Project Overview

The California Department of Education (CDE), Child Development Division (CDD), provides leadership in early childhood care and education through the development and dissemination of resources and professional development activities. Given the significant role played by the community college and state university systems in pre-service teacher preparation, the CDE/ECE Faculty Initiative Project will offer opportunities for faculty to examine the CDE initiatives and publications as they relate to coursework at the community college and state university levels. Finding common reference points across systems is vital to the success of college students studying early care and education and is critical for the optimal outcomes for the children and families they will serve.

The CDE/ECE Faculty Initiative Project will support faculty efforts to examine existing child development and early childhood education courses and curricula through the utilization of key CDE publications and initiatives in course methods and content. These CDE materials currently include the Prekindergarten Learning and Development Guidelines, the Preschool English Learners: Principles and Practices to Promote Language, Literacy, and Learning – Resource Guide (Second Edition, 2009), the Desired Results Developmental Profile© (2010), the California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 1 and the California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1.