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PQA Professional Development

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The Program Quality Assessment (PQA) team offers a variety of professional development (PD) sessions to meet the needs of early childhood and school-age professionals.

Sessions are created by the Program Quality Assessment team, in collaboration with Program Observation Instrument (POI) authors and publishers or are provided for use by the authors/publishers.

All face-to-face and synchronous virtual sessions are offered by the PQA team and are instructed by the Program Quality Assessors.

What's New

Sunsetting of PA Position Statements for the Environment Rating Scales (ERS)

/August 9, 2024

ITERS-3, ECERS-3, and FCCERS-3: Building on a strong foundation and preparing for a fresh perspective

/July 11, 2024

New ECERS-3 Asynchronous Course from Program Quality Assessment (PQA) Team Available in The PD Registry

/January 29, 2024

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Bite-Size Learning

Our microlearning sessions and recorded webinars are designed to be completed in 30 minutes or less—making professional development accessible and efficient. Created specifically for early learning educators, these sessions offer practical insights, tools, and strategies to build your skills and stay ahead.

Perfect for individual learning or as a shared resource during staff meetings, these flexible, on-demand resources are available anytime, anywhere—whenever learning fits best.