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Welcome to the QCC Higher Education Faculty Dashboard. This site offers information on policy priorities about quality in early learning and care in higher education. You can access links to relevant information, learn about your local QCC programs, and explore learning opportunities for faculty. Take a moment to review the resources on this site to support your work with the California early learning and care workforce.
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PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential Resources
Find the most up to date resources to help you plan, coordinate, and create pathways for the PK-3 Early Childhood Education (ECE) Specialist Instruction Credential. The California Commission on …
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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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SAVE THE DATE: Equity-Centered Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Advisory Panel
The California Department of Social Services is pleased to announce the seventh convening of the Equity-Centered QRIS Advisory Panel. The seventh Panel meeting will be September 25, 2025, from …
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Online Learning Series for California’s Early Learning and Care Professionals
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 …
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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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PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential Resources
Find the most up to date resources to help you plan, coordinate, and create pathways for the PK-3 Early Childhood Education (ECE) Specialist Instruction Credential. The California Commission on …
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SAVE THE DATE: Equity-Centered Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Advisory Panel
The California Department of Social Services is pleased to announce the seventh convening of the Equity-Centered QRIS Advisory Panel. The seventh Panel meeting will be September 25, 2025, from …
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Safe Spaces Toolkit from the California Surgeon General’s Office
As part of California’s Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, the Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG) is offering a free, online professional learning module designed to …
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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 …
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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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Training: Safe Spaces: Foundations of Trauma-Informed Practice for Educational and Care Settings
The Office of the California Surgeon General has launched a new trauma-informed training designed to help educators, school personnel and childcare providers respond to trauma and stress in …
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Online Courses Available on the California Early Childhood Online (CECO)
California Early Childhood Online (CECO), funded by the California Department of Social Services, in partnership with WestEd, is offering modules on caring for young children from birth to five. …
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