Professional Development

Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators and
Youth Development Professionals

Because the education level of early childhood teachers has been linked with quality care in numerous research studies, Child Care Services Association (CCSA) offers a variety of professional development opportunities to support high-quality services and actively encourages providers to enroll in early childhood courses at local community colleges or universities.

CCSA produces a professional development calendar which describes not only CCSA’s workshops, but also workshops offered by other organizations in our local communities. CCSA sponsors the annual statewide A.S.K. Conference (Advancing Skills and Knowledge), formerly A Day for Day Care, in collaboration with Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. This all-day event, presented in late January, hosts over 100 sessions during three different time slots, plus keynote speakers who address current child care issues. Continuing education units (CEUs) are available on specialized topics for early childhood educators, school age and youth development professionals and administrators.

To register for a Training workshopYou may register online, by mail or in person.

To register for the A.S.K. Conference
You may register online, by mail or in person.

3/1/2013 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

WAKE COUNTY-Choosing and Using an Appropriate Curriculum and Instructional Assessment Tool Spaces Remaining: 5 This five-hour workshop will provide participants, working in childcare centers, with guidelines for identifying, selecting, and planning to implement a developmentally appropriate, evidence-based, curriculum for children birth to age five. It will also provide guidance on matching and selecting formative and summative assessment of learning to measure if the children are learning through the curriculum. Target Audience- Directors, center staff and family child care providers.       3/2/2013 9:30 PM - 3:00 PM CUMBERLAND COUNTY-Forming First Relationships: Using Respectful, Responsive and Reciprocal Practices with Infants and Toddlers (CEU) Spaces Remaining: 25How do you get to know the children and families in your care? Do you spend time with children and their families learning from and about each other? Focusing on the Nurturing and Responsive Relationships level of the Center on the Social Emotional Foundation for Early Learning (CSEFEL) Pyramid Model, we will discover specific strategies to foster social and emotional wellness in infants and toddlers.   If you feel inspired to share your thoughts please leave a comment with your link below