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Download full textWhitebook, Marcy; Bellm, Dan; Lee, Yuna; Sakai, Laura – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2005
This report presents the results of a survey of nearly all (98.5%) of the California institutions of higher education that train adults to teach children under the age of five, including associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD programs. Data is presented on program, student, and faculty characteristics as well as language supports for students and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Student Characteristics
Whitebook, Marcy; Sakai, Laura; Kipnis, Fran; Bellm, Dan; Almaraz, Mirella – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2010
Interest in expanding access to higher education has been driven by concerns about ethnic and linguistic stratification within the early childhood workforce, and building a pipeline for diversifying the early care and education (ECE) field's leadership. "Cohort" B.A. completion programs, which target small groups of adults working in ECE…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Organizational Change, Program Development, Adult Students
Bellm, Dan; Whitebook, Marcy – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2004
The term "registry" has become a catchall phrase for various vehicles that states are using to build more coherent professional development systems for the early care and education (ECE) field. This policy brief presents the results of a recent nationwide survey of ECE workforce registries, brief profiles of registries in nine states, an…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Early Childhood Education, Profiles, Professional Development
Dukakis, Kara; Bellm, Dan – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2006
This report documents the process through which Alameda and Santa Clara Counties have used the Comprehensive Approaches to Raising Educational Standards (CARES) programs and other resources to leverage systemic change in early care and education (ECE) higher education. It describes a range of new and expanded efforts in both counties, and aims to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Early Childhood Education, County Programs, Educational Innovation
Whitebook, Marcy; Bellm, Dan – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2005
In the United States, the early care and education (ECE) field has long faced many challenges in attracting and maintaining the skilled and stable workforce it needs. High staff turnover prevails in the field, often fueled by poor compensation as well as limited opportunities for professional development and recognition. At the same time, in an…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Brain, Early Childhood Education, Program Design
Whitebook, Marcy; Bellm, Dan; Cruz, Erika; Munn, Michelle; Jo, Joon Yong; Almaraz, Mirella; Lee, Yuna – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2004
With increased discussion of universal preschool in California, and the possibility of increased educational standards for early childhood educators, it has become critically important to assess the capacity of the state's higher education system to meet rising demands for teacher preparation. Thus far, the discussion is moving toward raising the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Child Development, Preservice Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education
Bellm, Dan; Whitebook, Marcy – 2003
This report analyzes emerging workforce issues as California develops a universal preschool system, focusing on service delivery mechanisms, workforce standards for staff qualifications and compensation, and professional development and higher education system capacity. The review covers current conditions, emerging questions, research findings,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compensation (Remuneration), Definitions, Delivery Systems
Bellm, Dan – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2005
This policy brief provides guidelines grouped into five areas: personal and professional behavior; classroom environment; health, safety and nutrition; working with families and communities; and administration and management. The document discusses the topics that teacher competencies generally cover, options for how they might be developed and…
Descriptors: National Organizations, Teacher Competencies, Interpersonal Communication, Teaching Methods
Phillips, Deborah; Crowell, Nancy; Whitebook, Marcy; Bellm, Dan – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2002
Enhancing the early literacy of the nation's children is now a goal shared by parents, educators, and policymakers alike. Fundamental to this goal is a workforce of early childhood educators who are themselves literate: able to become well-informed about child development, to organize learning strategies for young children, to assess children's…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Child Development, Educational Indicators, Educational Quality
