Santa Cruz County Child Care Planning Council
AB212 Early Education and Retention Program
The primary goal of the AB212 Project is to build a skilled and stable workforce to provide high quality
child care and development services through state subsidized child care programs. The
program is designed to retain qualified child care staff by providing educational awards and
support for continued education, professional develop and employment. Funding for this project
is generated from Assembly Bill 212. Our local Project allocates educational awards to eligible
programs in Santa Cruz County.
On January 31, 2009, 124 staff and directors of state funded Early Care and Education and
School Age After-School Programs attended a full day training on the new Desired Results
Developmental Profile (DRDP-R), assessment tool,” Putting It All Together” training. The
training was a great success as illustrated by the many testimonials (see below). Other professional
development topics offered were:
- Mathematics for Preschoolers A Focus on the Geometry Strand, Part I & II
- CA Preschool English Learners
- CDD staff were encouraged to meet with a Professional Growth Advisor to develop clear career goals
- Advisors had an opportunity to network and receive an update on Professional Growth Handbook and Competencies
2009 – 2010 program is currently under development in collaboration with CDD Directors.
AB212 will focus on offering the latest research based training, preset, follow up activities, and
small group discussions, with the intention of supporting and retaining CDD staff in Santa Cruz
County.
For more information contact Diane Oyler, Child Care Planning Council Coordinator at
831-466-5822.
Testimonials
“Thanks for telling me about the AB212 program. I attended the training for the
information offered and to participate with my staff. Had you not contacted me
and explained it to me, I would not have known about it!
Thanks again.”
--Child Development Assistant Director
¡La conferencia me gusto y todo fue muy claro y divertido, aprendí mucho,
gracias!
--Asistente de Maestra
“Wow. Thank you, so much for coordinating this training. The training has
helped me understand the language, procedure and process of completing the
DRDP-R. The instructor was energetic, engaging and informative.”
--Center Teacher
¡Muchas gracias por todo el empeño que pone en su taller, es de suma
importancia todo lo que enseña, Gracias! ¡Gracias al traductor también!
--Maestra
“I really enjoyed learning more about the DRDP-R assessment tool. The
facilitator helped me understand the process, and I will put what I have learned
into practice as soon as possible, so I can support the development of the
children in my class.”
--Center Aid