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External Resources
- Home-Based Child Care Information and Policy Recommendations from Home Grown
- First 5 CA DLL Pilot Study: Challenges in Assessing California’s Diverse Dual Language Learners
- Quick Facts: Professional Development to Support Teachers of Young Dual Language Learners In California
- Talk, Read, and Sing Together Every Day!
- The Importance of Home Language Series
- Dual Language Learner Professional Development Bridge Study
- What’s Next for California’s Schools? A Progress Report One Year After GDTFII
- First 5 California-funded Dual Language Learner Pilot Study Brief
- NIEER Pre-K Data Snapshot: Salary Parity
- California State Preschool Program (CSPP) Free or Reduced-Price Meal Eligibility Criteria
- Promising Models for Preparing a Diverse, High-Quality Early Childhood Workforce
- California English Learner Roadmap
- California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Program Guidelines, Second Edition
- Reframing Early Math Learning
- Scaffolding Emergent Reading, Oral Language, and Writing for Dual Language Learners/English Learners in PreK-1st Grade Webinar
- Early Learning in the United States: 2019
- Early Care and Education of Dual Language Learners- Administrator Brief
- Early Care and Education of Dual Language Learners- Parent Brief
- Whole-Family Wellness for Early Childhood: A New Model for Medi-Cal Delivery and Financing
- America for Early Ed CA State Fact Sheet
- California’s ECE Workforce (Presentation from CSCCE)
- DLLs and Head Start: New Tool Helps Programs Better Serve DLLs
- Building California’s Future: Tackling the Facilities Challenge for Our Youngest Learners
- Integrating DLLs’ Home Language in the Classroom Does Not Hobble English Learning, New Study Finds
- Untangling the Evidence on Preschool Effectiveness: Insights for Policymakers
- The US and the High Cost of Child Care
- Indispensables for Quality Pre-K
- Brain Architecture
- Collaborating Towards Kindergarten Readiness at Scale
- California Preschool Instructional Network Training
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- State Seal of Biliteracy
- Early Childhood Workforce Index 2018
- Lessons from Three California Communities on Strengthening Early Education
- English Learner Roadmap
- Early Childhood Is Critical to Health Equity
- Think Nationally, Act Locally: Early Childhood Education’s Role in Closing the Achievement Gap
- Resource and Referral County Listing
- California Early Childhood Educator Competencies
- Pre-K Teachers and Bachelor’s Degrees
- It Takes a Community: Leveraging Community College Capacity to Transform the Early Childhood Workforce
- Building an Early Learning System that Works: Next Steps for California
- California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks
- Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education
- Expanding High-Quality Educational Options for All Students
- California’s Gold: An Advocacy Framework for Young Dual Language Learners
- Center for American Progress CA ECE Summary
- Understanding California’s Early Care and Education System
- Learning Policy Institute on CA’s ECE System
- Puzzling it out: The current state of scientific knowledge on pre-kindergarten effects
- Quality 101: Identifying the Core Components of a High-Quality Early Childhood Program
- Teacher Talent Untapped: Multilingual Paraprofessionals Speak About the Barriers to Entering the Profession
- Policy Statement on Supporting the Development of Children Who Are Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood Programs
- 2017 California Child Care Portfolio
- Investing Early: Taking Stock of Outcomes and Economic Returns from Early Childhood Programs
- Promoting The Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English: Promising Futures
- Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: Implementation Plan for the State of California
- CA Child Care Research Partnership Overview
- Learning Policy Institute on Improving Quality in CA’s ECE System
- Head Start Program Performance Standards
- 10 Amazing Facts About the Infant Brain
- Teaching The Teachers Of Our Youngest Children: The State Of Early Childhood Higher Education In California
- Not Golden Yet: Building a Stronger Workforce for Young Children in California
- Observation, Screening, Assessment, and Documentation
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- An Introduction to Early Childhood Educator Competencies
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- Mathematica Policy Research Issue Brief on CA Child Care
- Packard-funded status report on CA ECE from New America
- Relationships, Interactions, and Guidance
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- Infant/Toddler Caregiving: A Guide to Culturally Sensitive Care
- California Teaching Performance Expectations
- Foundations Of School Readiness Series: Early Experiences Build The Brain
- Rand study of CA ECE System (2012)
- Teacher Preparation and Student Achievement
- Preschool English Learners: Principles and Practices to Promote Language, Literacy, and Learning
- Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8
- California Preschool Learning Foundations
- InBrief: Early Childhood Program Effectiveness
- Closing the Gap: Early Childhood Education
- Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Program Guidelines
- Ages and Stages of Development
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Press Releases / Announcements
- Poll: Nearly Three-Quarters of CA Parents Worry about their Young Child’s Education and Development
- Leading Early Learning Advocates Applaud Governor Newsom for Supporting the Expansion of Transitional Kindergarten in California’s 2021-22 Budget
- Early Edge CA & Kidango Support Proposed Legislation to Expand Universal TK & Strengthen the Early Learning and Care System
- Newly-Released Master Plan for Early Learning and Care Makes a California for All Kids Possible
- Early Edge California Executive Director Patricia Lozano Appointed to the Early Childhood Policy Council’s Parent Advisory Committee
- Early Edge California’s Statement on California’s Final Budget Agreement
- Joint Statement from Early Edge CA & Kidango on Governor and Legislature Agreeing on California State Budget
- Early Edge California Applauds US Supreme Court’s Ruling on DACA
- Early Edge California Executive Director Patricia Lozano Joins Parents as Teachers Board of Directors
- Joint Statement from Early Edge California & Kidango on CA Legislature’s Passage of State Budget
- Early Edge California’s Statement on Our Country’s Current Unrest
- Joint Statement from Early Edge California and Kidango on Governor Newsom’s May Revision
- Poll: Coronavirus Crisis Puts Parents’ and Young Children’s Well-being at Risk
- Early Edge CA and Kidango Support Governor Newsom’s Executive Order to Expand Emergency Childcare for Essential Workers during COVID-19 Crisis
- Early Edge CA Supports Proposed Legislation to Uplift California’s Youngest Learners
- Dual Language Learners Must Be Central to the Governor’s Master Plan to Build an Equitable Early Learning and Care System
- Early Edge California Responds to the Supreme Court Ruling on the “Public Charge Rule”
- Early Edge California and Kidango Statement on Governor Newsom’s 2020 Budget
- First 5 LA and Early Edge California Celebrate AB 378 Signing
- Trump’s “Public Charge” Rule Will Hurt California’s Children
- Early Edge and Kidango Celebrate Early Education Wins in State Budget
- Early Edge and Kidango Applaud State Assembly for Voting YES on AB 123
- Statement on California Governor’s State of the State Address
- Statement on California Governor’s 2019-2020 Budget
- “Pre-K For All” Moves to Forefront in New Legislative Package
- Tony Thurmond Becomes California’s Next State Superintendent
- Californians Elect an Early Childhood Champion as Governor
- Proposed Changes to “Public Charge” Hurt California Children
- Resources For Educators: Family Reunification Zero Tolerance Policy
- Recap of ECE in State Budget
- State Budget includes $5 million for DLL
- ECE Ballot Measure Update
- Statement on Governor Brown’s 2018-19 May Budget Revision
- NIEER 2017 State of Preschool Report
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News and Events
- New Program for 4-Year-Olds in San Diego Could Be a Model for California
- New plan for children offers comprehensive system to meet learning needs
- California’s First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom joins Early Edge CA for a Storytime Election Special
- A Vision for California’s Schools this Fall: Equity for Dual Language and English Learners in an Unprecedented Moment
- Distance Learning Webinar Series from Early Edge California & Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL)
- Bay Area Early Learning Nonprofit, Kidango, Pivots Services to Emergency Childcare during COVID-19 Crisis
- Early Edge’s Year in Review: 2019
- In Focus: Insights from Illinois’ Early Learning System
- Finding Common Ground at the Alliance for Early Success’ National Convening
- Update on AB 123, The Preschool For All Act
- Summary of Changes to the 2019-20 Program Requirements and Funding, Terms and Conditions Contracts
- Newsom Takes First Step On Promise Of Universal Preschool In California, But Has A Long Way To Go
- Advocates Call California’s Budget A ‘Big Win’ For Early Childhood Education
- AB 123 Preschool Expansion Funded in Budget Process
- An Update From the Dual Language Learner Professional Development Grantees Convening
- Update on California’s Preschool Development Grant Strategic Plan
- Initial Results from ECE Workforce Barriers Survey
- AB 123 Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee
- Blue Ribbon Commission on Early Childhood Education Released Its Final Report
- Highlights from El Día del Niño/ El Día de los Libros
- Fresno Unified’s Efforts to Support Dual Language Learners
- AB 123 Passes Assembly Education Committee
- Oakland Advisory Committee Meeting
- Highlights From The Early Learning Panel Discussion
- Westminster’s Dual Language Early Learning Programs
- March Updates from Public Hearings in Sacramento
- Creating A New Vision For California’s Dual Language Learners
- New Analysis Highlights Troubling Pay Gap Between Pre-K and TK-12 Teachers
- 7 Things Teachers Want You to Know about Early Learning
- New training for California preschool teachers to help bilingual children prepare for kindergarten
- Update on Blue Ribbon Commission Hearing
- Update from CDE on Preschool Development Grant (PDG)
- Takeaways from Pre-K for All Informational Hearing – Learnings from Other States
- Latest Developments at the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC)
- San Diego Union Tribune: Opinion – Why California needs universal preschool
- EdSource – Only a fraction of California children eligible receive subsidized child care
- Gun violence in schools and college affordability highest priorities for California voters, poll finds
- Our favorite moments of 2018
- As economy booms, schools, community colleges can expect modest increase in Newsom’s first budget
- EdSource: As economy booms, schools, community colleges can expect modest increase in Newsom’s first budget
- First 5 California Dual Language Learner (DLL) Pilot Update
- What the $5 Million in New DLL Professional Development Means for Early Childhood Educators
- Updates from California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- California budget includes increase for infant and toddler care but not enough to meet demand
- Update On California’s TWB8 Workforce Initiatives
- Quantity over quality in growth of pre-K programs in California (and the US)
- Single State Agency Needed to Coordinate California’s ‘Patchwork’ of Early Childhood Education Programs, New Report Urges
- Leading Democratic Candidates for California Governor Back Universal Preschool
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Media Coverage
- What happens to children who missed kindergarten during Covid-19 crisis?
- In the right direction? Perspectives on Gov. Newsom’s education budget
- California Budget Proposal Expands Transitional Kindergarten, But Does Little To Support Child Care Industry In Crisis
- Where did all the kindergarteners go? Enrollment drops significantly in Ventura County
- Lack of funding, increased costs and fear of COVID-19 all play a role in loss of care providers, officials say
- Another step toward universal preschool in California?
- Preschoolers learning English need to be identified, supported, says California’s master plan
- A 10-Year Plan For Early Childhood In California With Uncertain Next Steps
- Inside California’s new master plan to reshape early education and child care
- Kindergarten Enrollment Down during Pandemic
- Kindergarten Enrollment Decline in California
- Prioritizing the needs of our Dual Language Learners in the time of COVID-19
- New Survey Highlights Impact of COVID-19 on Young DLLs in California
- California Child Care Providers Stand to Lose Millions of Dollars
- Spanish-Language Resources Help Parents Deal with Challenges of Distance Learning
- Where are all the kindergartners? Pandemic creates rare gap year
- Many Parents Fill in Gaps for Preschoolers Unable to go to In-Person Programs
- Early Edge California’s Patricia Lozano Joins CalMatters’ “PolicyMatters” panel “Will the kids be all right?”
- California Budget Deal Largely Spares Early Childhood Education
- California teachers worry gap widening for English learners during school closures
- Big cuts could hit little Californians: $1 billion in preschool and child care dollars at risk
- Pandemic-Response Webinars Offer New Pointers on Early Ed and Tech
- Big plans to expand preschool in California put on hold
- How to Get a Successful Bilingual Education at Home
- Key Takeaways from Early Edge California’s New Dual Language Learner Advocacy Videos
- California Voices: Education leaders speak out on Gov. Newsom’s budget proposals
- Federal Anti-Immigration Policy Hurting Children, Report Says
- California Needs A Master Plan For Early Childhood
- It is Time for California to Finally Support and Train our Early Learning Teachers
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Fact Sheets
- Professional Development Opportunities for Early Learning Teachers
- DLL Professional Development Funding
- Governor Newsom’s Early Childhood Investment Proposals 2019
- What Pre-K Teachers Earn Vs. TK-12 Teachers
- Resources for Supporting Dual Language Learners
- Educational Requirements of ECE Educators
- Fact Sheet: Voters Strongly Support Early Childhood Education
- Birth to 8 Principles Fact Sheet
- Investing in our Future Fact Sheet
- Fact Sheet: The Evidence for Starting Early
- Fact Sheet: Who are Dual Language Learners?
- 7 Facts About Dual Language Learners
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Resources
- Master Plan for Early Learning and Care: News and Resources
- Dual Language Learner Professional Development Initiative: Findings Brief
- 2021-2022 California State Budget for Early Learning and Health
- Supporting Child Care Providers and the Dual Language Learners They Serve During the COVID-19 Crisis: Insights From a Statewide Survey
- Master Plan for Early Learning and Care Proposals for Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) Care
- Master Plan for Early Learning and Care: Key Recommendations
- Recommendations for Supporting DLLs in the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care
- Master Plan Knowledge Brief:
- Health, Information, Security, And Community: What Family, Friend, And Neighbor Providers Need During Covid-19
- Quick Facts: The Landscape of Early Learning and Care Programs Serving Dual Language Learners in California
- Early Edge California Joins All Together Now’s Virtual Panel Discussion on Child Care
- Supporting the Early Learning Workforce through the Coronavirus Pandemic
- A System in Jeopardy: California’s Early Learning System and its Dual Language Learners During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- COVID-19 Rapid Response: Urgent Needs of Dual Language Learner Children and Families
- California’s Early Learning and Care Providers: Essential Workers Who Need Support
- Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five: Mixed Delivery Early Learning and Care System Strategic Plan
- Voices From The Field: Perspectives of Early Care and Education Professionals in Los Angeles County
- Improving Teacher Preparation to Support California’s Dual Language Learners
- The Consortium for English Learner Success Releases 2020-21 Policy Agenda for Supporting DLLs and ELs
- Now Available: New Resource Hub Gathers Tools to Bring California’s English Learner Roadmap to Life
- Coronavirus Resources for the Early Learning Community in California
- Strengthening and Advancing California’s Early Learning Workforce: Recommendations for the Master Plan
- The Dual Language Learner Policy Platform
- Enabling Smart Early Childhood Technology in Public Systems: Where We Are and What Comes Next
- NEW Video Series! Supporting California’s Dual Language Learners
- Voices from the Field: Results from Early Learning Survey and Provider Focus Group
- Why Supporting CA’s Dual Language Learners Matters
- Pay Parity For Preschool Teachers: A Case Study Of Elk Grove Unified School District
- California State Preschool Program: Teacher Compensation and Pay Parity Analysis
- Workforce Career Lattice and Barriers Survey 2019
- WEBINAR: EECA Discussion of Gov. Newsom’s Early Childhood Budget Proposals
- Webinar: Strategies for Teaching Young Dual Language Learners (DLLs)
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Instructional Videos
- New Video Series! Storytime with Early Edge California and Friends
- NEW VIDEO from Early Edge California: What Do Our Little Ones Think about COVID-19?
- Distance Learning Webinar Series from Early Edge CA & LMU-CEEL
- Distance Learning Webinars from Early Edge California
- Distance Learning Webinar Series from Early Edge CA & Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL)
- Distance Learning Webinars from Early Edge CA & CSU Channel Islands
- Webinar: Best Practices for Engaging Young Children and their Families through Technology
- Webinars on California’s Governmental Resources during COVID-19 in English and Spanish
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Blog
- Governor Newsom Signs AB 82 to Provide Urgent Relief to Child Care Workers
- California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Provides Update on Child Development Permit
- Early Childhood Policy Council Workforce Committee Convenes for First Time in 2021
- Improving a Child’s Education Journey:
A Conversation about K-12 Policy & Early Learning in CA Webinar - Early Childhood Policy Council Hosts First Meeting of 2021
- California Department of Social Services Hosts Transition Plan Walkthrough
- Early Edge’s New Advisory Group Brings Together Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) Providers from across California
- Early Edge California’s 2020 Reflections
- Early Edge California Hosts Inaugural Meeting of its COVID-19 Learning Community Focused on Dual Language Learners (DLLs) and English Learners (ELs) in PreK-3rd Grade
- The Early Childhood Policy Council Hosts Final Meeting of the Year
- In Their Own Words: Hearing from our Early Learning Community during COVID-19
- In Their Own Words: Hearing from our Early Learning Community during COVID-19
- Early Edge California Supports Proposition 15
- California’s College Savings Plan Offers 2020 Matching Grant Program
- Building an Equitable System for DLLs in the California Master Plan for Early Learning and Care
- Governor Newsom Signs New Bills to Support California’s Families and Early Learning Providers
- Elevating Urgent Needs of Young Dual Language Learners and Their Families During COVID-19
- In Their Own Words: Hearing from our Early Learning Community during COVID-19
- Early Childhood Policy Council holds 2nd Workforce and Parent Advisory Committee Meetings
- Closing the Learning Divide for Young DLLs during COVID-19 and Beyond
- Early Edge California Holds Inaugural Advisory Groups for Parents
- Early Childhood Policy Council Holds 4th Meeting on August 24, 2020
- Early Childhood Policy Council’s Workforce Advisory Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting in August
- In Their Own Words: Hearing from our Early Learning Community during COVID-19
- The Gift of Community: California LEAs Collaborate through Early Edge’s Professional Learning Community
- Early Childhood Policy Council Holds the First Meeting of its Parent Advisory Committee
- In Their Own Words: Hearing from our Early Learning Community during COVID-19
- Commission on Teacher Credentialing June 2020 Meeting: Update on the Work Related to the Child Development Permit
- Early Edge California and California Department of Education Host Final Dual Language Learner Professional Development Grantee Convening
- In Their Own Words: Hearing from our Early Learning Community during COVID-19
- Taking Action in the Fight for Racial Equality
- The Early Childhood Policy Council Holds June 8th Virtual Meeting
- How COVID-19 is Impacting California’s DLL-focused Professional Development Program
- Five Reflections on the DLL Learning Experience during COVID-19
- An Investment in Our Children
- California Boosts Training for Teachers and Higher Education Faculty to Meet the Needs of Dual Language Learners
- In Their Own Words: Hearing from our Early Learning Community during COVID-19
- California Invests to Improve Preschool Instruction for Dual Language Learners
- In Their Own Words: Hearing from our Early Learning Community during COVID-19
- How the Language Learning Project Trains California’s Teachers and Caregivers to Support DLLs
- Early Edge and CDE Host Virtual Convening for Dual Language Learner Professional Development Grantees
- Online Courses Help Teachers Learn Strategies for Supporting DLLs
- California Builds the Capacity of its Teachers to Better Serve DLLs
- In Their Own Words: Hearing from our Early Learning Community during COVID-19
- Spring 2020 Budget & Legislative Update from Early Edge California
- In Their Own Words: Hearing from our Early Learning Community during COVID-19
- Early Childhood Policy Council Holds Inaugural Meeting
- Early Edge California Hosts Virtual Teacher Advisory Group Meetings to Support Members during COVID-19 Crisis
- COVID-19 Discussion with LEA Professional Learning Community
- Early Edge California Introduces LEA ECE Professional Learning Community
- Asms. McCarty and Reyes Sponsor Legislative Briefing about Early Edge’s 2019 Early Learning Tour to Illinois
- Sharing Our New DLL Policy Platform with the Early Learning Community
- First 5 CA Presents Initial Findings from Its Dual Language Learner Pilot Study at Sacramento Hearing
- Addressing California’s Early Learning Workforce at the 2020 PACE Conference
- Honoring California’s Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris at Early Edge Partner Kidango’s Superhero of Early Childhood Luncheon
- Early Edge California Joins LMU-CEEL, LAUSD, and CABE at Jornada Pedagógica Internacional para la Educación Multilingüe Conference
- Early Edge California Participates in CAPPA’s Child Care & End Child Poverty in CA Advocacy Day
- ACSA’s 2019 Leadership Summit
- CDE and Early Edge Host November Convening for Dual Language Learner Professional Development Grantees
- The Effect of Hostile Immigration Policies on California Children’s Early Childhood Development
- Governor Signs Additional Bills to Support California’s Children and Families
- Early Edge Hosts Biannual Teacher Advisory Group in the Bay Area
- Uplifting Dual Language Learners at Advancement Project’s Water Cooler Conference
- A Voice for Teachers: Celia Gomez
- Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month:
A Message from Our Executive Director - Consortium for English Learner Success Convening Summary
- Early Edge California Joins Governor and Attorney General in Opposing Trump’s “Public Charge” Rule
- Update on California’s Early Care and Education Workforce Registry
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Video
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Early Edge
- Introducing Early Edge California’s New Executive Director
- Early Edge California Names Patricia Lozano Executive Director
- Early Learning Progress in the California Budget
- Early Edge California Responds to Early Learning Improvements in California Budget Act
- Governor’s Budget Proposal Upholds Deal for California’s Young Children
- Update: California Legislators Stand Up for Early Learning
- Legislative Women’s Caucus Receives Early Learning Champions Award
- Why We’re Committed to Supporting Dual Language Learners
- Immigrant Families and Early Learning Rights
- Advancing the Early Childhood Workforce and Quality in California
- California Can Lead the Nation on Multilingualism and Diversity
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Teacher Professional Development