State Strategies to Support All Early Childhood Professionals 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

Welcome & Overview Sarah LeMoine, Information Services Manager Go over the goals for the session Lori will then do the where are you from and what are your issues/concerns Sarah LeMoine, Information Services Manager Lori Connors-Tadros, Early Learning and Literacy Coordinator & State TA Specialist

“The nature of social systems is counter intuitive “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

Cross-Sector Professional Development Designed to include and serve professionals in: Public schools Child care Head Start Early intervention Preschool special education … … and other early childhood professionals.

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

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

State Early Childhood Development System Early Learning Health, Mental Health and Nutrition Family Support Definition: An early childhood development system is made up of interrelated parts working together toward a common goal:  to ensure the healthy growth and optimal development of young children in the context of their families. Special Needs/ Early Intervention

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

Individual  Systems What does “professional development” mean to me? Mention the NPDCI definition What does “professional development system” mean to me?

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 Mention the NPDCI definition

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

Simplified Framework for a Professional Development System Outreach Access and Credentials, Qualifications, and Pathways Assurance Quality Knowledge Core Funding

Core Knowledge Simplified Framework What is it? Section 4 of the toolkit Knowledge Core

Access and Outreach Simplified Framework Why does it matter and what is available? Outreach Access and

Credentials, Qualifications, and Pathways Simplified Framework Credentials, Qualifications, and Pathways How can we work toward it?

Simplified Framework How can we afford it? Funding

Quality Assurance Simplified Framework How do we ensure and measure achievement?

Toolkit Overview Targeted to State/Territory policy-makers and stakeholders. Intended to serve as a practical guide. Includes: Definitions; Overviews; State stories; Selected resources; State examples; and Planning tools.

Table Discussions Choose one of the five elements to discuss Or System infrastructure Use the system infrastructure or other discussion tools at tables Choose an area and then one or two of the questions

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

Wrap-Up

Thanks for all you do!

Alliance for Early Childhood Finance The Build Initiative 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

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

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