PITC Trainer Certification |
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The Program for Infant and Toddler Care (PITC) Trainer Certification Institute Coming Soon!
The California Department of Social Services, Child Care and Development Division, in partnership with WestEd, is conducting a PITC Trainer Certification Institute beginning October 3, 2022.
Build your capacity to support improving the quality of infant and toddler care in your local programs, communities, and state. Deepen your understanding of how to enhance the professional development of infant and toddler care teachers. Join a community of learners and network with peers.
El Departamento de Servicios Sociales, División de Cuidado y Desarrollo Infantil, en asociación con WestEd, está llevando a cabo un Instituto de Certificación de Capacitadores PITC a partir del 3 de octubre de 2022.
Desarrolle su capacidad para apoyar la calidad de la atención de bebés y niños pequeños en sus programas locales, comunidades y estado. Profundice su comprensión de cómo mejorar el desarrollo profesional de los maestros de cuidado de bebés y niños pequeños. Únase a una comunidad de estudiantes y establezca contactos con sus compañeros.
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ECE in California Public Policy |
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NAEYC Brings Voices of Early Childhood Educators to Congress
Will you join them in sending a message directly to your member of Congress? Send a message to your senators today about the importance of funding child care and preK through reconciliation for a successful and equitable economic recovery.
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CDE Seeking Input from Pre-K-2 Educators
The California Department of Education would like to hear from you! This is an exciting time for California in which they are reviewing and revising the Preschool Learning Foundations (PLF) and the Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) to incorporate recent research in the field, including best practices to support equity, dual language learners, and the inclusion of children with disabilities. In support of the CDE’s P-3 initiative, they are exploring the extension of the PLF to inform frameworks for K-2 as well as aligned assessments in early elementary school. CDE invites you – preschool, TK, and K-2 educators, family child care providers, and administrators, coaches, or trainers – to share your suggestions, questions, and feedback in virtual focus groups.
If you are interested in participating in a focus group about the PLF, CDE will be conducting these in the coming weeks. If you are interested in participating in a focus group on the DRDP, CDE will be conducting these meetings in the coming months. Please read more and fill out an interest form. Those selected for a focus group will receive a $50 stipend as compensation for participating.
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New California Workforce Data:
A new research brief from CSCCE’s California ECE Workforce Study series provides an in-depth look at the California child care workforce via a statewide survey of more than 7,500 early educators. "The Forgotten Ones"—The Economic Well-Being of Early Educators During COVID-19 finds that the pandemic worsened the economic hardship early educators already faced, especially for educators of color.
In addition, the report confirms that this is an aging workforce, raising warning flags as California already faces an existing staffing shortage: over half of the family child care providers and a third of the teaching staff in centers are over 50 years old. The youngest members of this workforce were most likely to report they are uncertain about their future working in early care and education. Read more.
CSCCE’s latest findings from the California ECE Workforce Study, Education and Experience of the California ECE Workforce describes the education and experience of early educators statewide. For example, we find that the average early educator in California has worked in the sector for more than a decade regardless of provider type. Most have earned a college degree.
View the snapshot for charts summarizing the tenure, educational attainment, major, and certification status of early educators in California.
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Youtube: Webinar: Strengthening Partnerships Between School Districts and Community-Based Early Childhood Providers
By building connections between school districts, elementary schools, early childhood programs, and community agencies, the First 10 partnership model works to improve the quality and coordination of education and care. Join a panel of partnership leaders to learn more about this innovative approach to rallying community support for children and families.
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Research report: Demanding Change - Repairing our Child Care System
This report outlines how the U.S. child care system has changed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents continue to struggle in finding and affording child care as they re-enter the workforce. Child care programs are short staffed with providers feeling burned out. The pandemic is still causing uncertainty and confusion for our child care system.
Demanding Change contains four sections: child care supply, demand, affordability and the child care workforce. Each section features data from our annual survey, along with compelling case studies that highlight the immense strain that families and child care providers are facing.
This year, their report includes:
- Updated Appendices comparing child care prices among states
- Video testimonials from providers and families
- Case studies on child care demand, county-level price data and responses to a nationwide survey of child care providers
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Are you an Early Care Educator in San Francisco?
¿Es usted un educador de cuidado infantil en San Francisco?
您是舊金山的早期護理教育工作者嗎？
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