In 1997, Paula Jorde Bloom examined the perceived roles and work history of 257 early care and education program directors. She identified three developmental career stages: beginning directors, competent directors, and master directors based on self-identification. The Directors' Role Perceptions Survey, developed for the 1997 study (Bloom, 1997, 2004), documented key differences in leadership and management practices at various developmental stages of the directors' careers. The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership recently conducted a follow-up study to examine current directors' perceptions about their roles and to identify how their professional development needs differ by their stage of leadership development. (author abstract)