Featured ResourcesPosted 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 27, 2020
Resources to support your work as higher education faculty CA Early Childhood Educator Competencies CA Workforce Development CA Community College Early Childhood Educators (CCCECE) CA Early Childhood Educator Competencies CDE Mapping ECE Tool Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC) Curriculum Alignment Project Faculty Finds – …
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 …
Posted on October 22, 2019
Founded by Gail Joseph, Bezos Family Foundation Distinguished Professor in Early Learning, Cultivate Learning started as a single program of three staff in a small office, with a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Over the years, we have partnered with the Office of Head Start, the Washington State Department of Children, …
Posted on June 20, 2019
The QCC Higher Education Leadership Team held an information webinar on May 17, 2019, to share the vision for strengthening partnerships with Institutions of Higher Education and faculty. Faculty who were unable to attend are invited to review the slide deck (https://drive.google.com/open?id=12GjlK6LKQX_Bx3d_fR2sDFmmaVuTgpKd) and recording …
Posted on June 20, 2019
CLASP has released a guide to creating “safe space” policies for early childhood programs. Safe-space policies safeguard programs against immigration enforcement actions and protect families’ safety and privacy. In this guide, advocates, providers, and policymakers will find information about developing and implementing safe-space policies, …
Posted on June 3, 2019
Faculty Finds is a free online resource just for faculty and is distributed six times per year. Each issue focuses on early childhood content resources, instructional resources, and information about the effective preparation of early childhood and early childhood special education professionals. Formerly distributed by Camille Catlett and the …
Posted on May 23, 2019
All About Young Children: Information for Families on Children’s Early Development is a website that provides resources for families based on the California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations and the California Preschool Learning Foundations. This website includes video clips of children’s activities followed by …
Posted on March 4, 2019
The Faculty Initiative Project (FIP) is funded by the California Department of Education’s Early Learning and Care Division (CDE-ELCD) and is a part of WestEd’s Center for Child and Family Studies. The purpose of the FIP is to align and integrate essential content and competencies of key CDE-ELCD materials and initiatives with core early …
Posted on February 15, 2019
Power to the Profession is a national collaboration to define the early childhood profession by establishing a unifying framework for career pathways, knowledge, competencies, qualifications, standards, and compensation
Posted on February 15, 2019
The Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center’s (ECLKC) Training & Technical Assistance Centers provide resources and video exemplars to support your course content