Early Childhood Quality Programming Design Training

Purpose: Strengthen the early education programming quality of those engaged with  Berkshire United Way/Pittsfield Promise

• Trainings designed for unidirectional impact, influencing solely the early ed programming to promote school readiness and grade-level reading in the community.
• Prioritize ensuring and advancing high-quality programming of those programs associated with Berkshire United Way/ Pittsfield Promise through a mixed-delivery system of programs involving children from Birth – 3^rd Grade.    

Attendees: Early education program directors whose programs are engaged with Berkshire United Way/Pittsfield Promise

• Varying levels of familiarity with the Program Design Evaluation Tool and foundational “campaign” paradigm

Focus of trainings: General program design: research reflective of program design and implementation and improvement science

• Provide case studies reflective of effective practices and exhibiting their implementation in like-minded communities

Key areas to target: A two-generational approach as consider developing and refining current programming

• Program alignment to desired outcomes
  • Selecting and determining aligned indicators reflective of desired outcomes