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\n \n Alabama Pathways is a free online resource for early childhood professionals working in child care\n facilities. The professional development system addresses the training and education needs of caregivers\n and teachers in the field of early childhood and school-age care. The goal of Alabama Pathways is to\n provide a path to support and advance the best practices of those who care for and teach children from\n birth through 12 years.\n
\n\n Early childhood professionals working in child care programs should create an Alabama Pathways account\n to better support their training and professional development. Caregivers, teachers, directors, and\n other support staff will find benefit from Alabama Pathways being a single, web-based location designed\n to collect and preserve credentials, education, awards, and completed trainings. Programs that are\n licensed and/or participate in Alabama Quality STARS are required to be enrolled in Alabama Pathways.\n
\n\n Alabama Pathways addresses the need for a comprehensive professional development registry that\n incorporates the key elements necessary for improving quality care and education in child care\n facilities. Early childhood professionals can document all required training for both licensing\n requirements and health and safety guidelines in Alabama Pathways.\n
\n\n Once you complete a training, your Alabama Pathways record will be updated to reflect the details of the\n training, including the training topic and number of training hours earned. Entering your own name and\n personal email address correctly in Alabama Pathways ensures the accurate transfer of your training\n information from trainers into Alabama Pathways.\n
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\n\n Your PDP is set up so you can reflect on the professional development you want and make a plan for getting\n what you need to grow as an early childhood professional. Collaborating with state-designated coaches may\n further help you identify and reach your goals.\n
\n\n Your PDP is developed as each tab is completed. Once created, you can access and update your PDP throughout\n your career no matter where you are working in early childhood education!\n
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\n \n The Self-Assessment Tab is where you think about what skills and knowledge you already have and consider what\n skills and knowledge you need to grow as an early childhood professional.\n
\n\n The Core Content and Competency Areas below guide you to group what you know and the skills you want to\n develop. Click on each or select a few.\n
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\n \n The PDP Goals Tab is where you will write professional development short term goals and identify them by Core\n Content and Competency Area.\n
\n\n Some of your goals may cross over several areas. What is your primary goal? What do you want to achieve? Ask\n yourself these questions and think about the strategies you will take and what you need to be successful.\n
\n\n Working with your supervisor or a coach may help you set realistic, achievable, and measurable goals so you\n can see your progress.\n
\n\n The Alabama Pathways Professional Development Lattice is a system that provides early care and education\n professionals with a tool to track their professional development. Each user can identify her/his current\n place on the lattice, as well as the progressive path to enhanced training and education within the field of\n early care and education.\n
\n\n The Alabama Pathways Professional Development Lattice reflects eight levels of training and education to guide\n caregivers and teachers of children from birth through 12 years on the path that promotes high-quality care\n and education.\n
\n\n The levels include training, credentials, certificates, and degrees in child development, early childhood\n education, and elementary education, with a focus on knowledge and skills specific to early care and\n education. The training and education resources include agencies, organizations, and institutions that provide\n training and education specific to early childhood and school-age care.\n
\n| LEVEL | \nTRAINING AND EDUCATION | \nRESOURCES | \n \n
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| Level 1 | \n\n Performance Standards training requirements and/or Alabama Early Learning Guidelines (AELG) credential\n \n \n Alabama Infant/Toddler credential\n | \n \n Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR), Child Care Services Division \n \n DHR quality enhancement contractors \n \n Local, statewide, regional, and national professional child care organizations\n | \n
| Level 2 | \n\n Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or other national credential in child/care/early care and\n education\n | \n\n Council for Professional Recognition \n \n DHR regional quality enhancement contractors \n \n Alabama Community College System (ACCS) institutions\n | \n
| Level 3 | \nShort certificate and/or certificate in child development/early care and education | \n\n Alabama Community College System (ACCS) \n \n Two-year institutions\n | \n
| Level 4 | \n\n Associate in Applied Science/Technology (AAS or AAT) \n \n Degree in child development/early care and education and/or Associate in Arts/ Science (AA or AS) \n \n Degree in child development/early childhood education, including 18 child development/early childhood\n specific credits\n | \n \n Alabama Community College System (ACCS) \n \n Two-year institutions\n | \n
| Level 5 | \n\n Bachelor’s degree in child development, early childhood education, or elementary education, including 30\n child development/ early childhood specific credits\n | \n\n Athens State University \n \n Public and private four-year colleges and universities\n | \n
| Level 6 | \n\n Master’s degree (MS) in child development, early childhood education, or elementary education, including\n 15 child development/ early childhood specific credits\n | \n\n Public and private four-year \n colleges and universities\n | \n
| Level 7 | \n\n Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in child development, early childhood education or elementary\n education, including 15 child development/early childhood specific credits\n | \nPublic and private four-year colleges and universities | \n
| Level 8 | \n\n Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree or Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in child development, early\n childhood education, or elementary education, including 15 child development/early childhood specific\n credits\n | \nPublic and private four-year colleges and universities | \n
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\n Welcome to Alabama Pathways, the Alabama Department of Human Resources’ \n Professional Development Registry site. \n
\n The pilot phase for Alabama Pathways has ended. \n The full Registry site is being finalized and will be available soon! \n Training will be provided to all licensed child care providers and their staff in the coming weeks. \n As a reminder, participation in Alabama Pathways is a requirement of the Child Care Licensing and Performance Standards. \n All providers and their staff will need to be enrolled in Alabama Pathways by September 1, 2022 to avoid deficiencies. \n
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\n Welcome to Alabama Pathways, the Alabama Department of Human Resources’ \n Professional Development Registry site. \n
\n The pilot phase for Alabama Pathways has ended. \n The full Registry site is being finalized and will be available soon! \n Training will be provided to all licensed child care providers and their staff in the coming weeks. \n As a reminder, participation in Alabama Pathways is a requirement of the Child Care Licensing and Performance Standards. \n All providers and their staff will need to be enrolled in Alabama Pathways by September 1, 2022 to avoid deficiencies. \n
\n\n Thank You
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