California Preschool Development Grant: New Term and Spanish Courses!

The California Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Learning Pilot

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Be one of the first early childhood educators to experience state-of-the-art professional development…

COMPLETELY FREE!

The California Preschool Development Grant (PDG) is piloting instructor-led courses designed specifically for early learning providers and hosted entirely online in a mobile-friendly format. These courses support early childhood professionals in expanding their skills through job-embedded activities while making professional development easy, accessible, and highly effective.

Start date: December 9th

Spanish courses now available!

Preschool or Infant/Toddler

Program Details

All courses are FREE of cost
Earn 20 hours of professional development per course
Enrollment limited to one course per term
Course can be completed on your own time, with an instructor facilitating the process
Infant/Toddler and Preschool courses are available

These courses are job-embedded to give participants the best real-world experience in implementing practices.

This means each course will require access to an early childhood program with enrolled children in order to be completed.

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Enroll today!

For more information, additional training opportunities, or to enroll, visit www.californiapdg.org .

Questions?

Contact: support@californiapdg.org or

(650) 352-4614

Modules Offered:

Supporting Dual Language Learners
Preschool Guidance and Behavior
Supporting Inclusive Practices in Infant Toddler Programs
The Building Blocks of Literacy
Using Observation to Support Developmentally Appropriate Practice with Infants and Toddlers
Language Development for Infants and Toddlers
Designing Infant and Toddler Learning Environments - in Spanish
Preschool Language Development - in Spanish

Time Commitment

Course term runs from 12/9/19 to 2/16/20
2.5 - 3 hours a week per course

Funded by the California Department of Education ^. Content by University of Florida ^. Training and technical assistance by WestEd ^. In partnership with Quality Counts California