Higher Education Faculty

• The newly revised California Framework for Infant-Toddler Learning and Development is now available!

  The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is pleased to announce the release of the new California Framework for Infant-Toddler Learning and Development (IT Framework). The IT …

  3/3/2026

• New Module Series: Creating Brave Spaces: Working with Adults to Disrupt Implicit Bias in Early Care and Education

  The California Department of Social Services is pleased to announce that a new module series, Creating Brave Spaces: Working with Adults to Disrupt Implicit Bias in Early Care and Education, is …

  2/3/2026

• DRDP (2025) Trainings

  These virtual sessions are designed for professional development providers, facilitators, teachers, administrators, and coaches who support or assist with the DRDP assessment. DRDP (2025) for …

  1/27/2026

• Trauma-Informed Practice: Culturally Responsive Strategies for Working with Adults

  The California Department of Social Services is pleased to announce that a new module series, Trauma-Informed Practice: Culturally Responsive Strategies for Working with Adults, is now available! …

  1/27/2026

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  Early EdU

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  California Community College Early Childhood Educators

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  California Community Colleges Teacher Preparation Programs

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  Partnerships in Education, Articulation, and Collaboration in Higher Education

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  Curriculum Alignment Project

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Faculty Initiative Project Resources

Until it’s completion in 2017, the California Department of Education Faculty Initiative Project (FIP) supported early childhood professionals in preservice preparation programs with …

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  CAP Courses and Related CECO Modules

  This faculty resource lists the California Early Childhood Curriculum Alignment Project (CAP) college courses and related California Early Childhood Online (CECO) learning modules. Use this …

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  The newly revised California Framework for Infant-Toddler Learning and Development is now available!

  The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is pleased to announce the release of the new California Framework for Infant-Toddler Learning and Development (IT Framework). The IT …

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  Quality Continuum Framework: Measurable Quality Elements

  The Quality Continuum Framework-Measurable Quality Elements (formerly called the Rating Matrix) includes elements that are research-based indicators of quality. It provides a recommended …

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  QIS Implementation Guide

  This resource is designed to support the local QCC’s system implementation with fidelity to statewide agreements, policies, and statutory requirements. The Implementation Guide will continue to …

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  New Module Series: Creating Brave Spaces: Working with Adults to Disrupt Implicit Bias in Early Care and Education

  The California Department of Social Services is pleased to announce that a new module series, Creating Brave Spaces: Working with Adults to Disrupt Implicit Bias in Early Care and Education, is …

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  Trauma-Informed Practice: Culturally Responsive Strategies for Working with Adults

  The California Department of Social Services is pleased to announce that a new module series, Trauma-Informed Practice: Culturally Responsive Strategies for Working with Adults, is now available! …

• Online Learning Series for California’s Early Learning and Care Professionals in Simplified and Traditional Chinese

  First 5 California supported two module series to be translated into Simplified and Traditional Chinese. The modules translated were specifically selected by early learning and care professionals …

• Trauma Informed Practice: Relationships at the Center of Promoting Children’s Well-Being and Healing

  The California Department of Social Services (CDSS), in partnership with WestEd, is delighted to announce the launch of a two-hour online professional development module designed for early …

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