The team at The Children’s Cabinet is dedicated to supporting our early learning professionals. We strive to provide the tools and resources any child care provider needs. Please review the content below, but you can always connect with questions.
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Contact us today. See both Northern and Southern Nevada contact information below.
What is QRIS?
The Children’s Cabinet Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Coaching Program supports licensed child care providers in achieving a higher QRIS star rating. We provide effective, on-site assistance to enhance knowledge, skills, practices, or environment. The Children’s Cabinet QRIS Coaches are trained in the Infant/Toddler Environmental Rating Scale (ITERS) and the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS). You can learn more by visiting Nevada Silver State Stars.
If you are interested in this support, please attend a QRIS introduction meeting before requesting QRIS coaching. For more about QRIS or to sign up for coaching in Nevada, please visit the Silver State Stars QRIS website. Click on this link to be taken directly to the QRIS Enrollment Form.
What is Nevada Pyramid Model Partnership?
The Nevada Pyramid Model Partnership (NPMP) is a free, statewide program that helps early childhood providers support young children’s social-emotional development and reduce challenging behaviors.
We use Pyramid Model, a proven approach for helping infants, toddlers, and preschoolers build strong social and emotional skills.
A key focus of this work is helping programs prevent suspension and expulsion, so all children can stay engaged and success in early learning environments.
Looking for family support instead?
The NPMP also offers free family home visiting services for children experiencing persistent challenging behavior. To refer or connect a family, visit our Home Visiting page to learn more and get connected.
Many providers experience challenges with behavior in the classroom. In Nevada:
The Nevada Pyramid Model team is committed to reducing these practices by providing tools, training, and support to help you successfully work through challenging behaviors.
When you participate in the program, you will get access to free training, coaching and resources:
What does a Quality Specialist do?
Our quality specialists work alongside you to:
Additional Resources
Contact us:
Northern Nevada: 775-391-5727
Southern Nevada 702-915-6906
What is ECSN?
The Early Childhood Support Network (ECSN) program offers temporary, on-call substitute care to licensed child care centers and family child care homes in Reno, Sparks, Carson City, and Las Vegas. The goal of the program is to help facilities maintain quality child care environments and appropriate child-adult ratios if they become sick, have sick staff, have staff that is on vacation, or are in the process of hiring. Substitutes undergo an extensive training period, and the State of Nevada and Washoe County have child care regulations in place. Training includes fingerprinting, CPR and first aid, child abuse and neglect, communicable disease, SIDS, early childhood development, and center and family child care environments.
Child care facilities interested in utilizing the service must register with The Children’s Cabinet in advance by contacting our ECSN team in the contact bar above.
Early Childhood Consultation
The Early Childhood Consultation Program works with child care providers to support children in their programs with suspected or diagnosed disabilities or developmental delays. The purpose of this program is to connect early childhood staff with solutions, teaching, and environmental strategies, and professional development to increase their ability to care for children requiring extra support. The consultant will work with the child care director, the parents, and the teaching team to establish goals and strategies, and to create connections with already existing community resources or professionals. These services are specific to children ages birth to 5 attending community-based child care (family, group, and center-based child care).
If you believe you can benefit from having an early childhood consultation for children with suspected or diagnosed special needs, please call or email:
Kim Cullen:
KCullen@childrenscabinet.org or (775) 527-9475
Click here to see the specialized flyer with more details.
