Agency: New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) – Office of Licensing
Website: https://www.nj.gov/dcf
Description: The New Jersey Department of Children and Families licenses and regulates child care centers throughout the state. The Office of Licensing provides licensing regulations, inspections, provider resources, forms, and compliance guidance.
Program: Grow NJ Kids
Website: https://www.grownjkids.gov
Description: Grow NJ Kids is New Jersey's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), supporting continuous quality improvement through coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and quality recognition.
Registry: New Jersey Workforce Registry (NJ Registry)
Website: https://www.njregistry.org
Description: New Jersey's professional development registry allows early childhood professionals to document education, credentials, training, and career advancement while accessing approved professional development opportunities.
Organization: Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies of New Jersey
Website: https://www.childcarenj.gov
Description: New Jersey's Child Care Resource & Referral network provides referrals, coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and business support for child care providers and families.
Organization: New Jersey Association for the Education of Young Children (NJAEYC)
Website: https://njaeyc.org
Description: Supports early childhood professionals through advocacy, conferences, networking, leadership development, and professional learning opportunities.
Organization: New Jersey Department of Agriculture – Division of Food and Nutrition
Website: https://www.nj.gov/agriculture
Description: Administers New Jersey's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), providing reimbursement, nutrition guidance, training, and technical assistance.
Agency: New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Website: https://www.nj.gov/dcf
Description: Child care providers and employees must complete fingerprint-based criminal history background checks and child abuse record information clearances before working in licensed child care settings.
Program: New Jersey State Preschool Program
Website: https://www.nj.gov/education
Description: New Jersey's nationally recognized state-funded preschool program provides high-quality early learning opportunities that prepare eligible children for kindergarten success.
Program: New Jersey Early Intervention System (NJEIS)
Website: https://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/eis
Description: The New Jersey Early Intervention System provides coordinated early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities while supporting families.
Organization: New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Website: https://www.nj.gov/dcf
Description: Provides workforce initiatives, scholarships, quality improvement supports, grants, and professional development opportunities for New Jersey's early childhood professionals.
Training requirements include pediatric CPR and First Aid, health and safety, child abuse and neglect reporting, safe sleep practices, emergency preparedness, and ongoing professional development.
Website: https://www.nj.gov/dcf
Description: Access licensing applications, provider forms, inspection reports, regulations, background check information, and additional child care resources.
Website: https://www.nj.gov/dcf
Description: Stay informed about licensing updates, policy changes, grant opportunities, quality initiatives, professional development, and early childhood news throughout New Jersey.
Agency: New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD)
Website: https://www.nmececd.org
Description: The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) licenses and regulates child care centers, family child care homes, and out-of-school-time programs. The department provides licensing regulations, inspections, provider resources, forms, and compliance guidance.
Program: FOCUS on Young Children's Learning
Website: https://www.nmececd.org
Description: FOCUS is New Mexico's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), supporting continuous quality improvement through coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and quality recognition.
Registry: New Mexico Professional Development System
Website: https://www.nmececd.org
Description: New Mexico's professional development system supports early childhood professionals by documenting education, credentials, training, and career advancement while providing access to statewide professional learning opportunities.
Organization: New Mexico Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Website: https://www.newmexicokids.org
Description: New Mexico's Child Care Resource & Referral network provides referrals, coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and business support for child care providers and families.
Organization: New Mexico Association for the Education of Young Children (New Mexico AEYC)
Website: https://www.nmaeyc.org
Description: Supports early childhood professionals through advocacy, conferences, networking, leadership development, and professional learning opportunities.
Organization: New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD)
Website: https://www.nmececd.org
Description: Administers New Mexico's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), providing reimbursement, nutrition guidance, training, and technical assistance.
Agency: New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD)
Website: https://www.nmececd.org
Description: Child care providers and employees must complete fingerprint-based criminal background checks and required abuse and neglect clearances before working in licensed child care settings.
Program: New Mexico PreK
Website: https://www.nmececd.org
Description: New Mexico PreK provides voluntary, high-quality, state-funded preschool opportunities for eligible three- and four-year-old children through schools, tribal programs, and community-based providers.
Program: Family Infant Toddler (FIT) Program
Website: https://www.nmececd.org
Description: The FIT Program provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities while supporting families through coordinated services.
Organization: New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD)
Website: https://www.nmececd.org
Description: Provides workforce initiatives, scholarships, wage supplements, quality improvement supports, grants, and professional development opportunities for New Mexico's early childhood professionals.
Training requirements include pediatric CPR and First Aid, health and safety, child abuse and neglect reporting, safe sleep practices, emergency preparedness, and ongoing professional development.
Website: https://www.nmececd.org
Description: Access licensing applications, provider forms, inspection reports, regulations, background check information, and additional child care resources.
Website: https://www.nmececd.org
Description: Stay informed about licensing updates, policy changes, grant opportunities, quality initiatives, professional development, and early childhood news throughout New Mexico.
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