About Infant & Toddler Specialist Network

CCFS is a service provider for The Virginia Infant & Toddler Specialist Network for the Virginia Peninsula Region.  ITS strives to achieve excellence in early care by increasing the knowledge level and skills of those who care for infants and toddlers in family homes and in centers.

This project was supported by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Grant # 93.575, with funds made available to Virginia from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Points of view or opinions contained within this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of VDOE or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

For more information on the Virginia Infant & Toddle Specialist Network, you may contact our Chesapeake Bay Region Specialists (below) or visit:

Website - www.va-itsnetwork.org

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VAITSNetwork

Twitter - https://twitter.com/VA_ITSN

The goals of the VA Infant & Toddler Specialist Network

• Improve quality of care and education that infants and toddlers receive in child day centers and family day homes

• Increase education and competency of infant and toddler caregivers, teachers, and directors

• Increase use of strategies and practices by caregivers, teachers, directors, and families to promote the social emotional development of infants and toddlers

• Increase community connections that enhance awareness and use of available resources/services that support healthy, safe, and nurturing care for infants and toddlers

• Expand services that are effective and implemented in an efficient and accountable manner

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