Be the Best at Your Job
Whether you’re a director or an early childhood teacher, you can access a guide to help you excel at your job.
The Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Knowledge and Competencies can help you achieve your best by giving you greater insight into quality early childhood education.
Here’s how you can use it to grow your career and professionalism.
Directors/Administrators
- Provide your staff with an orientation into the early care and education field
- Develop job descriptions
- Develop salary scales
- Track professional development growth
- Assess strengths, challenges and learning needs for your staff
- Support your staff in creating personalized development plans
Teachers/Assistants
- Assess your skill level, knowledge, strengths and abilities
- Create your personalized professional development plan
- Identify your learning needs and areas of growth
Family Child Care
- Assess your skill level, knowledge, strengths and abilities
- Identify your learning needs and areas of growth
- Differentiate yourself from other family child care providers by knowing evidence-based practices
- Track professional development growth
- Create your personalized professional development plan
Prospective Teachers
- Assess your skill level, knowledge, strengths and abilities
- Differentiate yourself from other teachers and assistants by knowing evidence-based practices
- Identify areas to grow your career and learn how to get there
Instructors/Technical Assistance Providers
- Align competencies with training objectives
- Design and organize professional development opportunities
- Provide trainings that progress through each core knowledge area
Workforce Knowledge and Competencies
You can get your free copy of the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Knowledge and Competencies by downloading it here.
