PennAEYC is committed to the professional growth and development of early care and education professionals in Pennsylvania. Our work is grounded in the belief that each and every professional deserve access to professional development that honors their current knowledge and experiences while challenging them to use a new lens as they experience both familiar and new materials rooted in developmentally appropriate practices for young children.

Upcoming Professional Development Sessions

2024

March 9 Capital Area Chapter of PennAEYC Annual Conference - register here

March 20 6-8 PM Advocacy Basics - register here

April 2 6:30 - 8:30 Getting Staff and Families Out to Vote - register here

April 3 6-8 PM Raising Your Voice in Support of Children - register here  

April 17 11 AM to 1 PM Friendraising: Building Community Support for Early Care and Education - register here

May 7 11:30AM - 1:30 PM  Advocacy Basics - register here

May 8 6:30 - 8:30 PM First Up presents; Advocacy: The Key to Impacting Change in Early Learning - register here

May 15 11AM - 1 PM Using Social Media to Advocate for Children - register here

June 12 6-8 PM Using Social Media to Advocate for Children - register here

 

 

Other Opportunities

PASSHE Partners for Professional Development details here

Mandated Reporter training links are available here

First Up: Champions for Early Education (Philadelphia area) check out this site

Trying Together (Pittsburgh area) check out this site 

NAEYC Annual Conference National Association for the Education of Young Children Conferences
Anaheim, CA — November 6-9, 2024

NAEYC Professional Learning Institute Stay tuned for date and location!

National Head Start Conferences

Join PennAEYC for the 2023-24 CDA Credential Classes

Classes are offered online in both English and Spanish, check it out today!

PennAEYC is pleased to partner with the ECE Professional Development at PASSHE to offer CDA Instruction classes in English or Spanish. Pennsylvania’s early childhood educators within the Central Region who work at least 25 hours/week providing care to infants, toddlers, and pre‐school aged children are eligible for course funding. Students can complete the coursework which will prepare you to take the CDA credential exam. This instruction is provided at no‐cost (yes, it’s free!), through PennAEYC and the Early Childhood Education Professional Development Organization (ECEPDO@PASSHE)! Assistance in navigating the process of obtaining the National CDA Credential will also be provided!

Courses are community based and offer 120 classroom hours of CDA preparation. All courses are offered in a live virtual environment. The PennAEYC CDA Class is a cohort of study that requires full participation in 120 hours of classroom attendance and associated assignments for understandings of the required CDA curriculum content. The cohort model requires full completion (120 hours and all associated assignments) to obtain credit for the course. It is important to understand partial credit will not be given if this course is not completed in full. You must acknowledge below your acknowledgment of this course style.

*Please note PennAEYC DOES NOT AWARD the CDA Credential. The CDA Credential is awarded by the National CDA Council. Application for the CDA Credential can be completed following the successful completion of 120 clock hours of the CDA required content instruction. Information about the CDA Credential process and Credential Application can be found at https://www.cdacouncil.org/en/about/learn-about-the-cda/

Course work can be offered in both English and Spanish.  It is important to note that in order to obtain a CDA Credential in Spanish the CDA Candidate must be teaching daily in a mono-lingual Spanish classroom or a designated Bilingual classroom. The required course work can be taken in Spanish, however unless you are currently teaching in a mono-lingual or bilingual Spanish class, the CDA Credential application, test, assessment and portfolio must be completed in English.

*Verification is required for registration.

To get started and to see if you are eligible for funding visit the ECE Professional Development Organization at PASSHE to get started https://ecepdo.org/get-started/

Contact Rose Snyder at rsnyder@pennaeyc.org or contact a PASSHE Professional Development Specialist in your community! PennAEYC courses are funded with support from the PDO at PASSHE. Students must work in a program in the PASSHE PDO Region.

Classes will be held:
Class 1 - Tuesdays November 7 through June 18 from 6:30-9:30; Saturday Dec 9, Jan 27, Feb 10 and Apr 13 from 9:00-3:30 and no class December 26

Class 2 - Wednesdays October 18 – June 19 from 6:30-9:30; Saturday Dec 16, Jan 13 and Feb 17 from 9:00-3:30 and no class Nov 22 and Dec 27

In addition to the CDA coursework, PennAEYC offers a variety of professional development topics delivered by experienced and engaging staff who share information based on the most current research and classroom implementation strategies. For more information on how to enroll in the 2023-24 CDA classes contact Rose Snyder at rsnyder@pennaeyc.org

Registration for our professional development can be done through the PA Keys Professional Development Registry. Search PennAEYC on the PA Keys Registry calendar to find scheduled events in your area. Events can be scheduled as private fee for services events by contacting PennAEYC Director of Education and Operations, Rose Snyder. PennAEYC can offer support and consultation in the development of a PD plan designed to meet your program and staff needs.

Please note PASSHE PDO funding for this course is limited to the PASSHE PDO Central Region (identified in green on this map).

 

Recent online sessions

Pennie PA Health Exchange Webinar

PennAEYC hosted the team at Pennie: PA's Health Exchange website who presented information about affordable, individual health care options in the open insurance market place for the commonwealth. The slides below are a great resource for Pennsylvania's early learning providers and others looking for affordable health care options.

Access the slide deck here Pennie™ Pennie - OE2022 Short w Scenarios

Watch the webinar here

 

June 2, 2021 Mental Health: Exactly What Is It? View the presentation 

Spring 2020

Medicaid Eligibility and Other Health Insurance Options During COVID-19 Presented by PA Health Law Project

Happiness is Running Through the Streets to Find You (Part 1) Turning Pandemic Trauma into Healing for Adults and Children presented by Holly Elise Bruno

 

PennAEYC offers a variety of professional development topics delivered by experienced and engaging staff who share information based on the most current research and classroom implementation strategies.

See a full list of the current professional development offered by PennAEYC.

Registration for our professional development can be done through the PA Keys Professional Development Registry. Search PennAEYC on the PA Keys Registry calendar to find scheduled events in your area. Events can be scheduled as private fee for services events by contacting PennAEYC Director of Member and Educational Services, Rose Snyder. PennAEYC can offer support and consultation in the development of a PD plan designed to meet your program and staff needs.