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First 5 San Mateo County Cañada's ECE/CD Department has received a grant from First 5 SMC (2000-2006) to increase recrutiment and retention of quality teachers and childcare providers. The grant provides free textbooks to all ECE/CD majors (at Cañada and Skyline). It also provides bilingual (English/Spanish) support through Cañada's Learning Center. For more information about First 5, go to the Web page: http://www.first5sanmateo.org/smc/department/first5/home/0,,4313274_4522401,00.html. |
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California Early Childhood Mentor Program The San Mateo County Early Childhood Mentor Program is a joint undertaking of Cañada College and the Child Development Division of the California Department of Education. The program is funded through the Federal Child Care and Development Block Grant. For more information, contact Kate Browne, 650-358-6889, extension 9332. |
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Safe Start The Bay Area Center for Training in Early Childhood Violence Intervention and Counseling was developed by San Francisco State University and five Bay Area community colleges. Classes offered at Cañada College are: ECE 250, "Violence and Its Impact on Children and Families" and ECE 252, "Violence Intevention Strategies." |
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California Community Colleges Foster Kinship Care Education Program (FKCE) Taking on the responsibility of parenting a child can be a hard job. Finding the right workshop to meet your needs is easier than ever. Attend workshops in these topics whenever you would like to learn more about child caregiving issues:
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Family Support Program The goal of the Family Support Program is to increase the capacities of families and communities to nuture children. Research shows that building strong families is the most effective way to ensure the health and well-being of children. Every program develops in response to the expressed needs of that community based on a set of principles* of family support. Classes at Cañada College: ECE 262, "Introduction to Family Support: Building Respectful Partnerships," and ECE 264, "The Life Cycle of the Family." *adopted with permission from the Parent Services Program, Inc. |
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Child Development Training Consortium This program is funded by the California Department of Education, Child Development Division (CDE/CDD) with Federal Block Grant Child Care and Development Quality Improvement Funds. The program is administered through the Yosemite Community College District. The program was created to address the critical shorage of qualified child care workers in the state of California. Cañada College's CDTC Program provides tuition reimbursement for ECE/CD majors. Profile forms are available in classes at the beginning of each term. |
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Additional Links... National Association for the Education of Young Children - NAEYC San Mateo Association for the Education of Young Children - SMAEYC http://www.sanmateoaeyc.org San Mateo County Family Child Care Association -
SMCFCCA National Association of Family Child Care - NAFCC Professional Association for Childhood Education - PACE The San Mateo Child Care Coordinating Council - The Council The San Francisco State Child and Adolescent Development Program - SF STATE The San Mateo County Preschool For All Initiative
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Professional Growth Advising Is Available Classes are offered at a variety of times. For more information about the ECE/CD Program, contact Program Coordinator, Val Goines, at 650-306-3148, and Patty Dilko, Associate Professor, at 650-306-3115. Also see the Cañada College Schedule for currently offered classes. |
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