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Save the Date: Equity Centered Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Advisory Panel

Posted on April 11, 2025

The California Department of Social Services is pleased to announce the fifth convening of the Equity-Centered QRIS Advisory Panel. The fifth Panel meeting will be April 29, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. All meetings are open to the public so that community members can participate […]

BlackECE Symposium – Dismantling Linguistic Oppression: The Path Toward Language Justice for Black Children in Early Care and Education

Posted on April 11, 2025

BlackECE’s inaugural event welcomed nearly 150 ECE professionals, policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders committed to ensuring California’s early care and education system is culturally affirming while policies, practices, and resource allocation are not only equitable but are pro-Black and anti-racist. We are building off …

2025 Beginning Together Institute for Inclusion Facilitators

Posted on January 23, 2025

The California Department of Social Services, Child Care and Development Division, is excited to announce the upcoming Beginning Together Institute for Inclusion Facilitators beginning in March 2025. This Institute will host Training-of-Trainers virtual sessions offered as a combination of synchronous and asynchronous activities on Thursday …

2025-26 PITC Trainer Institute

Posted on January 23, 2025

The Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) will offer a fully virtual PITC Trainer Institute in 2025-26. Please note, while the training is conducted in English, bilingual facilitators offer certification support and review certification submissions and journals written in Spanish. The PITC Trainer Institute provides a supportive community of …

New Online Learning Modules for Trainers Who Work with California’s Early Childhood Workforce

Posted on August 5, 2024

How to Develop and Facilitate Effective Training is a series of seven online modules that provides a comprehensive overview of the qualities, knowledge, and skills of effective early childhood trainers. Topics covered include self-awareness, cultural competence, continuous learning, instructional design and evaluation, professionalism, …

Early Learning and Care Trainer Reflection Tool

Posted on August 5, 2024

The Early Learning and Care Trainer Reflection Tool outlines evidence-based practices grounded in research on equitable approaches to adult learning, professional ethics, and trainer competencies. It complements and expands on information in California Early Childhood Educator Competencies—Supplemental Performance Area: Adult Learning and …

New Online Learning Series for California’s Early Learning and Care Professionals

Posted on July 4, 2023

Please spread the word and share these series of learning experiences with your colleagues. In January 2023, California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) and California Department of Social Services (CDSS), in partnership with WestEd, announced the launch of a comprehensive suite of 12 new series of online professional development …

California Early Learning Video Streaming

Posted on May 10, 2019

The California Early Learning Video streaming is a free online service where users can access California’s early education videos on one simple platform. Go to California Early Learning Videos to learn more.

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