Child Development Division Resources
California Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Competencies
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California Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Competencies
The California Early Childhood Educator Competencies describe the knowledge, skills and dispositions that early childhood educators need in order to provide high quality care and education to young children and their families.. The ECE Competencies are aligned with the California Preschool Learning Foundations and the California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations to guide professional development and related quality improvement activities.
Family Child Care Resources
- Guidelines for Early Learning in Child Care Home Settings (PDF; 17MB; 214pp.)
Recognizing the importance of home-based child care settings in today's society, this adaptation of the Prekindergarten Learning and Development Guidelines provides guidance to help home-based child care providers offer high-quality early care and learning experiences to the children and families they serve. The book covers topics such as the roles and relationships involved in home-based child care; how to create safe, inclusive environments that foster early learning and development; ideas for implementing appropriate curriculum; professional development for home-based providers; and things to consider when infants and toddlers receive care in mixed-age group settings.
- The Guidelines for Early Learning in Child Care Home Settings can be purchased from CDE Press by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099, or by ordering through the CDE Press Catalog Listings of Publications (Item Number 001699). The price of the publication is $19.95.
Infant/Toddler Resources
- California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations
The California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations are at the center of California's infant/toddler learning and development system. The foundations describe how children develop and what they learn, and are designed to illuminate the competencies that infants and toddlers need for later success.
The Spanish translation of this document, Fundamentos del aprendizaje y el desarrollo infantil de California (PDF; 3MB; 133pp.), was published in 2010. - California Infant/Toddler Curriculum Framework
The California Infant/Toddler Curriculum Framework will support early childhood educators working in programs serving children birth to five years of age in implementing high-quality curriculum practices that lead to acquisition of the knowledge and skills described in the Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations. - Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Program Guidelines (PDF; 9MB; 169pp.)
This publication presents information about how to provide high-quality early care and education, including recommendations for program policies and day-to-day practices that will improve program services to all infants and toddlers.
- The Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Program Guidelines can be purchased from CDE Press by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099, or by ordering through the CDE Press Catalog Listings of Publications (Item Number 001619). The price of the publication is $19.95.
- A companion set of DVDs for the Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Program Guidelines includes conversations with experts; rich discussions with infant care teachers, program leaders, family child care providers, and family members about the guidelines activities; and video clip illustrations of practice. This DVD set can be ordered from CDE Press by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099, or by ordering through the CDE Press Catalog Listings of Publications (Item Number 001690). The price of the set of DVDs is $29.95.
The Spanish translation of this document, Guias para programas de aprendizaje y desarrollo infantil (PDF; 6MB; 184pp.), was published in 2010.
- For additional Child Development Infant/Toddler resource publications, please see the "Infant/Toddler Series" available through the CDE Press Catalog Listings of Publications.
Parent Resources
- Care About Quality: Your Guide to Child Care
This resource guide was published by the California Department of Education in 2000 to provide parents and family seeking child care with key indicators of quality child care settings, information on the types of child care available, and tips for interviewing potential child care providers.
Preschool Resources
- California Preschool Learning Foundations
The California Preschool Learning Foundations describes competencies—knowledge and skills—that most children can be expected to exhibit in a high-quality program as they complete their first or second year of preschool. - California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks
Created as companion volumes to the California Preschool Learning Foundations, the California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks present strategies for early childhood educators that enrich learning and development opportunities for all of California’s preschool children. . - Prekindergarten Learning and Development Guidelines
A user-friendly resource that can help administrators, teachers, and policy makers identify elements necessary for providing quality programming for children prior to their entry into kindergarten. - Preschool English Learners: Principles and Practices to Promote Language, Literacy, and Learning: A Resource Guide (2nd Edition) (PDF; 8MB; 148pp.)
This resource guide offers a user-friendly review of current research on how to support the language development of English learners during the preschool years (ages three to five).
- Preschool English Learners: A Resource Guide can be purchased from CDE Press by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099 or by ordering through the CDE Press Catalog Listings of Publications (Item Number 001703). The price of the publication is $15.95.
- The Spanish translation of this document, Niños de edad preescolar que aprenden inglés: Principios y prácticas que fomentan el lenguaje, la lecto-escritura y el aprendizaje: Guía de Recursos (PDF; 14MB; 141pp.) can be purchased from CDE Press by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099, or by ordering through the CDE Press Catalog Listings of Publications (Item Number 001680). The price of the publication is $15.95.
- A companion DVD, A World Full of Language: Supporting Preschool English Learners, is a Telly Award program produced by the California Department of Education, Child Development Division, in 2007. The DVD provides information on how young children acquire English as a second language, and offers strategies teachers can use to support English learners. The DVD and accompanying booklet in English and Spanish are available through the CDE Press Catalog Listings of Publications (Item Number 001680).
- The resource guide, DVD, and booklets can also be purchased together by submitting one of the following brochures:
For English, please submit the English-language brochure (PDF; 2MB; 2pp.)
For Spanish, please submit the Spanish-language brochure (PDF; 2MB; 2pp.).
Other Child Development Division Publications
- Inclusion Works! Creating Child Care Programs That Promote Belonging for Children with Special Needs (PDF; 9MB; 94pp.)
This handbook for providers of child care programs gives guidance and resources on specific ways to include young children who have disabilities or special needs. Suggestions for ways to adapt the environment are provided, along with examples of inclusive strategies. A glossary and appendixes make this handbook a practical tool for care providers.
- Inclusion Works! Creating Child Care Programs That Promote Belonging for Children with Special Needs can be purchased from CDE Press by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099, or by ordering through the CDE Press Catalog Listings of Publications (Item Number 001689). The price of the publication is $19.95.
- Inclusion Works! Creating Child Care Programs That Promote Belonging for Children with Special Needs can be purchased from CDE Press by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099, or by ordering through the CDE Press Catalog Listings of Publications (Item Number 001689). The price of the publication is $19.95.
