Work with Our Quality Team
As an early childhood education professional, you play a vital role in supporting our community's youngest members and ensure they have the best possible start to their lives.
Our team of specialists can support your child care program with free services to help you pursue quality improvement efforts that will help you enhance your program and maintain high quality services.
Contact a Quality Specialist today!
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Infant-Toddler Specialist
Our Infant-Toddler Specialist offers resources, support, and trainings to child care providers that work with children up to three years of age.
The free services offered by our Infant-Toddler Specialist include:
- Assistance with developing and implementing Quality Improvement Plans (CQIPS).
- Classroom assessment using the Infant Toddler Environmental Rating Scale (ITERS) and the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS).
- Individual consultations, in addition to group educational session and trainings specific to infant and toddler care providers.
- Technical assistance in person, as well as via phone or email.
Our Infant-Toddler Specialist also offers training for the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC), both online and at our Moline office. Please refer to the Personal Development and Training Calendar for current offerings of PITC classes.
Quality Specialist
Our Quality Specialist offers resources, support, and trainings to child care providers that work with children three years of age and older.
The free services offered by our Quality Specialist include:
- Assistance with developing and implementing Quality Improvement Plans (CQIPS).
- Classroom assessment using the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS-3), as well as program assessment using the Program Administration Scale (PAS) and the Business Administration Scale (BAS).
- Individual consultations, in addition to group educational session and specialized trainings.
- Technical assistance in person, as well as via phone or email.
Our Quality Specialist also offers a number of training opportunities each quarter, both online and at our Moline office. Please refer to the Personal Development and Training Calendar for current offerings.
Mental Health Consultants
Our office works with local Mental Health Consultants who offer resources, support, and trainings to families and child care providers that work with children of all ages.
Some of the indicators for when to bring in a local Mental Health Consultant include:
- When you have concerns about a child's behaviors or social-emotional development.
- When you have concerns about a family's behaviors or support-systems in the home environment.
- When you have concerns about a teacher's support-systems in the classroom environment.
Some of the services offered by local Mental Health Consultants include:
- Observation of a child or classroom.
- Referral of families and child care providers to appropriate resources when needed.
- Sharing ideas, information, and resources with families and child care providers.
Local Mental Health Consultants also offer a number of training opportunities each quarter, both online and at our Moline office. Please refer to the Personal Development and Training Calendar for current offerings.
Melissa McNicholas
MHC for Rock Island County Melissa.Mcnicholas@unitypoint.org
Cara Erude
MHC for Henderson, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, and Warren Counties cerude@chaddock.org