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ECE

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Development Requirements

Alabama ECE Professional Development Requirements

Whether you're a teacher, administrator, trainer, or advocate, staying compliant with your state's professional development standards is essential — but navigating those requirements can be overwhelming.

That’s why we created this centralized hub: to help early childhood professionals easily find, understand, and act on their state’s PD expectations.

Below you will find:

Your State’s Professional Development Requirements

Your State’s Professional Development Requirements

Your State’s Professional Development Requirements

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Select Webinar Suggestions That Meet Your State Requirements

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State Requirements

The information below is provided by The Colorado Department of Early Childhood:

If you are a teacher working only in early childhood (licensed childcare/preschool), you follow the annual CDHS requirements:

To meet the annual clock hour training requirements, all licensed child care providers are required to have three clock hours of training focused on social emotional development and 12 clock hours of training focused on eight competencies:

  1. Child growth and development and learning or courses that aligns with the competency domains of child growth and development

  2. Child observation and assessment

  3. Family and community partnership

  4. Guidance

  5. Health, safety and nutrition

  6. Professional development and leadership

  7. Program planning and development

  8. Teaching practices

State Requirements

The information below is provided by The Colorado Department of Early Childhood:

If you are a teacher working only in early childhood (licensed childcare/preschool), you follow the annual CDHS requirements:

To meet the annual clock hour training requirements, all licensed child care providers are required to have three clock hours of training focused on social emotional development and 12 clock hours of training focused on eight competencies:

  1. Child growth and development and learning or courses that aligns with the competency domains of child growth and development

  2. Child observation and assessment

  3. Family and community partnership

  4. Guidance

  5. Health, safety and nutrition

  6. Professional development and leadership

  7. Program planning and development

  8. Teaching practices

State Requirements

The information below is provided by The Colorado Department of Early Childhood:

If you are a teacher working only in early childhood (licensed childcare/preschool), you follow the annual CDHS requirements:

To meet the annual clock hour training requirements, all licensed child care providers are required to have three clock hours of training focused on social emotional development and 12 clock hours of training focused on eight competencies:

  1. Child growth and development and learning or courses that aligns with the competency domains of child growth and development

  2. Child observation and assessment

  3. Family and community partnership

  4. Guidance

  5. Health, safety and nutrition

  6. Professional development and leadership

  7. Program planning and development

  8. Teaching practices

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