Latest UpdatesPosted on August 19, 2026
Build capacity within your agency to train teachers on the DRDP! Get to Know: How to present material using the latest adult learning strategies How to deliver DRDP training with fidelity Content and delivery for two DRDP trainings
Posted on August 19, 2026
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and California Department of Education (CDE) Desired Results (DR) System Training offers a virtual training series for administrators on the Desired Results System to improve program quality. The training model includes 13 virtual, facilitated training sessions, each ranging from 1 to 3 …
Posted on August 19, 2026
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS), in partnership with WestEd, is excited to announce the release of California Guidelines for Child Care in Home Settings. This extensively revised edition, an update to the previous Guidelines for Early Learning in Child Care Home Settings, provides actionable, practical guidance for …
Posted on July 24, 2026
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS), in partnership with WestEd, is proud to announce the reimagined California Preschool Program Guidelines, now titled California Preschool Guidelines for All Settings. This publication offers comprehensive guidance for early learning leaders, educators, and staff in family child care homes, …
Posted on July 13, 2026
The California Department of Social Services, in partnership with WestEd, is delighted to announce the launch of a 4-hour online professional development module series on the recently revised second edition of the California Infant–Toddler Learning and Development Foundations. This series was designed for early learning and care professionals …
Posted on July 13, 2026
The California Department of Social Services, in partnership with WestEd, is excited to share the launch of a new free interactive resource: the California Early Learning and Development website. This online resource was created to support these groups: early learning and care educators who work with young children (birth to 36 months) in …
Posted on June 26, 2026
This blueprint provides guidance and best practices for community college leaders, faculty, and staff to develop direct assessment CBE programs aligned with Vision 2030. As institutions use this blueprint, they must ensure compliance with all applicable federal and state regulations governing direct assessment CBE program requirements and standards.
Posted on April 20, 2026
First 5 California is pleased to announce the release of the Early Learning and Care Coaching Framework, developed through the Building Equitable Early Learning and Care Systems (BEELS) project, funded by First 5 California in partnership with WestEd. This Framework represents a significant milestone for California’s early learning and …
Posted on March 20, 2026
First 5 California is excited to invite our partners, colleagues, and champions for children and families to join us August 31 – September 2, 2026, in Anaheim, for our biennial Summit.
Posted on March 3, 2026
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 Framework, replaces the California Infant-Toddler Curriculum Framework, represents part of the CDSS comprehensive effort to strengthen young children’s …
Posted on February 3, 2026
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 now available! This new module series expands upon the 3.5-hour series Disrupting Implicit Bias: The Power of Awareness, Understanding, and Love and …
Posted on January 27, 2026
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 Teachers Implementation Trainings Registration Link DRDP (2025) for Administrators Implementation Webinars – These 1-hour sessions are for …
Posted on January 27, 2026
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! This new module series expands upon the 2-hour module Safe Spaces: Foundations of Trauma-Informed Practice for Educational and Care Settings (0–5), …
Posted on October 27, 2025
The Strong Start Index standardizes and summarizes the conditions into which children are born. Comprising twelve indicators that are universally measured, the California Strong Start Index can be used to better, more holistically characterize children across (and within) California communities, providing a tool that can help First 5s and …
Posted on October 27, 2025
This page on the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) website provides an index of child care and development quality initiatives, projects, programs and resources to support the early learning and care workforce and the early learning community.
Posted on October 27, 2025
This policy brief published in April 2025 uses data from the 2019–2023 California Health Interview Surveys to describe the child care experiences of households with young children ages 0–5.
Posted on September 12, 2025
First 5 California welcomes higher education early childhood education and child development faculty to participate in our fall 2025 Faculty Community of Practice (CoP). This second CoP series will explore Supporting All Multilingual Learners (MLLs) and feature presentations from experts in the field of MLL. This learning opportunity was …
Posted on August 15, 2025
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 Teacher Credentialing offers institutions seeking to offer a PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Program step-by-step instructions and resources to support …
Posted on August 15, 2025
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 at-a-glance table to find CECO modules with content that may enhance or complement the courses you teach. Faculty have used these learning modules as …
Posted on August 14, 2025
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 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. All meetings are open to the public so that community members can participate […]