For
You
We have brought
together information that will help you:
- assess
how well you care for young children (your own competencies)
- identify
your own personal training needs
- design
a professional development plan that will meet your own training
needs
- identify
where training and education can be found
- identify
who can provide the training/education you are seeking
Information
included on this website to assist you in designing your own practitioner
professional development plan are:
- What training
is required for my current position? (link)
- What training
topic do I need now? (link)
- Finding
my own path of professional development (link)
- Reviewing
my current position and identifying my future goals (link)
- Finding
training/educational opportunities for myself (link)
- Locating
resources and contacts in the field of early care and education
(link)
Other Information:
- Overview
of the Statewide System of Professional Development (link)
- Training
Registry - will list approved trainers and approved training
opportunities in Iowa (under construction) (link)
- Iowa Project
Information & Data (link)
- This
includes projects and initiatives currently operating in
Iowa that promote quality (includes a summary of project
and contact information) (link)
- Links
to early care and education data that has been collected
by this project and other organizations and agencies (link)
- Contact
information on Early Care & Education organizations, agencies,
institutes of higher learning, and other resources (link)
Who
Are We?