1. Early Childhood Education
Program Review Presentation
March 17, 2016

2. Program Description Department
Faculty- 5 Full-time (hiring 1 more), 18 Adjunct
Foster & Kinship Care/Independent Living Coordinator
Chile Development Center Supervisor
Offerings:
2 Degrees: AA in ECE and ECE AS-T degree
10 certificates, 2 new certificates currently in review
33 course offerings, 6 cross-listed courses
Master Teacher certificate specializations involve multiple departments
3 instructional lab courses (new course: ECE 407-Curriculum and Strategies for Children with Special Needs)
Higher Ed Pathway Agreement:
CSUS accepts 20 ECE units as electives; 12 ARC ECE units transfer directly into their Child Development major and Teaching Credential Pathway
5 ECE courses meet ARC GE requirements and 2 meet CSU/UC GE requirements
Job Preparation:
ARC ECE courses meet both Title 22 and Title 5 requirements for teachers and directors in licensed early childhood education programs
Our ARC ECE program also provides the foundation for a variety of careers working with children and families
Brief Description of your program. Who are you? One Slide, 2 minutes

3. Benchmarks Productivity: 630 (Fall 2014) Degrees: 67 (2012-2014)
Certificates: 361 ( )
Permit Sessions: 46 students attended ( )
CDC Interns: 19 (2013- present)

4. Strengths Service to College and Community
3 Grants (CDTC, CARES, CECMP)
Campus committees
Host workshops & conferences
Coordinate state wide projects
Active in public policy and advocacy issues
Curriculum
Ongoing revisions to meet the changing needs of ECE employers and field
Implement feedback from ARC ECE Advisory Committee
Professional Development
Attend workshops & conferences
Online Teaching Institute

5. Strengths
The ECE Department has built a collaborative and respectful relationship between the full-time and adjunct faculty.
Share course materials with new faculty
Exchange resources & our professional expertise
Maintain an ECE Department D2L site
Create and update curriculum together
Faculty Retreats

6. Child Development Center
The ARC CDC is both an instructional lab for the ECE department and a student service for the ARC campus.
The ECE faculty and the CDC staff collaborate to provide a high quality early childhood education program for children, families, and lab students.
We host tours of the CDC for policymakers, state agencies, and visitors (local, state, national and international.
Child Development Center

7. Program -- Challenges Increasing Student Success
Financial Stability of the CDC
Increasing the number of ECE degrees and certificates

8. Men in Child Care
Continue to recruit and support males in our ECE classes and at the CDC
Organized a Men in Child Care Task Force
Host SVAEYC Men in Child Care workshops

9. Planning Implications
To increase numbers of degrees/certificates
Fall 2016 we are implemeting block scheduling for afternoon classes to increase productivity.
Creating a 2-year rotation for scheduling classes to allow students to graduate within two years both on campus and at Natomas, to meet the needs of our day, evening, and online students.
Student Success:
Encouraging students to seek out campus resources (RAD, WAC, Beacon tutoring)
Implementing needs assessment surveys at the beginning of the year
Attending professional development trainings to increase our awareness and skills in addressing the Achievement Gap.

10. The ECE Department will continue to work collaborate with the CDC to find ways to increase the revenue to work toward the goal of financial stability.