P-5 Competencies
Build the skills you need for stronger collaboration and more effective services
What you will learn
Encourage and sustain collaborative practices that promote positive outcomes for expectant parents, infants, young children, and their families
- Explore professional competence on shared fundamental concepts within and across early childhood disciplines
- Focus on interdisciplinary partnerships and coordinated service delivery
Designed for
Early childhood professionals serving or administering programs for young children and their families. This includes early childhood professionals across the disciplines of physical health, infant and early childhood mental health, child welfare and social services, early identification and intervention, and early childhood education.
Overview
The ZERO TO THREE Competencies for Prenatal to Age 5 (P-5) Professionals™ are designed to help move the early childhood field toward a cross-sector approach to service delivery. By identifying the common knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for professionals working with the prenatal-to-age-5 population, we are building a shared understanding of what it takes to help young children succeed.
Each of the P-5 Competency domains are equally important, and they build upon and reinforce one another:
- Early Childhood Development
- Family-Centered Practice
- Relationship-Based Practice
- Health and Development Risk and Protective Factors
- Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
- Leadership to Meet Family Needs and Improve Services and Systems
- Professional and Ethical Practices
- Service Planning, Coordination, and Collaboration
Our Trainings
Contact us to learn more about the P-5 offerings, including the trainings described below and options for customized packages that meet your specific needs. All of our P-5 trainings are offered through group contracts.
- The P-5 Virtual Program is composed of 3 virtual or in-person events that orient participants and focus on application in a learning community, and an online tool and course for self-paced study and reflection.
- The P-5 Online Course is asynchronous and consists of eight 1-hour modules that explore the eight P-5 competency domains. The course enhances understanding and practice of existing discipline-specific competencies by encouraging cross-sector coordination and collaboration on behalf of the prenatal to age 5 population.
- State and Organizational-level Licenses
- Technical Assistance
Looking for something different?
Prepare for opportunities in early childhood disciplines, meet state requirements, and improve service quality with our competency-based professional development.