Description: Continuing education for staff is an essential program that enables employees to learn new skills and knowledge crucial to their job functions. #Directors and #administrators can facilitate continuing education for staff by identifying relevant courses and programs, funding or reimbursing their cost, and providing necessary time and resources for staff to attend them. By investing in continuing education for staff, admin builds a highly skilled and knowledgeable workforce that is more productive, innovative, and adaptable to changes in the organization and industry. This resource, developed by MSDE, is to provide information #childcare administrators and providers about #continuing_education for their staff.