Early Childhood Mentor Program

Cerritos College is currently accepting applications for mentor teachers and director mentors!

California Early Childhood Mentor ProgramThe California Early Childhood Mentor Program (CECMP), funded by the California Department of Social Service (CDSS), supports Mentors throughout California in providing leadership and guidance to students entering the Early Childhood Education (ECE) field, and current child care Directors and Teachers. Partnering with almost 100 Community Colleges and growing, the Mentor Program supports a diverse workforce of family child care programs, private child care centers, State Preschools and Head Start programs.

Goals

  • To provide quality community placements for Community College ECE students in their final practicum with certified Mentor teachers.
  • To provide any Director/FCC in Early Childhood Education, who is seeking mentorship, a Certified Director Mentors.
  • To build workforce capacity in leadership skills through professional development which includes Community of Practice Monthly Seminars and yearly Institutes on topics reflecting best practices in the ECE field.
  • To encourage leadership opportunities in mentoring, training, facilitating, advocacy and community collaboration with compensation through stipends

If you are interested in learning more or to receive and application, please contact Dionne Gibson at gibson@cerritos.edu

For more information about the mentor program please visit: www.cecmp.org