ECE Resources
ECE Documents
The purpose of the manual is to explain your responsibilities and rights for a child development permit. This publication relates to child development permits information , such as:
- Permit Holder’s Responsibilities and Rights
- Professional Growth Requirements
- Professional Growth Standards
- Categories of Acceptable Activities
- Renew Your Child Development Permit
- Professional Growth Plan and Record Instructions
- Professional Growth Early Completion for Renewal/Extension of Time
- Appeal Procedure
- Frequently Asked Questions by Permit Holders 16 completing the professional growth requirements.
- Forms
Child Development Permits are available at various levels. Each level has one or more ways to qualify. Individuals must meet all of the requirements listed in one of the available options. Individuals should review all available options and complete the one that best reflects their own education and/or experience. The Child Development Matrix & The Child Development Permit Worksheet provide guidance in comparing the requirements for each level of permit to determine the level of permit you qualify for or what additional requirements may need to be completed.
Verification of Hours Spent on a Professional Growth Activity
After completing activities, it is your responsibility to keep reasonable verification of time spent. Reasonable verification could include (but need not be limited to) college transcripts, materials distributed at workshops, or staff development programs, records of conference attendance, or other tangible evidence of time spent. When certificate or handouts are not provided or do not indicate date and amount of time spent at a training you may use this form (page 28 Verification of Hours Spent on a Professional Growth Activity form that may be photocopied for your use.)
Curriculum Alignment Project (CAP)
College_CAP_Aligned_Course_Chart_4-20-18.pdfNAEYC Manual
NAEYC-Professional-Preparation-Standards.pdfKCCAQ Participan Handbook
KCCAQ Handbook (1).pdfKCCAQ Manual del Participante
KCCAQ Handbook Spanish .pdfProfessional Organizations
National Association for the Education of Young Children
With more than 70,000 members, the National Association for the Education of Young Children offers professional development, accreditation and other resources. Become part of their mission to promote high-quality education.
National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
One of the main goals of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators is to promote professional growth. The organization is also instrumental in pushing for educational improvements, providing a network for educators and to disseminate ideas and research.
ECE Licensing and Credentials
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing is an agency in the Executive Branch of California State Government. It was created in 1970 by the Ryan Act and is the oldest of the autonomous state standards boards in the nation. The major purpose of the agency is to serve as a state standards board for educator preparation for the public schools of California, the licensing and credentialing of professional educators in the State, the enforcement of professional practices of educators, and the discipline of credential holders in the State of California.
The core mission of the Child Care Licensing Program is to ensure the health and safety of children in care. The Child Care Licensing Program strives to provide preventive, protective, and quality services to children in care by ensuring that licensed facilities meet established health and safety standards through monitoring facilities, providing technical assistance, and establishing partnerships with providers, parents, and the child care community.
The Child Care Licensing Program provides oversight and enforcement for licensed Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Homes through 14 Regional Offices located throughout California.
All children and families, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, socioeconomic status, or ability, are afforded the same protections under the law and regulations for child care facilities.
Questions regarding the Program can be directed to your local Regional Office, the Child Care Advocate Program (916-654-1541), or the Centralized Complaint and Information Bureau.