Trying Together and ELRC Region 5 are offering a variety of professional development opportunities for early childhood educators in August and September as the 2025-26 school year begins.

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and Second Lady Blayre Holmes Davis recently hosted a roundtable involving the state’s child care staffing crisis, discussing how it is affecting families, businesses, and the state economy.

Trying Together will host virtual sessions on every third Wednesday of the month for its professional development series that is focused on frequently requested topics relevant to early childhood educators.

Trying Together and Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) 5’s Rapid Response Team provides hands-on coaching for educators and resources for families and caregivers to prevent the expulsion or suspension of children in early childhood education.

Trying Together, HI5!, and Pittsburgh Public Schools will host a kindergarten readiness event on Wednesday, May 14.

The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center held an open house event on April 7 as part of its Week of the Young Child (WOYC) activities.

Trying Together’s Early Intervention Toolkit for early care and education programs, in Allegheny County is now available on its website.

Trying Together is offering two support classes for small business child care owners in April that cover the topics of money management, debt reduction, and credit building.

The Pittsburgh International Airport’s Le Petite Academy is being cited as a successful workforce development program in a recent Blue Sky News article that features Trying Together’s executive director.