Trying Together delivers custom professional growth services and public courses to early childhood professionals in home, center, and school-based settings.

To browse a complete list of courses and descriptions, download the Fall 2025 Professional Development Catalog.

Custom Professional Development

Custom professional development can be created to target individual/group goals, interests, and needs. In-person and virtual opportunities are available.

Requests must be submitted at least eight weeks before your preferred start date.

If your requested date is less than six weeks out, please provide an alternative date in case we cannot accommodate your initial request.

Submit a Request

To request professional services, complete the form below. For questions, email learning@tryingtogether.org.

In response to feedback, we’ve simplified the way we’re charging for PD. We hope you find our new rates accessible and easy to understand! See our updated Trying Together Fee for Services document (PDF).

If you are interested in Trying Together’s Child Development Associate (CDA) program, please visit the CDA page.

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All courses provide PQAS and Act 48 credits/hours. Custom professional development requests should be submitted 8-10 weeks prior to session start date. If you are seeking a presentation or professional development, please complete the following information before clicking ‘submit’. If you are requesting accreditation assistance, induction support, or other/unsure, please use the text box at the bottom of the page to include any special circumstances and then click ‘submit’.
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Professional Standard Area or topic of presentation or professional development requested? Standard Area 1: Child Development and Learning in ContextStandard Area 2: Family–Teacher Partnerships and Community ConnectionsStandard Area 3: Child Observation, Documentation, and AssessmentStandard Area 4: Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching PracticesStandard Area 5: Knowledge, Application, and Integration of Academic Content in the Early Childhood CurriculumStandard Area 6: Professionalism as an Early Childhood EducatorStandard Area 7: Health and SafetyStandard Area 8: Organization and Administration
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