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Great Expectations Early Childhood Communities of Practice 2025-2026

Each Community of Practice engages in regular sessions throughout a series that run every year from August through June. Participants typically meet once a month for a minimum of nine sessions. Sessions are facilitated from 2 to 3 hours depending on the date and time of the week, in accessible locations and during flexible times for early childhood professionals. Participants also receive guidance in professional development goal planning and attainment as well as individualized job embedded coaching throughout the program year.

SEVERAL COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE TO CHOOSE FROM:

  • Building Early Childhood Foundations
  • Creating Connections
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Empowering Conscious Educators/Empoderando a Educadores Consientes
  • Enhancing Early Childhood Executive Function Skills
  • Exploring STEAM Through Literacy for Ages Birth to Five
  • Inspire Inclusion
  • Las Familias: Whole Teacher, Whole Child
  • Project Best
  • Nurture through Nature
  • Raising Resilience
  • The Story Project: Cuéntame, a Spanish language

To learn more about the individual Communities of Practice visit https://unitedwaytucson.org/great-expectations/

  • For questions regarding this resource, please contact United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona—Great Expectations.
  • Contact Name: Denice Contreras
  • Phone No: 520-903-3951
  • Email Address: getcfc@unitedwaytucson.org