Early Childhood Workforce Development

Projects

• The Early Childhood Workforce Development (ECWD) team works closely with the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Early Childhood to implement the Colorado Shines Professional Development Information System (PDIS).  The PDIS is a web-based system that supports career development for Colorado's early educators.
  • Contact the ECPD team via the PDIS Help Desk for support with using the PDIS system or to obtains answers to questions about the Early Childhood Professional Credential.
• The ECWD team also administers the Training Alignment Process (TAP), which supports early childhood professional development providers with aligning their training to Colorado's Competencies for Early Educators and Administrators.  Training that successfully goes through TAP is entered into the Colorado Shines PDIS and is made available to early childhood professionals and professional development providers can then advertise and manage their training via PDIS.
• The ECWD team co-leads the Early Childhood Leadership Commission's Workforce Development Subcommittee, a membership and stakeholder group charged with stewarding the implementation of Colorado's Early Childhood Workforce 2020 Plan.