Professional Development Programme  for Centre Leaders and Lead Educators

Key Features

Receive annual cash awards after completion of programme and service milestones​

Eligibility Criteria

• Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident;
• Currently employed in a pre-school registered or licensed with ECDA;
• ECDA-certified L2;
• Centre Leader with at least 3 years of relevant EC leadership experience as a Principal (based on date of Principal appointment to date of PDP appointment in May), OR Lead Educator with at least 5 years of relevant EC teaching experience;
• Meet the relevant competencies and skills (Centre Leader/ Lead Early Years Educator/ Lead Preschool Educator) as described in the Skills Framework for Early Childhood (SFw EC)​​​

Programme Structure

About the Compulsory Modules

Compulsory Modules are specially curated modules for you to deepen knowledge and skills through better understanding of key trends, recent EC research, leadership styles and reflective practices.

The four compulsory modules are:

1. Building Effective Relationships with Stakeholders in Preschool Settings
2. Designing Integrated Play Experiences and Curricula in ECCE
3. The Power of Feedback 360
4. Trends and Issues in ECCE​

About the ECDA-funded Overseas Study Trip

From the overseas study trip, you can learn best practices as a group, reflect on your own practices and adapt learning to to local context.

About the Projects

You will have the opportunity to lead in centre-initiated projects. You will also get to learn from ECDA Fellows by participating in ECDA’s Inquiry-Based Action Plan (IBAP) projects.

If you have been awarded with less than 30 hours for a project, you will have to complete another project (of any type listed below) in order to meet the programme milestone of 30 hours.​

For more details on the projects:

• ECDA Fellows’ IBAP Project (Please submit IBAP Project Summary via ONE@ECDA.)
  
• Centre-Initiated Project (Please submit proposal via ONE@ECDA.)
  

About the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Activities

1. Recommended Electives

   Enrich yourself through specially selected ECDA CPD courses. The list of recommended electives can be found in the latest briefing slides (download under Additional References below).

2. Local Learning Journeys, Work Attachments and Conferences

   Self-initiate and embark on learning journeys and work attachments based on your learning interests, and attend conferences to gain sector level perspectives.

3. Leadership Symposium, Community of EC Leaders events and Learning Communities

   Network, problem-solve and exchange good practices with fellow leaders in the EC fraternity through leadership platforms.​​

4. ECDA and in-house CPD courses

   Hone skills in your areas of interest through courses aligned to the 4 skills categories within the Skills Framework for Early Childhood (SFw EC)​. This includes ECDA and in-house CPD ​courses conducted by centres/HQ.