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.
This fiscal year 2009 - 2010, 110 State Funded Early Care and Education professionals receive educational awards for attending professional development opportunities offered by AB212 2009- 2010 project.
- On January 30, 2010, 74 State Funded Early Care and Education professionals attended training offered by the California Preschool Instructional Network, CPIN, on the Preschool Learning Foundations Volume 1. The training assisted early educators in linking DRDT-R child assessments with new California Department of Education requirements.
- On March 25 – 27, May 19th, and June 28th, 2010, 145 state funded early care and education professionals attended Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) Module # 1 Leadership, CSEFEL full day, and coaches training. Training was supported by CSEFEL trainers who offered programs one on one technical assistance with implementation strategies.
- In collaboration with Cabrillo College ECE; Professional Growth Advisor Networking and Technical Assistance training was offered on April 24, 2010. Advisors had an opportunity to network and receive updates on the Professional Growth Handbook and Competencies.
- In addition early care and education professionals were encouraged to meet with a Professional Growth Advisor to develop clear career goals to move up the Professional Growth Permit process.
AB212 focuses on offering the latest research based training, preset, follow up activities, and small group discussions, with the intention of supporting and retaining early care and education professionals in Santa Cruz County.
For program information contact Diane Oyler, Child Care Planning Council Coordinator at
831-466-5822.