California Early Learning Career Lattice (Career Lattice) Educational Requirements – The Career Lattice defines a progression of roles and the training and education necessary to demonstrate competence in a wide variety of positions in early learning. It identifies a common framework through which professionals can evaluate their progress towards their own career goals. The Career Lattice is a guide to help professionals in the early learning field to think about their career path and professional development. The Career Lattice does not change any of the existing regulations or licensing requirements for working in a child care center, infant/toddler program, preschool, family child care home, or TK-third grade teacher or early childhood program administrator. To learn more about the Career Lattice please read the California Early Learning Career Lattice Guide at . Understanding the Structure of the Career Lattice (please see Appendix, p. 9) California Early Learning Career Lattice Educational Requirements – A. Early Learning Levels 1-4 do not have any subcategories. The space below includes important Level Caregiver/Teacher/K-3 notes and considerations for each level. Teacher 8 hours of training in health & Level 1 is a point of entry for people interested in working in the early learning field. At this safety and/or child level 8 hours of training on health and safety and/or child development is needed. This is a development. good starting point for people who have been providing informal care and are interested in 1 Example: On-boarding to pursuing a role in a family child care home or preschool. lattice for family, friend and neighbor care providers Local Resource and Referral agencies are a recommended starting point for finding training on health and safety or child development. Current Family Child Care Level 2 is set at current licensing requirements for family child care providers. Currently Licensing Requirements this level requires 16 hours of health and safety training in addition to training on signs of 2 child abuse. This is the minimum amount of training required for family child care homes. Example: family child care provider Visit the DSS Resources for Providers website at to learn more about family child care provider requirements and resources.
California Early Learning Career Lattice (Career Lattice) – Educational Requirements The Career Lattice defines a progression of roles and the training and education necessary to demonstrate competence in a wide variety of positions in early learning. It identifies a common framework through which professionals can evaluate their progress towards their own career goals. The Career Lattice is a guide to help professionals in the early learning field to think about their career path and professional development. The Career Lattice does not change any of the existing regulations or licensing requirements for working in a child care center, infant/toddler program, preschool, family child care home, or TK-third grade teacher or early childhood program administrator. To learn more about the Career Lattice please read the California Early Learning Career Lattice Guide at . Understanding the Structure of the Career Lattice (please see Appendix, p. 9) California Early Learning Career Lattice – Educational Requirements Level A. Early Learning Caregiver/Teacher/K-3 Teacher Levels 1-4 do not have any subcategories. The space below includes important notes and considerations for each level. 1 8 hours of training in health & safety and/or child development. Example: On-boarding to lattice for family, friend and neighbor care providers Level 1 is a point of entry for people interested in working in the early learning field. At this level 8 hours of training on health and safety and/or child development is needed. This is a good starting point for people who have been providing informal care and are interested in pursuing a role in a family child care home or preschool. Local Resource and Referral agencies are a recommended starting point for finding training on health and safety or child development. 2 Current Family Child Care Licensing Requirements Example: family child care provider Level 2 is set at current licensing requirements for family child care providers. Currently this level requires 16 hours of health and safety training in addition to training on signs of child abuse. This is the minimum amount of training required for family child care homes. Visit the DSS Resources for Providers website at to learn more about family child care provider requirements and resources.
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