Pipeline for Black Early Childhood Educator Career Development
Are you passionate about working with children and families?
Are you looking to begin or advance your career as an early childhood educator?
Children’s Council of San Francisco is seeking Black individuals who are passionate about working with children and families, and who want to grow in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) field.
Our Black ECE Pipeline is growing every year, and we accept applications for future cohorts on a rolling basis. Read about our first cohort’s graduation in 2022, and our 2023 graduation celebration.
Learn more about our Pipeline, meet two of our 2022-23 cohort graduates, and see why this program is so successful and important to our city in this KQED article.
To learn more about the impact of our Black ECE Career Development Pipeline program, read our second Pipeline Cohort summary.
For a more in-depth look at the second Pipeline Cohort, click here to read our full report.
Now accepting applications for our next Pipeline Cohort!
Through our Black ECE Career Development Pipeline program you will:
- Increase the number of Black early educators in San Francisco
- Improve educational and developmental outcomes for Black children
- Actively contribute to an improved ECE system that affirms and uplifts San Francisco’s Black families, educators and young children
Benefits of participation:
- Earn college credits in our accelerated program
- Build a support system of Black colleagues
- Receive tutoring and academic support
- Start off your career strong!
- Connect to jobs at ECE center-based child care programs
Black ECE Pipeline students will:
- Attend all child development class meetings in-person or hybrid
- Work 1-on-1 with a mentor
- Complete on-site fieldwork in a licensed child care facility
- Qualify for a teaching permit through the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- Work cooperatively as a cohort
Course Topics:
- Orientation to ECE Principles and Practice
- Introduction to Early Childhood Curriculum
- Child, Family, and Community
- Child Growth and Development
More information:
Email: blackeceteam@childrenscouncil.org
*Classes may be online with live zoom instruction, in person or hybrid
**Upon completion of all classes, lab & work experience hours
This program is funded by the San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development (OEWD).