Director(s): Virginia Reynolds
Contact(s):

Cheryl Allen
916.492.4001
callen@wested.org

Project Description: The Community College Personnel Preparation Project provides technical and fiscal support to community college child development programs to infuse early intervention competencies into the curriculum for child development program administrators, child development specialists, and early intervention assistants. The project is funded by the California Department of Developmental Services.

A comprehensive curriculum has been developed for students interested in working with infants, toddlers, and young children with special needs in a variety of settings. An Early Intervention Assistant Certificate program aligned with early intervention competencies is being implemented in several community college pilot sites. Articulation agreements with four-year colleges and universities into Early Intervention Special Education Credential and Certificate programs as well as related fields are encouraged.

WestEd staff involved with this project:

• Cheryl Allen, Project Coordinator