Childcare Professional Development

Serving: Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal & Yuma Counties

Smart Support brings mental health consultants into childcare centers to help providers understand and respond to the social-emotional needs of children. The goal is to reduce challenging behaviors and build staff confidence through coaching and consultation.

referral line: 1-866-330-5520

For questions, contact Jordana Saletan

Serving: Cochise, Pima & Santa Cruz Counties

Quality First is a quality improvement program that helps providers enhance early learning environments through coaching, consultation, financial incentives, and a customized improvement plan. Participants work closely with coaches to set and reach goals for classroom and program excellence.

Serving: Yuma and Cochise Counties

Inclusion supports early childcare and education centers in delivering family-centered, inclusive care. Providers receive individualized support through site assessments, goal planning, and on-site coaching to maintain and improve program quality.

(Arizona Statewide Training and Technical Assistance for Expulsion Prevention Support)

Serving: Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima & Yuma Counties

AZ STEPS focuses on expulsion prevention by equipping providers with trauma-informed practices and strategies to support children at risk of being removed from care. Services are led by mental health professionals through hands-on training and technical assistance.

• Raising Resilience: Through the perspective of trauma-informed care, CoP members will discover how to embed opportunities to help children heal from traumatic early experiences into the classroom. By focusing on promoting safety, emotional literacy, and self-regulation, childcare professionals will be better able to teach young children the social-emotional skills they need to engage in developmentally-appropriate relationships and reduce challenging behaviors.
• Inspire Inclusion: These sessions will increase your skills in providing high quality inclusive care and education for ALL young children, regardless of their abilities.