ResourcesPosted 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 […]
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 …
Posted on February 3, 2025
The California Department of Social Services is pleased to announce the fourth convening of the Equity-Centered QRIS Advisory Panel.
Posted on October 10, 2024
The California Department of Social Services is pleased to announce the third convening of the Equity-Centered QRIS Advisory Panel, December 9, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m
Posted on August 13, 2023
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 help early care and education personnel respond to trauma and stress in children. The content included in this toolkit can be used to help CA-OSG …
Posted on January 9, 2023
The California Early Childhood Mentor Program (CECMP), funded by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), supports mentors throughout California in providing leadership and guidance to students entering the early childhood education (ECE) field as well as current child care directors and teachers. Partnering with 88 community …
Posted on November 3, 2021
This summary document is a great place to start if you are looking for free resources focused on the core/CAP 8 classes, such as openly licensed (OER) books and other “document-based” resources (including some translations), course shells, or video libraries. If you are looking for opportunities to share, collaborate, or stay informed on core …
Posted on October 29, 2021
Until it’s completion in 2017, the California Department of Education Faculty Initiative Project (FIP) supported early childhood professionals in preservice preparation programs with resources examining CDE initiatives and publications. The FIP also provided opportunities to integrate content into unit-bearing coursework. Key CDE …
Posted on September 20, 2021
The Multilingual Learning Toolkit is an online hub for research-based key principles, instructional strategies, and associated, free, practical, and easy-to-use resources that are geared towards educators who teach PreK-3rd Multilingual Learners. Download the Overview and check out the online resource hub.
Posted on July 15, 2021
California Early Childhood Mentor Program (CECMP) is a valuable quality service to the early learning and care field. Read this Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document for updated information about the renewed CECMP contract and transition to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). Check back to view this FAQ on the QCC Faculty …
Posted on July 15, 2021
Are you curious to know how the PDG-R and IMPACT contracts intersect with institutes of higher education and ECE/CD faculty? Check out this Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) from the Collaborative Partnerships to Support the Early Care and Education Workforce webinar April 20, 2021.
Posted on June 17, 2021
The mission of the California Community Colleges Teacher Preparation Programs (CCCTPP) is to engage in developing successful teacher preparation programs by facilitating access to strategies, tools, and resources that can boost the number and diversity of students entering the education field. CCCTPP supports regional efforts to align systems, …
Posted on March 23, 2021
Resources to support your work as higher education faculty CA Early Childhood Educator Competencies CA Workforce Development CA Community College Early Childhood Educators (CCCECE) CDE Mapping ECE Tool Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC) Curriculum Alignment Project Resources and Projects at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development …
Posted on March 17, 2021
California’s Master Plan for Early Learning and Care (MPELC) provides a roadmap to guide our journey of recovery (from COVID-19) and over time the rebuilding of a better system—one that partners with families, takes a whole-child approach to ensure the best child outcomes, supports the advancement of early learning and care professionals so …
Posted on March 16, 2021
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) released preliminary Early Childhood Education Preparation Program Guidelines in April 2019. These guidelines are advisory at the present time and represent an aspirational set of program quality indicators for voluntary use by preparers of the early childhood education workforce. ECE …
Posted on February 26, 2021
The Family Engagement Toolkit consists of 5 e-learning course modules that include video-based learning and interactive simulations in which the learner can role-play different common scenarios in early learning settings.
Posted on February 25, 2021
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) has released preliminary Early Childhood Education Teaching and Administrator Performance Expectations (ECE TPEs). ECE faculty, students, and professionals may view the ECE TPEs on the CTC website.
Posted on June 28, 2020
This introductory PowerPoint provides an overview of Quality Counts California (QCC) and the Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRISs) in California. Higher education faculty are encouraged to use this resource to learn more about statewide and local quality improvement efforts. The downloadable PowerPoint and suggested activities are …
Posted on June 21, 2020
First 5 California’s Dual Language Learner Resource Guide was designed to provide early learning programs that serve young dual language learners (infants, toddlers, and preschoolers) with resources that highlight evidence-based strategies to improve the quality of instructional practices and interactions with young dual language learners, …
Posted on June 10, 2020
The Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC) provides services, training, technical assistance, and resources to students and professionals working with and for children. In doing so, we help promote professionalism and high quality early care and education programs that benefit California’s children and families. The CDTC is a statewide …