Crosssector Professional Development Systems State Strategies to Support

Cross-sector Professional Development Systems: State Strategies to Support All Early Childhood Professionals A Service of the Child Care Bureau 2007 OSEP National Early Childhood Conference December 3, 2007 1

Welcome & Overview Sarah Le. Moine, Information Services Manager Lori Connors-Tadros, Early Learning and Literacy Coordinator & State TA Specialist

“The nature of social systems is counter intuitive. A series of actions all aimed at short-run improvement can eventually burden a system with long-run depressants so severe that even heroic short-run measures no longer suffice. Many of the problems we face today are the eventual result of short-run measures taken as long as two or three decades ago. ” J. W. Forrester 3

Cross-Sector Professional Development Designed to include and serve professionals in: ºPublic schools ºChild care ºHead Start ºEarly intervention ºPreschool special education … … and other early childhood professionals. 4

Moving from Functional Silos … Early Childhood Education Health Transitional Social Assistance Services Workforce Finance Higher Education 5

… to cooperation … to coordination … to a collaborative, comprehensive approach 6

State Early Childhood Development System Early Learning Health, Mental Health and Nutrition Family Support Special Needs/ Early Intervention 7

“Always keep your eyes and your ears to the success of your partners—if you do, everyone can succeed. ” Ann Nutt 8

Individual Systems What does “professional development” mean to me? What does “professional development system” mean to me? 9

PD System Principles Provide a continuum of training & follow-up activities Systematically design, sequence, & implement activities Embed opportunities for ongoing evaluation Build on a clearly articulated philosophical framework & on a core body of knowledge Tie to a system of licensure, credentialing, or certification 10

Cross-Sector Strategies Focus on content Use standards to unify Build on strengths Think all sectors 11

Simplified Framework for a Professional Development System 12

Simplified Framework What is it? 13

Simplified Framework Why does it matter and what is available? 14

Simplified Framework How can we work toward it? 15

Simplified Framework How can we afford it? 16

Simplified Framework How do we ensure and measure achievement? 17

Toolkit Overview Targeted to State/Territory policy-makers and stakeholders. Intended to serve as a practical guide. Includes: ºDefinitions; ºOverviews; ºState stories; ºSelected resources; ºState examples; and ºPlanning tools. 18

Table Discussions Choose one of the five elements to discuss Or System infrastructure 19

Cross-Sector Lens How does [this issue] play out in each sector? What opportunities for unifying the sectors does [this issue] present? 20

Wrap-Up

Thanks for all you do! 22

• Alliance for Early Childhood Finance – http: //www. earlychildhoodfinance. org • The Build Initiative – http: //www. buildinitiative. org • The Children’s Project – http: //www. thechildrensproject. org • Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) – http: //www. clasp. org/publications. php? id=3 • Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) – http: //www. ccsso. org/earlychildhood • National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) – http: //www. nccp. org • National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) – http: //nccic. acf. hhs. gov • National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) – http: //www. ncsl. org/programs/cyf/cc. htm • National Governors Association Center for Best Practices – http: //www. nga. org/center • Smart Start National Technical Assistance Center – http: //www. nationalsmartstart. org/ • State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network (SECPTAN) – http: //www. finebynine. org • ZERO TO THREE – http: //www. zerotothree. org 23

Resources CCB’s Child Care Technical Assistance Network National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) Tribal Child Care Technical Assistance Center (Tri. TAC) Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative Child Care and Early Education Research Connections Healthy Child Care America After School Investment Project 24

Thank You Prepared by the National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center 10530 Rosehaven Street, Suite 400 ● Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: 800 -616 -2242 ● Fax: 800 -716 -2242 ● TTY: 800 -516 -2242 Email: info@nccic. org ● Web: http: //nccic. acf. hhs. gov 25