Regional Specialists & Consultants
About our regional specialists & consultants
The various regional specialists and consultants below are designated staff at each of the 35 Child Care Resource Centers (CCRCs) across the state. To find out more about each of the CCRCs, visit the ‘Our Members’ page.
Infant & Toddler (IT) Specialists
The regional Infant Toddler (IT) Specialists reach out to communities, child care providers, families and businesses to promote safe, nurturing environments for the youngest New Yorkers. They emphasize the high-quality early care that is essential to a child’s long-term social, emotional, and intellectual development.
Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Consultants
IECMH Consultants work with caregivers, teachers, and child care programs to support children’s emotional and social development. They help to address challenging behaviors and support adults in managing and reframing various stressors and challenges in the classroom or program. IECMHC is about helping young children, from birth to age 5, grow emotionally and socially.
Business Support Specialists
Business Specialists are positioned to support their agency in building a supply of quality child care in their communities, offering technical assistance to child care providers on relevant grant opportunities and grant deliverables. In particular, the Business Support Specialists offer group training and one-on-one coaching for child care owners and directors on developing sustainable business practices, such as business planning, recordkeeping, and budgeting.
Data Administration Specialists
CCRC data administrators monitor the MATCH & MITCH databases. This may include adding users, troubleshooting reported problems, making CCRC local updates, and providing technical support to users. In smaller CCRCs, they might also act as referral specialists. Some Admins are members of the statewide Data Advisory Committee. This group works with the ECLC Data Coordinator to discuss and review any database problems, user requests, and/or database updates at the systemwide level.
Resource & Referral Specialists
Child Care Resource & Referral Specialists help parents locate and choose quality child care by providing referrals to local child care providers, information on state licensing requirements, availability of child care subsidies, and other information.
Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Specialists
CACFP Specialists work to expand access to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in child care programs. The USDA CACFP program provides aid to child care and after school providers for the provision of nutritious foods that contribute to the wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children.