Training Agencies and Organizations Who provides early childhood training in Utah? The following list of Utahs early childhood professional development agencies and organizations represents the major sectors, or subsystems, in early care and education that provide training and professional development opportunities. All information and links are provided as a courtesy for information purposes only and should not be construed as an endorsement. Although every reasonable effort is made to present current and accurate information, the Utah Head Start State Collaboration Office makes no guarantees of any kind. AfterSchool! Utah Association (AUA) Baby Watch Early Intervention Credentialing System Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies Head Start Programs Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Prevent Child Abuse Utah Professional Family Child Care Association (PFCCA) Region VIII Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Network Utah Association for the Education of Young Children (UAEYC) Utah Community Action Partnership Association (UCAPA) Utah Department of Health/Maternal and Child Health Bureau Utah Department of Human Services/ Division of Mental Health Utah Department of Human Services/Division of Child and Family Services Utah Education Association (UEA) Utah Family Centers Utah Family Support Center Directors Association Utah Foster Care Foundation Utah Head Start Association Utah Infant Toddler Mental Health Association (UITMHA) Utah Personnel Development Center (UPDC) Utah Private Child Care Association (UPCCA) Utah Public Health Association (UPHA) Voices for Utah Children Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies Target Audience Child care providers Funding Source Federal Child Care Bureau Utah Office of Child Care Content Areas Child care health & safety Child development Infant and toddler care Family child care Including children with special needs Observing children’s behavior Relationships with families Program management Professionalism Brain development Creating learning environments Promoting physical and intellectual development Supporting social and emotional development Conscious discipline School age years NCCA Administrators Credential Child Development Associate (CDA) training Contact Info Contracting Agency: Utah Department of Workforce Services Office of Child Care 801-526-4340 800-622-7390 http://jobs.utah.gov/occ/ccrandr Agency that Administers the Utah Early Childhood Professional Development Program: Utah Child Care Professional Development Institute (CCPDI) 801-957-4469 1-888-963-8558 www.slcc.edu/ccpdi   Bridgerland CCR&R 435-797-1552 800-670-1552 http://www.usuchild.usu.edu Northern CCR&R 801-626-7837 888-970-0101 http://programs.weber.edu/ccrr Metro CCR&R 801-355-7444 800-839-7444 http://www.cssutah.org/childcare Mountainland CCR&R 801-863-8220 800-952-8220 http://www.uvsc.edu/ccrr Western CCR&R 800-543-7527 888-344-4896 http://www.childcarehelp.org Eastern CCR&R 435-613-561 or 888-637-4786 http://www.ceu.edu/childcare