Early Learning - Professional Learning & Resources

Recorded Professional Learning

Below and to the right-hand side are recent professional development opportunities that have been recorded and made available for on-demand viewing as well as resources to support high-quality programming. 

Public Pre-K Self-Assessment and Continuous Quality Improvement Tool
Public Pre-K Technical Assistance Series- 2023
Request for Applications (RFA) #202207106 Public Pre-K Expansions

The informational meeting was held on August 23, 2022 from 10:00am-12:00pm. This meeting was recorded and is now available for viewing.

Those wishing to access the recording can do so here. The runtime is one hour, twenty-five minutes.

The RFA is housed on the Division of Procurement Services website.

Answers to frequently asked questions will be posted here no later than 9/30/2022. Any amendments made to the RFA will be posted here as well.
 

A direct link to the RFA is here and a link to ammendment #1 is here.

  • Applications are due no later than 10/13/2022 at 11:59pm local time.
  • Additional details and instructions can be found within the RFA itself.
Public Pre-K Technical Assistance Series

Resource Document

NAEYC Week of the Young Child 

A fun-filled week celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers, families, and communities.

Request for Applications (RFA) #202107114 Public Pre-K Expansion

The informational meeting was held on October 7, 2021 from 3-4:30pm. This meeting was recorded and is now available for viewing.

Those wishing to access the recording can do so here. The runtime is one hour, twenty-eight minutes.

The RFA is housed on the Division of Procurement Services website.

  • Answers to frequently asked questions will be posted here no later than 10/21/2021.
  • Any amendments made to the RFA will be posted here no later than 10/28/2021.
  • Applications are due no later than 11/4/2021 at 11:59pm local time.
  • Additional details and instructions can be found within the RFA itself.

A direct link to the RFA is here.

Working with Community Partners to Provide State-Funded Pre-K

This 3-part series will look at the benefits, barriers and how-tos of developing a formal public Pre-K partnership.

Unpacking the Pre-K Guidebook

This 7-part series will look at each section of the newly released Guide to High-Quality Publicly-Funded Preschool.

Head Start Resources 
State Entity Resources 
 
National Entity Resources
General Resources

 

Contact

Nicole Madore
Early Childhood Specialist
Phone: 207-446-3967
Email: nicole.madore@maine.gov