This book summarizes activities and results of a middle childhood education workshop held for the improvement of staff skills, knowledge, attitudes, and experience. The components of a plan for training middle childhood educators are presented in the logical order of program development: (1) development of educational policy; (2) needs assessment for a training program; (3) writing of program objectives; (4) identification of resources; (5) evaluation of a training program; and (6) outlining a training program. (CJ)