Professional Development - Early Childhood Studies
Janice
Fonteno and Mairi Tsiftsi, Early Childhood Studies Professional Development Coordinators, are available to assist you in:
- preparing your Professional Plan
- completing a Child Development Permit application
- locating resources and referals both on and off campus
- learning more about the Early Childhood profession
To schedule an appointment, contact:
Learn more about Professional Development in ECS below…
Upcoming Events
The Ohlone College Early
Childhood Studies
Department presents the Annual Early Childhood Conference:
- Saturday,October 4, 2008
- 8:00am - 5:00pm
- Keynote: To be announced
- Held in the Ohlone Kidango Child Development Center, 43600 Mission Boulevard, Fremont, California
- Topics include: Taking Care of the Personal and Professional; Self Working with Children with Challenging Behaviors; Child Health; Infant-Toddler, Preschool; School Age care; Family Child Care and much more
- $20.00 Registration Fee,
includes breakfast and lunch
- Bottled water also will be available from the ECS staff
- Registration form
for the Conference (PDF)
(view with the free Adobe Reader software)
- Register Early! Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Onsite registration is subject to availability (cash/checks only). Free parking. Professional Growth Certificate for 7.5 hours
- Conference flyer (PDF)
- Ohlone College 1/2 unit of credit is available for this conference! * Separate registration required.
- Schedule of Events:
- 8:00am - 9:00am Registration & Breakfast
- 9:00am - 9:10am Welcome
- 9:15am - 10:30am Keynote: To be announced
- 10:30am - 10:40am Break
- 10:45am - 12:15pm Workshop I
- 12:15pm - 1:10pm Lunch, raffle, entertainment
- 1:15pm - 2:45pm Workshop II
- 2:45pm - 2:55pm Break
- 3:00pm - 4:30pm Workshop III
- 4:30pm - 5:00pm Mandatory Meeting for
1/2 unit Ohlone credit *
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations will be accepted until September 4, 2008 for a full refund less a $10 administrative fee. After that date no refund will be given but participant substitutions will be permitted through the registration period on Saturday, October 4, 2008.
For more information, contact Janice Fonteno at (510) 979-7496 or Mairi Tsiftsi at (510) 659-6450, Professional Development Coordinators,
Early Childhood Studies, Ohlone College.
Conference co-sponsored by:
* To get 1/2 unit of Ohlone College credit for the Early Childhood Studies conference:
- If you are a current Ohlone College student, you can register through WebAdvisor:
- Log onto WebAdvisor.
- Register for course number ECS-325A, use Synonym #037969, Fall 2008.
- All others must enroll at Ohlone College before registering for the course credit.
- To enroll in the college, please complete the Ohlone College application (available online).
- Students who are not U.S. citizens must verify their immigration status with the Office of Admissions and Records. For this reason, non-citizens are asked to submit their application in person at the Office of Admissions and Records. Students should be prepared to present a passport, permanent resident card or other documentation that will demonstrate their immigration status for the previous year.
- Once you have enrolled at Ohlone College, you will be issued a Student ID Number. The Office of Admissions and Records will send this to you by email within a couple of days after they have received your application. When you have your Student ID Number, you can register for the course using WebAdvisor. The directions are found in item 1, above.
- Once you have registered, you will need to pay the $10 enrollment fee for your ½ unit course credit. You can do this online in WebAdvisor at the time you register, or in person at the Cashier’s Office on the Ohlone College Fremont campus. There will also be a $5 electronic access fee.
- Requires attendance at the information session from 4:30pm - 5:00pm on the conference date.
TANF-CDC Program
Are you are a CalWORKs/TANF recipient and interested in a career working with young children? Then the TANF-CDC program is for you.
Benefits of the program include:
- Paid tuition and books
- Child care options and referrals
- Transportation funding
- Career counseling, faculty advising
The TANF-CDC Program has two main purposes:
- to meet California’s increasing demand for additional high quality child development professionals, and
- to train Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients for careers in child development by achieving their Associate Teacher or Teacher Permit, providing job placement services and follow-up educational plans that will help them achieve self-sufficiency and escape the cycle of welfare dependency and poverty.
For further information:
Contact our TANF-CDC Program Facilitator
Janice Fonteno at (510) 979-7496 or jfonteno@ohlone.edu or
our CalWORKs Liaison
Shawna Luce (510) 979-7551 or sluce@ohlone.edu.
CDTC Reimbursement
The Child Development Training Consortium provides limited funds to Early Childhood Studies Students. Ohlone ECS Students apply now for Partial Tuition Reimbursement.
To qualify you must be:
- Employed at a licensed Childcare Center/Family Childcare, a School age program, or in a kindergarten class; and
- Currently enrolled in an ECS/GE class
Funds are processed in the following manner:
- Students enrolled in 3 units or more (including GE and ECS units)
- Date of submission: First Come, First Served!
After your application has been accepted then you need to complete your courses with a “C” grade or better. Payment will be made upon verification of your grades.
To apply:
- Pick up a Participant Profile form from your ECS instructor - or download the CDTC Participant Profile form (PDF)
(view with the free Adobe Reader software)
- Correctly and completely fill out the Participant Profile
- All forms not completely filled out will be returned
- This may disqualify or delay your financial reimbursement
- All Forms must be submitted by 12:00pm (noon), October 3, 2008
- Forms must be returned to Janice Fonteno, Building 6, Office 6203
- If you have questions call (510) 979-7496 or email jfonteno@ohlone.edu
Child Development Corps AA Degree Program
Join the Corps AA Degree Program! To qualify, you must work toward an AA degree in Early Childhood Education.
The Corps AA Degree Program
The Corps AA Degree Program is designed to help early childhood educators earn an Associated Arts Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE). The AA Degree Program will offer individual support to help you create an education plan and earn your degree. The program will provide a stipend for meeting requirements and taking classes.
The program is currently available at Chabot College, Las Positas College, Merritt College and Ohlone College. Applications for the Corps AA Degree Program will be available in the spring, but you can complete your enrollment requirements now. Even if you’ve participated in other Corps programs, you will join this program as a first-time applicant. You will receive your first stipend for meeting program eligibility and completing your enrollment requirements.
Program Eligibility
- Work at least 15 hours per week with children birth to pre-kindergarten or an eligible AB212 school-age site in Alameda County and must have worked at the program for at least 9 months when you enroll in the Corps AA Degree Program
- If you have at least 6 ECE units, you must have a valid Child Development Permit; if you have less than 6 ECE units, a permit is not required
- Have not completed an AA Degree or higher in ECE
Get More Information
 To learn more about the Corsp AA Degree Program and Every Child Counts, First 5 Alameda County, please visit the official site at http://www.ackids.org/ece/ece_aa_program.htm.
ECS Counselor
If you are an Early Childhood Studies student and have counseling questions regarding General Education courses or need a Student Education Plan completed, contact Heather Norem at hnorem@ohlone.edu. You can also submit your General Education questions to the Electronic Counselor.
Supplemental Instructors/Tutors
If you would like tutoring services or additional support for your Early Childhood Studies classes, please contact:
Early Childhood Resources
- Alameda County Every Child Counts
- http://www.ackids.org/
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAEYC Organization
- http://www.naeyc.org/
- Tanf-CDC
- http://www.foundationccc.org/WhatWeDo/
TANFCDC/tabid/71/Default.aspx
- California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/
- Childhood Matters Radio Show
- http://www.Childhoodmatters.org/
- Resource Area for Teaching
- http://www.raft.net/
- Child Development Training Consortium
- http://www.childdevelopment.org/
- Community Child Care Coordinating Council of Alameda County
- http://www.4c-alameda.org/
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Janice Fonteno
Mairi Tsiftsi
