Our Mission
Our mission is to facilitate the development, implementation and evaluation of integrated and comprehensive systems of personnel development (CSPD) for the early childhood workforce serving infants and young children with disabilities eligible for Part C and Part B(619) programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Database of State Personnel Standards by State
Click the map to view our national database of personnel standards for all professional disciplines serving children with disabilities from birth to five years and their families.
Knowledge Generation
ECPC disseminates new evidence based knowledge on topics and emerging issues in early childhood education and intervention through the development of literature syntheses, data analyses, and personnel standards alignments.
This work has generated 80+ regional & national presentations and the production of 4+ literature syntheses & data reports.
Technical Assistance
The ECPC provides intensive Technical Assistance using evidence-based practices to support States in developing and implementing an early childhood Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD).
ECPC has assisted 4 states in implementing their CSPDs and is currently providing intensive TA to 8 more.
Leadership Collaboration
The ECPC provides leadership training that integrates personnel, programs, and policies of Part C and B(619) programs into State early childhood initiatives. We offer Integrated Graduate Student participation, Leadership Communities of Practice, and Leadership Institutes.
ECPC is currently providing leadership training to 13 states as of 2017 and has reached 25 states total since 2013.
