Early Edge, Kidango, and Partners Host Educational Site Visit at César Chávez Early Learning Center
On September 20th, Early Edge California, Kidango, and partners came together for an educational visit at the César Chávez Early Learning Center (CCELC) in San Jose, a first-of-its-kind campus designed to transform the educational landscape for children, ages birth through 5, and their families.
During the visit, guests had the opportunity to see high-quality Early Learning and Care in action through tours of the center’s classrooms for infants and toddlers as well as Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten students.
In addition, they heard from our co-hosts Kidango, Alum Rock Union School District (ARUSD), and SOMOS Mayfair about their partnership to create a collaborative model of care for serving young children and their families which incorporates holistic family services and research-based best practices.
Our morning panel presented more details about how CCELC serves the whole child and whole family, and included an Early Head Start teacher from the center who shared how the model uniquely supports families as well as a parent who shared about the positive impact she’s seen for her infant child receiving care at the center and for her family. In a second panel, Early Edge and co-hosts shared about building and supporting high-quality Early Learning and Care through increased investment and policy advancements.
Our Director of Policy, Carolyne Crolotte, also interviewed one of the center’s Early Head Start teachers, Kelly Tran, to learn more about the center and the programs for infants and toddlers in this Instagram Live.
Special thanks goes to Kidango, Alum Rock Union School District, and SOMOS Mayfair for their collaboration in designing this valuable learning opportunity, and the team of staff that welcomed us to CCELC.
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To learn more, access key materials from Early Edge California, Kidango, and partners:
- Early Edge California’s Increasing Access to High-quality Early Learning and Care for California’s Infants and Toddlers Fact Sheet
- Kidango’s Organizational Brochure
- SOMOS Mayfair’s Family Resource Centers Resources & Services
- CCELC’s Overview