A golden opportunity : advancing California's early care and education workforce professional development system

A golden opportunity : advancing California's early care and education workforce professional development system / Lynn A. Karoly.

This study focuses on the education, training, and ongoing professional development of early care and education (ECE) caregivers, teachers, and administrators who work with infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children from birth to kindergarten entry in California. It aims to provide a comprehensiv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Karoly, Lynn A., 1961- (Author)
Corporate Author: Labor and Population Program
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2012.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
Early childhood educators > Training of > California.
Child care workers > Training of > California.
EDUCATION > Research.
EDUCATION > Preschool & Kindergarten.
Child care workers > Training of
Early childhood educators > Training of
Education.
Social Sciences.
Theory & Practice of Education.
California
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • What we know from research about approaches to ECE workforce professional development
  • What we know from ECE workforce professional development systems in other states
  • California ECE workforce requirements: competencies and credentials
  • Public and private postsecondary institutions that provide ECE workforce professional development in California
  • Federal, state, and local funding streams that support ECE workforce professional development in California
  • Recommendations for California's ECE workforce professional development system
  • Appendix A: California child development permit matrix
  • Appendix B: structure of California CSU bachelor's degree programs focusing on young children
  • Appendix C: informal ECE training opportunities in California.

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