Professional Development

G-SPAN ECE efforts in professional development include supporting and implementing state approved trainings that support healthy growth and development and obesity prevention strategies in early care environments as well as collaborating on pre-service learning for future ECE professionals.

An inventory of professional development modules or trainings available from the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning is being analyzed. These trainings are intended to help ECE providers learn about nutrition, physical activity, breastfeeding, Farm to ECE, or other relevant health topics.

Gaps in professional development content from across ECE partners and supporting organizations are being identified. This will enable the creation of trainings informed by ECE providers that address healthy growth and development and obesity prevention.