Professional Development

Quality early care and education (ECE) is essential for the healthy development of young children. It also supports Arizona families' ability to work or go to school. This strengthens families and the state’s economy. High-quality ECE gives children valuable and developmentally appropriate learning experiences. To support this, Arizona needs skilled, well-trained, and highly valued ECE professionals. The Arizona Professional Development Roadmap outlines goals and strategies to ensure the state has an integrated ECE professional development system that supports and empowers…

The Arizona Early Childhood Network has partnered with the National Center on Early Childhood, Development, Teaching, and Learning (NCECDTL) to offer FREE trainings to our Arizona workforce in the Registry!NCECDTL is managed by ZERO TO THREE on behalf of the Office of Head Start. As the prime partner, ZERO TO THREE is responsible for setting the overall direction for the center and providing leadership.Featured Training: Supporting Messy Play with Infants and Toddlers The goal of the module is for participants to examine the specific skills infants and…

The Arizona Early Childhood Network has partnered with the National Center on Early Childhood, Development, Teaching, and Learning (NCECDTL) to offer FREE trainings to our Arizona workforce in the Registry! NCECDTL is managed by ZERO TO THREE on behalf of the Office of Head Start. As the prime partner, ZERO TO THREE is responsible for setting the overall direction for the center and providing leadership. Featured Training: Supporting Continuity of Care The goal of the module is for participants to reflect on why supporting continuity of care…

Yavapai College is happy to support two wonderful programs to help students through their education!  Earn While You Learn Gain quality field experience in a 5 star child care program while earning an Early Childhood Basic Certificate and a paycheck. The YC Early Childhood Department has partnered with the Family Enrichment Center (FEC) on the Prescott Campus to offer an Earn While You Learn program this summer. Scholarships are available to cover tuition and book costs. Learn More Parent Cohort…

The Arizona Early Childhood Network has partnered with the National Center on Early Childhood, Development, Teaching, and Learning (NCECDTL) to offer FREE trainings to our Arizona workforce in the Registry!NCECDTL is managed by ZERO TO THREE on behalf of the Office of Head Start. As the prime partner, ZERO TO THREE is responsible for setting the overall direction for the center and providing leadership.Featured Training: Responsive Learning Environments for Infants and Toddlers Baby Talks is a series of modules focused on current research, and evidence-based strategies and…

The Arizona Early Childhood Network has partnered with the National Center on Early Childhood, Development, Teaching, and Learning (NCECDTL) to offer FREE trainings to our Arizona workforce in the Registry!NCECDTL is managed by ZERO TO THREE on behalf of the Office of Head Start. As the prime partner, ZERO TO THREE is responsible for setting the overall direction for the center and providing leadership.Featured Training: Math is Everywhere: Supporting Math Skills in Infants and Toddlers Early math skills are essential to children’s school readiness and later learning.…

The Arizona Early Childhood Network has partnered with the National Center on Early Childhood, Development, Teaching, and Learning (NCECDTL) to offer FREE trainings to our Arizona workforce in the Registry!NCECDTL is managed by ZERO TO THREE on behalf of the Office of Head Start. As the prime partner, ZERO TO THREE is responsible for setting the overall direction for the center and providing leadership.Featured Training: Celebrating DLLs: Spring into Practice This four module micro-learning course is designed to help participants learn about the latest research and evidence-based…

The Arizona Early Childhood Network has partnered with the National Center on Early Childhood, Development, Teaching, and Learning (NCECDTL) to offer FREE trainings to our Arizona workforce in the Registry!NCECDTL is managed by ZERO TO THREE on behalf of the Office of Head Start. As the prime partner, ZERO TO THREE is responsible for setting the overall direction for the center and providing leadership.Featured Training: Bang! Squish! Leap! Supporting the A in Steam with Infants and Toddlers Just like science, technology, engineering, and math, engaging with the…

Date: December 15, 2021 Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Join us to learn about the new CCEI online training subscriptions funded by First Things First. Those who are eligible have access to a free unlimited online training library. Learn more about: Eligibility criteria How to access the training subscriptions How to search for individual trainings How to access the New Employee Orientation Pathway How to fulfill some of the state training requirements using the CCEI subscriptions We will save time to answer your…