Professional Development Planning Toolkit

The Santa Cruz County Child Care Planning Council's Workforce Development Committee, chaired by Julie Olsen Edwards, with consultation from Nancy k Brown, has developed a comprehensive Early Care and Education Professional Development Planning Toolkit. Our hope is that this toolkit will support advisors in giving accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive advising services to their clients. We also hope that it will help to streamline the advising process for the Early Care and Education workforce by providing a consistent framework for professional development advising in the field of ECE.

This project is still in draft form and is currently being piloted by the Santa Cruz County STARS program at the COE and the First 5 Santa Cruz County Early Literacy Foundations program. Based on feedback from the pilot, updates will be posted throughout the 2007-2008 program year. Please check here frequently for the latest updates.

Your feedback on these forms is also encouraged and appreciated! To share your thoughts or to ask questions about this project, please contact the Child Care Planning Council Coordinator at 477-5521 or by email.

Below are the components of the toolkit, which can be viewed and/or downloaded and printed to form a biner. Section numbers refer back to the Table of Contents and can be used to create a tabbed binder.

Santa Cruz County Early Care and Education Professional Development Planning Toolkit The Santa Cruz County Child Care Planning Council's Workforce Development Committee, chaired by Julie Olsen Edwards, with consultation from Nancy k Brown, has developed a comprehensive Early Care and Education Professional Development Planning Toolkit. Our hope is that this toolkit will support advisors in giving accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive advising services to their clients. We also hope that it will help to streamline the advising process for the Early Care and Education workforce by providing a consistent framework for professional development advising in the field of ECE. This project is still in draft form and is currently being piloted by the Santa Cruz County STARS program at the COE and the First 5 Santa Cruz County Early Literacy Foundations program. Based on feedback from the pilot, updates will be posted throughout the 2007-2008 program year. Please check here frequently for the latest updates. Your feedback on these forms is also encouraged and appreciated! To share your thoughts or to ask questions about this project, please contact the Child Care Planning Council Coordinator at 477-5521 or by email. Below are the components of the toolkit, which can be viewed and/or downloaded and printed to form a biner. Section numbers refer back to the Table of Contents and can be used to create a tabbed binder.
Cover Page (Print to use with binder)	Last updated: October, 2007
Table of Contents (Print to use with binder)	Last updated: October, 2007
Section 1 Guide to Using this Resource	Last updated: October, 2007
Section 2 Santa Cruz County Application for Advising Services Professional Development Plan Sample Professional Development Plan Application and Plan in Spanish (coming soon)	Last updated: October, 2007
Section 3 Child Development Teacher Permit Information - Child Development Professional Growth Manual - Child Development Permit Worksheet - Child Development Permit Preschool Matrix (English) - Child Development Permit Preschool Matrix (Spanish) - Child Development Permit School Age Emphasis Matrix (English) - Child Development Permit School Age Emphasis Matrix (Spanish) There are frequent updates to these documents. Download updates here. - View a list of Professional Growth Advisors for Santa Cruz County	Last updated: October, 2007
Section 4 Community College Coursework and Degrees - View a draft of Cabrillo College's Course Checklist for the A.S. Degree in ECE and other college certificates. - View the 2007-2008 Cabrillo College Catalogue Web site Look for the following relevant pages of the Cabrillo College catalogue: ECE Major Early Childhood Specialization Certificates Financial Aid Child Care Services Health Services A.A./A.S. Degree Requirements Transfer Counseling Please note: Cabrillo College course requirements are based on the year you entered the college, not the current year. For catalogue rights, visit a Cabrillo College Counselor. Catalogue rights from 1986 on to be posted here soon. - View a contact list of ECE related A.A./A.S. Degree Programs in our area Visit the web sites of the following community colleges for information pertaining to their programs: Gavilan College Hartnell College DeAnza College Evergreen Valley College Las Positas College Cañada College San Jose City College West Valley College	Last updated: October, 2007
Section 5 Four year College/University Degree Programs in ECE related field - View a contact list of ECE Bachelor Degree Programs in our area Click on the names of the following four year colleges/universities to visit their web sites: California State University at Monterey Bay Bethany National Hispanic University Pacific Oaks San Jose State University UCSC (Education Department) UCSC (Community Studies)	Last updated: August 2, 2007
Section 6 Other Professional Development Supports and UCSC Extension Certificate - View Local ECE Professional Development Agency Contacts, Services and Programs - Visit the UCSC Extension ECE Certificate Program web site	Last updated: April 30, 2007
Section 7 Other Teacher preparation requirements - View Title 22 Teacher/Director preparation requirements - View Head Start and Migrant Head Start Teacher/Director Requirements	Last updated: April 23, 2007
Section 8 Licensing and Accreditation Requirements - Visit the California Community Care Licensing web site View licensing requirements for Family Child Care Homes View licensing requirements for Child Care Centers (coming soon) For updates visit: http://ccld.ca.gov/BecomingaL_2239.htm - View NAEYC Accreditation Teacher/Director Preparation Requirements	Last updated: April 30, 2007
Section 9 Resources: - View Health and Safety (15 hour requirement) Information - View the Finger Printing (Live Scan) Application and Guidelines - View available Child Development Training Consortium Applications (See Eligibilty and Application Procedures to determine which application is appropriate for you). - View Foreign Transcripts Evaluation form from CCTC - View Glossary of Terms - View a list of other important web sites (also shown below) Click on the names of the agencies below to visit their web sites: Cabrillo College California Association for the Education Young Children (CAEYC) California Commission on Teaching Credentials (CCTC) California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) Central Coast Association for the Education of Young Children (CCAEYC) Child Development Resource Center (CDRC) (Professional Development Training and Resources) Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC) ChildCare Ventures (child care facilities development) First 5 Santa Cruz County National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Program for Infant/Toddler Caregivers (PITC)	Last updated: April 26, 2007
Section 10 Miscellaneous No postings at this time.