Current Projects
Research and Policy Activities on California’s Early Care and Education WorkforceThe Center for the Study of Child Care Employment receives support from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for policy development, research, and technical assistance activities related to the ECE workforce, particularly in the areas of professional development, higher education, and compensation.
Click here for recent workforce policy briefs developed by CSCCE with Packard Foundation support.
Learning Together: A Four-County Longitudinal Study of Higher Education Efforts in Early Childhood Education
This study focuses on four counties’ efforts to expand bachelor’s degree opportunities in early care and education (ECE) for working adults. The student cohort model—in which small groups of ECE students with similar interests and characteristics pursue a bachelor’s degree together, and receive targeted support services—has emerged in Alameda, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties, with programs at Antioch University, California State University-East Bay, Mills College, San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, and the University of La Verne. CSCCE has launched a six-year longitudinal study of each student cohort, and a five-year longitudinal study of institutional change at Antioch University, San Jose State University, and the University of La Verne.
A Leadership Curriculum for Early Care and Education
Despite the fundamental importance of early care and education (ECE) practitioners in the lives of young children and their families, the ECE profession is seriously hampered by a shortage of training opportunities to develop and nurture a diverse and well-prepared cadre of leaders. CSCCE has received a grant from the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation to develop a curriculum for leaders in the field of early care and education who are engaged in a four-year or graduate degree program.
Undergraduate Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies in Early Childhood
The Undergraduate Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies in Early Childhood (ISEC) at the University of California, Berkeley, provides students interested in pursuing the field of early care and education with an opportunity to become well versed in the varied contributions of such disciplines as public health, mental health, social welfare and public policy. CSCCE was instrumental in developing the program, a joint effort of the School of Education, the School of Social Welfare, and the Department of Psychology.