This
Resource List has been compiled to help your setting to
find resources for professional development, networking,
and referral for families in need of services.
Professional
Development Supports:
Connecticut
Charts-A-Course (CCAC) is the statewide professional
development system for early education and school-age care.
CCAC’s mission is to support career development and
program improvement by promoting the achievement of national
and state professional standards.
Connecticut
Charts-A-Course was created to support the dedicated
professionals who work with Connecticut's children through
professional recognition for educational achievements, career
counseling, scholarship assistance for early childhood education
and accreditation support for child care facilities seeking
national accreditation. CCAC also created over 350 hours
of standardized workshop training that is currently being
delivered by 10 training agencies in CT through the Training
Program in Child Development. This workshop training satisfies
the training requirement for the CDA credential and can
also be translated into college credit.
Connecticut
Charts-A-Course keeps a registry of all early care and
education professionals in Connecticut. They can help you
to plan your career and are knowledgeable about scholarship
resources.
Connecticut
Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06515
(800) 832-7784
(203) 397-4036
(203) 397-4027
www.ctcharts-a-course.org
Connecticut
Charts-A-Course Staff Directory:
Darlene
Ragozzine, Executive Director
Connecticut Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 397-4008
FAX: (203) 397-4035
dragozzine@ctcharts-a-course.org
Deb
Flis, Director
Accreditation Facilitation Project
Connecticut Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (860) 257-1104
FAX: (860) 257-1104 (same as phone #)
debflisafp@aol.com
Colleen Brower, Program Specialist
Curriculum Development
Connecticut Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 397-4007
FAX: (203) 397-4035
cbrower@ctcharts-a-course.org
Claudia
Sawyer, Program Specialist
Admission and Retention Counselor
Connecticut Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 397-4027
FAX: (203) 397-4035
csawyer@ctcharts-a-course.org
Stacey
Garnett, Program Specialist
Grants Management and Technology
Connecticut Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 397-4013
FAX: (203) 397-4035
sgarnett@ctcharts-a-course.org
Harmony
Lockard, Program Specialist
Marketing and Public Relations
Connecticut Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 397-4026
FAX: (203) 397-4035
hlockard@ctcharts-a-course.org
The
Resource Center (TRC) at 495 Blake Street serves anyone
working in New Haven’s early care and education community
with children ages birth to eight years of age. TRC is located
in the New Haven Public Schools Early Childhood Learning
Center and is open every Wednesday from 4:00 -9: 00 or by
appointment. Contact: Sharon Adams (203) 946-5320
TRC
offers:
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A Library of nearly 1,000 books, journals and videos in
all areas of early childhood education
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Curriculum kits on over 60 topics and can be borrowed
for up to 4 weeks
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Training opportunities for workshops and courses. Teachers’
Night Out is a monthly series of workshops covering a
wide range of curriculum topics.
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Make it and Take it every Wednesday from 4:00 pm - 9:00
pm to all teachers to create materials to use in your
classroom
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Recyclable materials to be taken back to your program
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A Conference room for trainings and meetings
A number
of local organizations offer training for the Child Development
Associate credential and/or professional development workshops.
You may wish to contact them to learn more about their offerings.
Gateway
Community College
Long Wharf Campus
60 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT 06511
www.gwctc.commnet.edu
203-285-2000
Area
Cooperative Educational Services (ACES)
350 State Street
North Haven, CT 06473
www.aces.k12.ct.us/support/childhood/index.asp
Contact: Alice Torres
203-458-6868
All
Our Kin
P.O. Box 8477
New Haven, CT 06530-0477
203-772-2294
Contact: Tanya Rusanowsky
Casa
Otonal
135 Sylvan Avenue New Haven, CT 06513
203-773-8911
Contact: Nelida Otero
Creating
Curriculum
Connecticut Children's Museum
22 Wall Street.
New Haven, CT 06511
www.childrensbuilding.org/CreatingCurriculum.htm
(203) 562-5437
Contact: Sandy Malquist
Charter
Oak State College
Offer can help you to convert your CDA into college credits
through the Pathways placement exam.
www.charteroak.edu/Visitors/CDA.cfm
Phone 860-832-3822
By
becoming a member of the National Association for the Education
of Young Children, you can become part of both local and
national networks of early childhood educators. Benefits
include the informative magazine, Young Children, and free
or inexpensive workshops and networking opportunities.
National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
1509 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-1426
(800) 424-2460
www.naeyc.org
Connecticut
AEYC (State level)
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 397-4034
FAX: 203-397-4037
Contact: Laura Marchese, Office Coordinator
LauraM@cox.nett
www.ctaeyc.org
New
Haven AEYC (Local Affiliate)
Woodbridge
(203) 389-2111
Susan Shapiro
Shoreline
AEYC (Local Affiliate)
Madison
(860) 245-8008
Louise Hayash
Yale School of Medicine