Are you part of Quality Start Los Angeles? If you work at least 15 hours per week at a participating early learning program, you may be eligible to earn cash for going to school! When you complete at least three units of coursework towards a Child Development permit or ECE degree, you will receive a … [Read more...] about Quality Start Los Angeles Stipend Program
Read MoreLAUP Responds to Approved State Budget, Keeping California’s Earliest Learners Top-of-Mind
The 2017-18 budget signifies a critical step forward for early learning LAUP, a leading early learning organization, addressed the impact of California’s approved fiscal year 2017-2018 budget. In effect July 1, the budget indicates significant progress for early learning, but the organization … [Read more...] about LAUP Responds to Approved State Budget, Keeping California’s Earliest Learners Top-of-Mind
Read MoreEarly childhood educators get schooled in working with ‘exceptional’ kids
KPCC, By Priska Neely When federal data in 2014 revealed that thousands of students were being suspended in preschool, officials at Los Angeles Universal Preschool were shocked. In response, they created a program for educators who work with the students at greatest risk for suspension. The first … [Read more...] about Early childhood educators get schooled in working with ‘exceptional’ kids
Read MoreThe State of Preschool 2016
NIEER’s State Preschool Yearbook finds that FY 2015 was a turning point, representing a recovery from the Great Recession with state pre-K funding, enrollment, and quality standards all improving. Yet, as more states have moved forward to offer high quality pre-K to all, children in other states … [Read more...] about The State of Preschool 2016
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