SDQPI Professional Development Catalog

Educators must consistently cultivate their knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice, family and cultural contexts, and effective assessment in order to effectively support and individualize learning for every child. (Early Childhood Essentials, 2019, p. 17)

About this Catalog

The focus of SDQPI is to connect and enhance Early Learning and Care (ELC) systems and supports so that children are healthy, and ready to succeed in. The San Diego QCC Consortium’s guiding vision is that [1] all children ages 0 through 5, and their families, have access to environments that provide healthy and enriched learning opportunities; [2] strengthen the responsiveness of adult-child interactions in ELC settings; and [3] efficiently connect child, family and program supports. Our local mixed delivery system increases access to quality ELC settings for those most in need and strengthens the facilitation of integrated systems of support.

Quality has many different facets; the most important are the provider interaction, developmental understanding of children and program planning to create effective early childhood education environments, and to develop a high quality workforce. Professional development opportunities come in many forms, these strategies can vary and can be accessed in thought-provoking conversations with fellow educators, through highly trained and responsive presenters, and training topics geared to your interests and aligned to professional growth needs within programs to support positive outcomes. SDQPI connects the “quality” target with professional development, personalized opportunities, which promotes engagement in continuous quality improvement practices, while being individualized for providers’ needs.

The professional learning (PL) opportunities in this catalog are intentionally offered to align to program quality goals and build upon existing skills of educators working with children birth through Transitional Kindergarten (TK). Educators must consistently cultivate their knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice, family and cultural contexts, and effective assessment in order to effectively support and individualize learning for every child. Early Childhood Essentials, 2019, p. 17

For scheduled professional development offerings and registration please visit: www.sdqpi.org