Program Components:

Academic/remedial support

Curriculum development

Financial Support

Collaborative funding

995 N. Reed Ave.

Reedley, CA 93654

559-638-3641

kim.perry@reedleycollege.edu  

English speakers who wish to become licensed home care providers. In order to

navigate the childcare licensing board and requirements, one needs to be moderately

literate in English. Many non-English speakers want to enter the field where there is a

large need for early childhood educators, and there is a clear career path to higher-wage

high-demand careers such as owning a childcare center, elementary school classroom aid,

or teaching.

area as well as increase the number of childcare options while providing career choices

and a career ladder for non-English speakers.

comprehensive instructor-student interaction. The program will hold classes at the

area One-Stop centers so that the students will avoid having to pay for parking and be

close to where they need to go an a regular basis (i.e. the WIC office, the grocery store

etc.).

• The classes will be taught on a Thursday evening and Saturday morning schedule to

enable more students to attend.

certification, a Careers in Early Child Education class, and a Vocational Education as

a Second Language (VESL) in support of Child Development course.

fingerprinting as well as assist the students in passing the home inspection through a

mock home inspection.

• Student will receive 4-5 units of college credit.

instructor and one will be a child development instructor.

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and will require no specialized equipment.

all the venues available to this office, information will be included in the course

scheduling, and there will be course and registration information available at the One-Stop

and WIC offices.

into the grant. The program will track the number of students who enter the program, the

number of students who complete the program as well as the number of graduates who

receive a licensed because of the program. The program will also track the number of

students who want to take the class but cannot due to full sections, time constraints, etc. as

well as the number of students who continue to renew their license annually.

out the particulars of this program. The curriculum has been developed in a clear and

concise manner offering the students specifically what they need; the collaboration with

the One-Stop center was a big benefit for the students, as they do not have to pay for

parking, travel to the college, etc. Being able to maintain a small cohort of students (15)

is essential to this programs success, as the language barriers would have prevented

effective interaction with a larger group. Finally, the instructors who agreed to teach these

classes as overload allow costs to be kept down.

Working with a private grant was challenging. Verizon had a different timeline from the

college and so the college had to be very flexible and patient.