Panhandle Early Childhood Care and Education Professionals gathered in Alliance as Penny Gildea, from NDE's Early Childhood Training Center, facilitated  Safe With You, a four hour curriculum consisting of 3 components;  Shaken Baby, Safe Sleep, Child Abuse and Neglect.

Colleagues around the Panhandle filled both ESU #13's conference rooms on the same day, while Marian Moats and Kathy Nelson facilitated The Outdoor Classroom.  Thanks to Community Action Partnership of Western Ne, Tri Community Preschool, Mitchell Tiger Cub Preschool and PECPDP for co-sponsoring.

Dimensions Educational Research Foundation in collaboration with the Arbor Day Foundation  'gifted' Early Childhood Care and Education Professionals in the Panhandle with two workshops, Learning With Nature & Using Your Outdoor Classroom.  Alliance Learning Center, a central location hosted the event.

Early Childhood Professional Development Partnerships are designed to:

•  Meet training needs identified in their areas;

•  Coordinate existing and new training opportunities;

• Collaborate to provide training that is open to staff and parents from all types of early childhood setti

• Promote professional development and program improvement;

• Increase the use of technology to facilitate collaboration and professional development;

• Support the Nebraska Framework for Early Childhood Professional Development.

    As colleagues in the Panhandle of Nebraska early childhood care and education professionals are dedicated to providing quality care and education for all young children, birth through age 8. Recognizing the value of a TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More), feel free to contact PECPDP with your needs as well as your ideas!