Essential Elements to California’s Early Learning System By Linda Lovett, former owner/director of Lovett’s Children, Inc.

Objectives Looking back to share my career path journey Present Day California Early Care and Education Facts Review California’s Early Learning System Look at trends Share valuable resources you can use for professional development and instruction Answer questions

1976 Private Preschool for 34 Children ROP Training Site, Advisory Committee 1984 Parent ROP Student, ROP WASC Criterion and Steering Committee (Pat Ainsworth)  Senate Bill 2123 for ROP Students in Entry Level Positions; Home Economics Connection 1985 Designed & Built Facility for 115, Preschool, Multi-Age Primary, School-Age 1991 – 1995 Private Representative for Advancing Careers in Child Development Pacific Oaks Project for California Child Development Permit; California Baptist Univ. Project 1998 Awarded California State Preschool Contract (CSPP) 2001 Renovated for Natural Learning Initiative Nature Learning Playgrounds Ongoing CTE Model Curriculum Standards 2015-16 QRIS Rating “5”; NAP SACC Certified 2018 Retired

Early Care and Education Today Private Sector, Fee-Based Child Care Subsidized Child Care https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/op/cefccdevprograms.asp Transitional Kindergarten https://edsource.org/2017/understanding-transitional- kindergarten-a- quickgguide/585073?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqLLMq9bn2QIV2bb ACh3QjAwgEAAYASAAEgLyEfD_BwE

Licensed Child Care http://www. cdss. ca Child Care Licensed Programs are to ensure the health and safety of children in care. The Child Care Licensing Program strives to provide preventive, protective, and quality services to children in care by ensuring that licensed facilities meet established health and safety standards through monitoring facilities, providing technical assistance, and establishing partnerships with providers, parents, and the child care community.  73,488 facilities; 1,383,680 children served http://ccld.ca.gov/res/pdf/countylist.pdf Infants, toddlers, preschool, before-and-after school care Private providers include home-based, center-based, community-based, for-profit, non-profit, church related, corporate, franchises Subsidized and non-subsidized

Subsidized Child Care https://www. ccrcca California Resource and Referral Network provides assists with child care funding and provider training (licensed exempt and non-exempt) Licensed Title 22; - 2017 Child Care Portfolio https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/rrnetwork/pages/1415/attachments/original/ 1517952996/2017_CA_Child_Care_Portfolio.pdf?1517952996 California Department of Education (CDE) provides 3.8 BILLION subsidized child care 700 LEA’s, private non-profit, agencies for approximately 450,000 children https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/op/cefccdevprograms.asp (Note: LEA’s are exempt from Title 22 Licensing; others are required to be Title 22 Licensed. BOTH SECTORS MUST FOLLOW TITLE 5 EDUCATION CODE REQUIREMENTS HEAD START serves approximately 103,000 http://www.caheadstart.org/program_data.html Other Funding (e.g., First 5, CAL WORKS, Community Block Grants, After-School Programs, and more http://www.lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

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https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/psfoundations.asp CDE/ECE Faculty Initiative Project Instruction Guides for Learning Foundations and English Learner Guides https://facultyinitiative.wested.org/instructional-guides/

https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/psframework.asp CDE/ECE Faculty Initiative Project Instruction Guides for Learning Foundations and English Learner Guides https://facultyinitiative.wested.org/instructional-guides/

The Instructional Guide written to accompany the Preschool English Learners Resource Guide (Second Edition, 2009), as well as companion PowerPoints and a Knowledge and Skills matrix, are available below. The purpose of this Instructional Guide is to support faculty in deepening their students’ understanding of how to promote language, literacy, and learning in preschool English learners. This guide provides suggested activities and resources for use by faculty in community college and university courses in California. CDE/ECE Faculty Initiative Project Instruction Guides for English Learners https://facultyinitiative.wested.org/instructional-guides/

https://cainclusion.org/camap/tag/preschool/page/2/ This volume is an essential resource for administrators and teachers of preschool programs. Eight chapters include recent research on brain development, the preschool child, the role of the administrator, strategies to support dual language learners, interactive media and young children, and program guidelines. Eleven appendixes make this a comprehensive resource for all preschool programs in California.  https://cainclusion.org/camap/tag/preschool/page/2/

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https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/cddprofdevtrain.as p Professional Development Training Resources provided by the Early Education and Support Division (EESD) to train professionals in the child care field. https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/cddprofdevtrain.as p

Other Resources CDE Early Learning System CDE Child Care and Development Programs https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/op/cdprograms.asp Child Development Permits https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/req- child-dev CDE Webinar Presentations https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/cddwebinars.asp Alignment of the Learning Foundations with Key Early Educational Resources https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psalignment Resources for child development contractors, families and the child care community. https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/

California Early Education The 2017-18 Budget http://www.lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618 Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals - Comparing California’s Two Major Preschool Programs http://www.lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618#Analysis_of_Preschool_Proposals - Quality Improvement Activities (Required for CDE funded programs, Prop 5 Grantees)  Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/rt/californiaqris.asp https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/rt/rttelcapproach.asp https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/rt/caqrisratingmatrix.asp  CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT SCORING SYSTEM (CLASS) http://teachstone.com/class/ https://cepr.harvard.edu/files/cepr/files/ncte-conference-class- hamre.pdf

More of What’s Happening…..  California Collaborative on the Social & Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) https://cainclusion.org/camap/map-project- resources/california- collaborative-on-the-social-emotional-foundations- for-early-learning/ Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) Resources and Training Modules http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/ NAP SACC Certification required for many programs for health, safety and nutritional practices https://gonapsacc.org/ ; https:/ /gonapsacc.org/resources/nap-sacc-materials  NAEYC Accredited Programs https://www.naeyc.org/accreditation

Essential Resources for Practice California Training and Technical Assistance https://cainclusion.org/camap/resources-and- links/training-and-technical-assitance/ Crosswalk of 15-Minutes In-Service Suites with the CLASS https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/professional- development/article/15-minute-service-suites EESD Professional Development Training Resources https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/ Marvelous Explorations Through Science and Stories (MESS): Our Natural World https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/learning-environments/article/marvelous- explorations-through-science-stories-mess-our-natural-world World Forum Foundation Toolkits for Early Childhood Programs and Families Activities, Experiences and Resources for Use with Children https://connect.worldforumfoundation.org/environmental-action- kit/ and https://connect.worldforumfoundation.org/workinggroups/nature/

More Resources for Practice ACT Raising Safe Children’s Programs http://www.apa.org/act/about/index.aspx - ACT Fact Sheets http://www.apa.org/act/resources/fact- sheets/index.aspx - ACT Webinars http://www.apa.org/act/resources/webinars/index.aspx  Illinois Early Learning Project Tip Sheets https://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/