NC Regional Early Childhood Professional Development Planning Project

DCD is funding an effort to create a regional early childhood professional development plan.  Between October 2009 and July 2010, planning will take place through the 18 Resource & Referral regions that already exist.

Each Regional Team will have up to 30 people, representing multiple agencies, organizations, demographics, etc.  Each Team will conduct at least four meetings in their region, using a common format, timeline and tools.  The meetings will identify goals, strategies and resources.  The Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development will train the facilitators, provide resources, and use the information gathered to develop a 5-year regional action plan.
 

• Here is a map of NC’s 18 regions - view map
• Click here for the downloadable version of the Institute’s Overview of the Planning Project.
• To see other states’ plans, collected by the National Child Care Information Center, visit http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/poptopics/state_pd_plans.html  (For a detailed plan, look at Alaska, and for a short and sweet framework, look at New Mexico.)
   

Read the introductory email inviting NCLCCA to participate, click here

For more information, contact Debra Torrence at ecpdinstitute@gmail.com.