Early Childhood Education

Events Management System
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) offers an array of professional development for education professionals through the Events Management System (EMS). The EMS is a calendar of professional development opportunities available through ADE of which teachers, administrators, and support staff may select to take. Opportunities include in-person trainings, trainings via webinar, and conferences. Anyone wishing to register for ADE professional development must do so through the EMS. The first step in registering for an event is to create an ADE Connect account which will assign a username and password. Once a username and password are assigned, EMS users will have the ability to log in and register for any available event by clicking the green “Register” button, once an event is selected. Visit the EMS User Guide for assistance with event registration.

Currently, all Early Childhood Education (ECE) trainings (in-person and webinar) are free and at no cost to the public with the exception of Teaching Strategies GOLD (TSG) trainings and ECE conferences. ADE ECE-published manuals, referenced in many ECE trainings, are available online to download on our Resources tab under “Publications & Manuals”.

Click here for a helpful checklist: EMS Webinar Training Checklist

icon pdf List of ECE Professional Development Offerings

*Purchase Orders can be sent via mail to:

Arizona Department of Education

1535 W. Jefferson Street, Bin #1 (Accounting)

Phoenix, AZ 85007

*POs are accepted up to 10 business days prior to the event. Within 10 days of the event, attendees may pay with a credit card only. Please plan accordingly.

The Arizona Early Childhood Career and Professional Development Network serves Arizona’s early learning community by being “an integrated early childhood professional development system for all Arizona early childhood professionals working with and on behalf of young children” (http://www.azearlychildhood.org). The Network offers education professionals degree and credential information and resources, career information and resources, First Things First (FTF) College Scholarship information, as well as a portal to the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry (Registry).

Early education professionals looking to grow their skills and advance in their careers may wish to register for the Registry. Through access to the Registry, users may register for training and professional development opportunities specific to their needs and location. The Registry also helps users manage their career profile by “keeping a record of trainings and credentials all in one place” (https://www.azregistry.org/index.cfm). Lastly, access to the Registry gives users the ability to apply for FTF College Scholarships.

Most Arizona colleges and universities offer coursework in early childhood education or early childhood special education leading to a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree. Click the link below to access a list of early childhood college programs in Arizona:

icon word document Early Childhood College and University links