Associate degree or higher a bachelor’s degree in And with 30 quarter credits in early childhood education, Training or equivalent early childhood education; or in a related field with coursework in early or coursework equivalent to childhood development with a major in early childhood A Washington state teaching a focus on infant and education. certificate with an toddler development. endorsement in Early Assistant teachers: 2015all Childhood Education teaching assistants in or in Early Childhood Head Start agencies Special Education. must have one of the following: Assistant teachers must have one A child development of the following: associate (CDA) credential 12 quarter credits in early childhood education; or An associate or bachelor’s degree in any area, or be A CDA credential. enrolled in a program leading to this degree. Current enrollment in a CDA program to be completed in two years Staff Training and ECEAP lead teachers and family Teachers must attend at least Same as Head Start. Development support specialists must attend at 15 hours of professional least 15 hours of professional development workshops or development workshops or classes per year. classes per year. All staff who work with children All staff who work with children must have training in first aid must have training in first aid and and infant/child infant/child cardiopulmonary cardiopulmonary resuscitation; resuscitation; disaster planning; disease prevention; disaster and preventing, identifying and planning; and preventing, reporting child abuse and neglect. identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect. DEL provides training and technical assistance to Fifty percent of federal Head Contractors support additional Start training and technical training with their regular per slot assistance funds are funds. distributed directly to grantees for staff training and development. Early Learning ECEAP contractors must use an Head Start’s Child There is not yet an early learning early learning framework to plan Development and Early framework for Early Head Start, Framework (Outcomes) developmentally appropriate early Learning Framework guides but there are specific Early Head childhood education. This staff and parents in selecting Start performance standards framework informs the curricula and assessment tools that address learning and environment, daily routine, to support each child in making development expectations for curriculum, adult-child progress. The framework uses infants and toddlers. interactions, guidance, screening 11 areas of knowledge and and referral, assessment and development, or that “domains” individualization, and are comparable to the domains teacher conferences. The and sub-domains of the curriculum must be aligned with Washington State Early the Washington State Early
Associate degree or higher with 30 quarter credits in early childhood education; or A Washington state teaching certificate with an endorsement in Early Childhood Education or in Early Childhood Special Education. Assistant teachers must have one of the following: 12 quarter credits in early childhood education; or A CDA credential. a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, or in a related field with coursework equivalent to a major in early childhood education. Assistant teachers: 2015all teaching assistants in Head Start agencies must have one of the following: A child development associate (CDA) credential An associate or bachelor’s degree in any area, or be enrolled in a program leading to this degree. Current enrollment in a CDA program to be completed in two years And Training or equivalent coursework in early childhood development with a focus on infant and toddler development. Staff Training and Development ECEAP lead teachers and family support specialists must attend at least 15 hours of professional development workshops or classes per year. All staff who work with children must have training in first aid and infant/child cardiopulmonary resuscitation; disaster planning; and preventing, identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect. DEL provides training and technical assistance to Contractors support additional training with their regular per slot funds. Teachers must attend at least 15 hours of professional development workshops or classes per year. All staff who work with children must have training in first aid and infant/child cardiopulmonary resuscitation; disease prevention; disaster planning; and preventing, identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect. Fifty percent of federal Head Start training and technical assistance funds are distributed directly to grantees for staff training and development. Same as Head Start. Early Learning Framework (Outcomes) ECEAP contractors must use an early learning framework to plan developmentally appropriate early childhood education. This framework informs the environment, daily routine, curriculum, adult-child interactions, guidance, screening and referral, assessment and individualization, and conferences. The curriculum must be aligned with the Washington State Early Head Start’s Child Development and Early Learning Framework guides staff and parents in selecting curricula and assessment tools to support each child in making progress. The framework uses 11 areas of knowledge and development, or “domains” that are comparable to the domains and sub-domains of the Washington State Early There is not yet an early learning framework for Early Head Start, but there are specific Early Head Start performance standards that address learning and development expectations for infants and toddlers. teacher
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