

A Lawrenceville native and current resident, Sandy joined Child Care Connection in 1988; previously she worked at the Princeton YMCA, ETS, Heinemann Electric, and Prince Manufacturing. In her spare time, Sandy enjoys spending time outdoors, Bible-study and other Christ-centered activities, music (especially contemporary Christian), puzzles, good food and conversation with friends, and spending time with her daughter and granddog, Sonny. A lover of the arts, Sandy also plans to take up sculpting, painting, and sketching, as well as learn to play the Appalachian dulcimer in her retirement. She hopes to travel more, especially to the Canadian Rockies. We hope that she is able to enjoy all that and much more in the coming years.

Sandy was an integral part of our agency for almost four decades. Her kindness, dedication, and commitment to confidentiality will always be valued. She was beloved by her co-workers and was always willing to lend a hand wherever needed. But Sandy will be remembered most for her love of children, a value at the very heart of Child Care Connection. As she embarks on her new life of retirement, CCC thanks Sandy for her many contributions to our organization. 🩵

10/26/2026

Looking for professional development opportunities?

We are offering a 4-day, live-virtual training series covering Health and Safety, Child Growth and Development, and Mandated Reporting!

This series covers basic requirements for both licensing and CCAP and is a great opportunity to build your knowledge and earn 10 training hours.

📅 Training Schedule:

November 2 | 5:30-8:30pm
Health and Safety Basics -Part 1

November 3 | 5:30-8:30pm
Health and Safety Basics -Part 2

November 4 | 12:00-2:00pm
Foundations of Child Development

November 5 | 6:00-8:00pm
Identifying Child Abuse and Neglect: Mandated Reporting

💻 Format: Live virtual on Zoom
⏰ Total: 10 training hours
📝 Register: Please visit NJCCIS.com, and search for Event ID 156802.

⚠️ Please note: Participants must attend all four sessions to receive credit for the series.

Know someone who could benefit? Share this post with your colleagues and staff! 💙

10/21/2026

📣 NEW!

Introducing FCC LINKS! 💛

Calling all Mercer County Family Child Care providers! We’re excited to introduce FCC LINKS, a new group created just for family child care providers and their staff!

FCC LINKS is all about bringing our county’s family child care providers together to share ideas, build connections, learn from one another, and grow as professionals.

Join us for our first FCC LINKS event:
Books and Beyond! 📚

Together, we’ll explore how books support children’s language and literacy development and so much more! You’ll also get to create your very own book to take back to your program. 📖✨

📅 Saturday, November 21, 2026
⏰ 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
📍 Child Care Connection
1001 Spruce Street, Suite 201, Trenton, NJ 08638
☕ Light refreshments will be provided!

Ready to join us?
Please register on NJCCIS.com!
Event ID: 156892

We can’t wait to bring Mercer County’s FCC community together! 💛 Share this post with a fellow Mercer County family child care provider who should join us!

10/13/2026

Join us for our upcoming Books, Balls & Blocks event on November 10! The afternoon will include story time, games, pumpkin-decorating, developmental screenings, and more. Appropriate for children age 0-5; see flyer for all the details! 🍂🍁

10/09/2026

Yay! Child Care Connection is open on Monday, October 12, 2026, during our normal business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Have a great weekend!

10/07/2026

Check out our Quality team's October-November newsletter!https://childcareconnection-nj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Quality-Team-OCTNOV-2026-Newsletter.pdf

10/06/2026

Looking for professional development focused on infants and toddlers? 🧸

Join us for NJ Birth to Three Early Learning Standards Overview, a virtual training for staff who work with children birth to three years old.

📅 October 22, 2026
⏰ 5:30-8:30 PM
💻 Virtual on Zoom
📌 NJCCIS Event ID: 156406

Register on NJCCIS.com, and join us as we take a closer look at the NJ Birth to Three Early Learning Standards!

10/02/2026

October is National Safe Sleep Awareness Month/SIDS Awareness Month. Check out these reminders from the NJ Dept. of Human Services. And remember, back to sleep! 👶

10/01/2026

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Family Worker Network, a dedicated space designed specifically to support, connect, and empower any early childhood staff that support families in your program across Mercer County!

What the Network offers:

• Peer Networking: Connect with fellow family workers (coordinators, counselors, etc.) to discuss common challenges, share successful strategies, and build strong professional connections.
• Resource-Sharing: Access and swap key tools, family engagement materials, and community referral resources to better assist the children and families we serve.
• Professional Development: Participate in upcoming training sessions and workshops to earn required professional development hours.

Scan the QR code on the flyer to register. Meetings begin on October 15, but in the meantime, please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or ideas for topics you would love to see covered.

09/30/2026

Good news for early childhood educators! 💰

UPDATE: The SEED Act saw final passage on September 16, 2026. Moving forward, pre-K teachers and other childhood educators will now be able to deduct the