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The Tribal Child Care Association of California is excited to continue our Workforce Pathways Program. The current workforce year began July 1, 2023 and ends on June 30, 2024 (the application deadline was December 31, 2023).
With funding provided through CDSS’s QCC Workforce Grant, TCCAC has developed a workforce program to support child care providers in all settings. We offer teachers in centers, providers with family friend and neighbor programs, aunts and grandmas operating relative care programs, everyone who is dedicated to caring for Tribal children in California an opportunity to further develop their skills in culturally relevant ways. Participants in our Tribal Workforce Pathways Program can work on higher education goals toward degrees or certifications or professional development in a variety of child care topics. Each participant will work with our Workforce Advisor to set goals and identify resources needed to achieve those goals. TCCAC will support the participant by identifying and overcoming barriers to reaching goals through financial supports, identifying resources and providing incentives for goal completion with a stipend program.
For more information on our TCCAC Workforce Pathways Program including application process contact:
Sara Zapata- TCCAC Workforce Advisor workforce@tribalchildcareca.org
TCCAC Higher Education Pathway
Through our Higher Education Pathway, TCCAC wants to ensure our participants are supported to meet their higher education goals. Participants for this pathway are working towards Certification, Associates Degrees, Bachelor’s Degrees or higher with an emphasis on Early Learning and Care. TCCAC can support with tuition costs, books, materials and any other expense related to obtaining your higher education goals. The TCCAC Workforce Advisor will work with each participant to set goals, identify needed supports. The TCCAC will incentive goal completion based on the participant’s professional development plan. The incentive structure for higher education is as follows:
TCCAC Professional Development Pathway
TCCAC has created seven custom pathways to support professional development for Tribal Child Care providers. Each of the pathways have options for which trainings the participant would like to complete based their individualized professional development plan. The pathways include:
Health & Safety This Pathway focuses on basic health and safety standards required for Tribal Child Care programs, as well as ways to go beyond the basics with best practices. Participants can choose topics that are most relevant for them and their programs. Monthly, Zoom Health & Safety Webinars as well as a series on Nature in ECE will be the foundation of this Pathway.
Wellness & Healing Pathway This Pathway focuses on healing and resiliency by addressing topics around trauma faced by children, families, providers, and communities as well as social/ emotional learning. A variety of virtual cohorts and in person trainings are offered in this Pathway and will include Trauma Informed Care and ACES training opportunities.
Early Learning Leadership This Pathway is recommended for child care administrators who are participating in the TCCAC TQIS (Tribal Quality Improvement System), who provide direct services to children, and would like to sharpen their early learning leadership skills. The goal is to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and abilities of early care directors and emerging leaders to ensure quality child care programs for young children. Additionally, Coaching Companion is offering a six-session collaboration where teachers/providers and coaches come together in reflective dialogue as they look at improving their practice using evidence-based resources. Last of all California Mentor is offering two different cohorts to our TCCAC Workforce this year.
Engaging Families in Tribal Communities TCCAC has partnered with the Child Care Resource Center for those wanting to increase their skills for engaging families and host Parent Cafes in their communities. A series on the Protective Factors is available virtually. There is also a special cohort just for Family, Friend and Neighbor and Family Child Care providers on Trauma Informed Care and Family Engagement.
Cultural Humility This Pathway offers opportunities to understand the accurate history of Native Americans; explain the historical process of the extreme systematic trauma to the Native population and show how California Natives are still present, active, and involved in the modern world. Including, examples and explorations of tribal resilience, medicine, storytelling, and culture. Virtual 5-session cohort.
From Cradleboard to Toddling This pathway focuses on the Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC) approach to infant/toddler care and addresses how to support healthy social-emotional development and learning in group care settings. Course topics include two 20-hour, virtual cohorts: Social/ Emotional Development and Family, Culture & Providers. Participants have the option to register with Fresno State and receive 3 college credits for course completion.
STEM/STEAM Learn about science, technology, engineering, art and math and ways to incorporate lessons into your program curriculum. STEM includes problem solving, asking questions, and exploring the world around us. In person, live virtual and go at your own pace options.