The effort aims to improve the quality of early childhood education and to bolster the workforce, long plagued by low pay and staff shortages
To improve the quality of child care and bolster an understaffed and underpaid child care workforce, county education officials are paying $1 million for dozens of local early childhood teachers to get free higher education.
Through state and local programs, some low-income and other students are able to attend community college with free tuition and other costs covered. But such programs have their limitations, such as being open only to full-time students. The program in San Diego County covers all costs involved in getting a degree or permit, and it is open to part-time students as well.
“There’s a big need for teachers working in early education, and we’re hoping that this program will address the highest of our needs by supporting qualified workforce members throughout our county,” Munro said.Parents are struggling to pay escalating child care costs, as government and businesses try to expand availability
California does not require early childhood teachers to have a college degree; it requires that teachers and supervisors have at least a dozen semester units in early childhood education.
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