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13 Teaching Young children
Video CD/ECE
Gloria San Jose Daims
Let’s learn about being an Early Childhood Education
Who is the Early Childhood Education Teacher?
- An Early Childhood Education teacher in California is a professional educator who can work with infants, toddlers or preschoolers.
- California has a multiple level Child Development Permit authorizing services in the care, development, and education of young children in a variety of settings.
- Each permit level has its own requirements and options for meeting these permit requirements.
Teaching Preschoolers
- The Child Development Preschool Permit structure serves as a career ladder so that permit holders can progress towards higher levels of the permit over the course of their career in early childhood education. Source: California Commission on Teaching CredentialingLinks to an external site.
- The Different requirements for permit levels to teach preschoolers at a preschool center receiving state or federal funding are listed on California Commission on Teaching Credentialing Permit requirements. It takes you to an external site.Links to an external site.
Teaching Infant or Toddlers at Private Centers
101416.2 INFANT CARE TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES (as described on Title 5 California Department of Social Services )Links to an external site.
101416.3 INFANT CARE AIDE QUALIFICATION AND DUTIES
VIDEO TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN
- Check this video which focus on the work of early childhood education teachers: Youtube Video: A Day in the life of an Early Childhood Educator by YorkRegionGovLinks to an external site.