EEPS provides information, resources, and support related to the professional development needs of the early care and education workforce now inclusive of TK and K teachers, and assists the workforce in building professional competencies. When professionals participate in professional opportunities for growth and education, they are better prepared to care for and teach children. Research has shown that these professionals are happier in their profession and place of employment, earn higher wages, and the children in their care score higher on developmental scales. Professional Services seeks to support these professionals in a variety of ways in their quest and acquisition of specialized education and skills.