SDQPI Professional Learning Opportunities

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 registration or workshop questions, please email our Professional Learning Team.

Professional development opportunities are aligned to one or more California Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Continuous Quality Improvement Pathways. The California QRIS Continuous Quality Improvement Pathways were created to accompany the CA-QRIS Rating Matrix and Implementation Guide as part of the CA-QRIS Quality Continuum Framework. All California QRIS Continuous Pathways fit within 1 of the 3 core areas: Child Development and School Readiness; Teachers and Teaching; Program and Environment.

The different professional development opportunities have differentiated levels of expertise (introductory, intermediate, advanced) to ensure that it is tailored to meet each provider’s needs.

Introductory level workshops provide participants with knowledge of essential areas, and introduces participants to new content.

Intermediate level workshops provide participants with a deeper understanding of content knowledge and strategies for implementation.

Advanced level workshops are for participants that have an increased understanding in the content area, have significant experience working in an early learning and care program and cultivates a long-life learning stance by promoting and sharing evidence-based practices.

Each workshop is designed with a target audience in mind.