Professional Development

Since 2004, Pennsylvania has encouraged or required the Early Childhood Education (ECE) workforce to assess individual professional competencies and make ongoing professional development choices based on personal growth goals. Pennsylvania values continuous quality improvement and strives to align with national standards to the extent practicable, while continuing to address ECE workforce professional development needs.

Pennsylvania’s Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators

Using the PD Registry Early Learning and School-Age Professionals can:

Track employment, education, and training history.
Complete their professional development plan by using an easy to use self-assessment tool.
Find statewide, regional, and online quality professional training opportunities.

Training Calendar

April 2025

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30	Mar 31	Apr 1	2	3	4	5
			12:30 pm (Book Study Series) Schedules, Programming and Transitions

6	7	8	9	10	11	12
			12:30 pm (Book Study Series) Environments, Relationships and Experiences

13	14	15	16	17	18	19
			10:00 am Center-Based Module 3: Marketing Your Program
			12:30 pm (Book Study Series) Collaborations

20	22	23
9:00 am PQA Online Self-Paced Courses - English
	6:30 pm Family-Based Module 1: Budgets, Projections, and Planning	10:00 am Center-Based Module 4: Recruiting and Retaining Staff
		12:30 pm (Book Study Series) Social Skills