This collection of measures captures a director’s level of formal education, years of experience, and training hours. View the facility-specific requirements on the Facility Assessment Record Form (FARF).
Category: Category 1: Director and Staff Qualifications
Subcategory: Director Qualifications and Training
Examples
In this section you will find videos, images, and/or documents that can be used to better understand this measure. These examples can also be used in conversations between mentors, directors, and/or teachers to discuss how the program's current practices compare to these examples.
Example Document
This is an example of a Professional Development Profile Report for Administrators and Practitioners from TECPDS. This report can be used to analyze staff education, experience, and training to ensure staff are meeting requirements for training hours and topics. The report can also help inform staff training plans if some training topics have less coverage than others.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Example Document
The Professional Development Profile Report for Practitioners from TECPDS can be used to assist in analyzing education, experience, and training. The assessor will use the Individual Professional Development Profile Report to help score the director’s education, experience, and training measures. Program staff files should be used to verify these documents if the report is incomplete or unavailable.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Example Document
Educational documentation (transcripts, diplomas, certificates) must be observed to show how the director qualifies. Here is a sample transcript that shows documentation of the director’s college education coursework as it relates to their role.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Example Document
Director documentation of experience (résumé, curriculum vitae, date of hire) must be observed during program assessment. The resume sample shows how proof of years of experience in early childhood education can be provided by the director.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Example Document
This sample plan shows a practitioner’s professional development goals and the trainings she has completed and plans to complete. Notice how there is alignment between her professional development goals and the trainings she completes.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Practice Opportunities
These resources include tips, strategies, activities, or specific tools related to this measure that programs can put into practice.
Template
This template is an effortless way to document staff members’ professional development goals and training opportunities. Training opportunities should help the practitioner meet their goals while also meeting minimum requirements for clock hours and training topics.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Toolkit
T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education and Compensation Helps) Early Childhood® Texas Scholarship Program is an educational scholarship opportunity for early childhood educators who work in the licensed childcare setting across Texas. These comprehensive scholarships enable early childhood educators to take coursework leading to credentials and degrees at local community colleges and universities in Texas.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool
Toolkit
This website offers a range of digital and print materials and resources related to child care training, including a number of online courses for child care professionals seeking to fulfill state-mandated training requirements. These resources will help early childhood professionals find and complete training hours needed as related to their role.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool
