CDA ATTAINMENT AND

DIVERSITY PROGRAM TRAINING FOR

ECE PROVIDERS WHO WORK ON
FAMILY CHILD CARE
HOME VISITING, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND
BILINGUAL EDUCATION.
NOTES FROM: 4/14/2024
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Goal: To support retention of ECE diverse providers, assessments + referrals to either
primary care or community based health center + reduce supply gap 4 years in an ECE
setting, Some providers will work with a multispecialty pediatric team and also those that
stay in ECE

Objective: Encourage entry of Diverse providers including Asian American Providers to enter
the field of ECE

Objective: to offer bilingual supports in multi languages and English

Objective: to support special education, and funnel to professional development plus CEUs
for multispecialty to learn about Diversity Awareness, Disability Awareness, Mental
Health,and Socio emotional Awareness
BENEFIT TO 360 PARTICIPATIONS PER YEAR FOR 2 YEAR PACKED STUDY SUPPORT AND 2 YEARS
OF JOB PLACEMENT.

YEAR 1: AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID/CPR AND BABYSITTING BASICS AS AN INTRO $100 AND
CAN WORK YEAR 1
YEAR 1: JOB PLACEMENT/INTERNSHIP A REQUIREMENT OF UNIVERSITY TO GRADUATE, WITH THIS
NONPROFIT PLACED AT FAMILY CHILD CARE + HOME VISITING PROGRAMS TO WORK DURING
YEAR 1.

YEAR 2: CDA COMPLETION WITHIN ONE YEAR $450 AND CAN WORK YEAR 2

YEAR 3: FUNNEL TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE AND HOME
VISITORS, AND FOR OTHER PROFESSIONALS: LIKE PEDIATRIC NURSING, FOR ALL, CEU
COMPLETION,DIVERSITY + DISABILITY AWARENESS, MENTAL HEALTH + SOCIO EMOTIONAL
AWARENESS + ASSESSMENT COMPLETION FOR AGES AND STAGES, LITERACY, NUTRITION
LESSON AND AGE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES LESSONS = $100 FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROGRAM,
WORK YEAR 3

GIVEN STATUS OF CAREGIVING BURNOUT AND STAFF TURNOVER FROM LOW WAGES, FREE
COUNSELING AND HEALTH COACHING OFFERED TO ANY ECE PROVIDERS FOR 12 MONTHS WHO
COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENTS FOR PEDS QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT OR DEPRESSION AND
ANXIETY INVENTORY ACROSS 12 MONTHS.
10 Family
Childcare , Premed/Nu
Human Pre-
10 Home rsing/Nutrit Music/The
ECE Psychology Services/ PT/Engine Total
visitors = ion/public ater/Dance
social work ering
20 health
providers

English 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

French or
20 20 20 20 20 20 120
Creole

Spanish 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

Mandarin 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

Hindi 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

ASL 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

Total 120 120 120 120 120 120 720

360/year
 36 groups x10
Cost of the CDA + Assessment Course Completion persons x$500 for 180,000
CDA

CEU provision for through IACET for graduates who will work
10,000
with ECE community

12 x 12 month x
12 providers to run cohorts 144,000
$ 1000 per week

2 people per 6 languages of mixed subject matter

10 people meet 2 evenings and optional Saturday morning a

weekSupplies including purchase of laptops to use in resource 106,000
center

Program Director 75,000

Program Coordinator PT, CDA completion 25,000

Program Coordinator PT, Diversity officer to include cultural

25,000
competence and CEU completion

Program Coordinator, ADA, Disability Support, Special Education,

25,000
Behavior analyst

590,000 per year

 1. PARTNERSHIPS, WOULD INCLUDE LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, AND NONPROFITS,
FOR SPACE UTILIZATION FOR MEETINGS
2. PARTNERSHIPS, WOULD INCLUDE COLLABORATIONS FOR COURSE
PARTICIPATION,
3. INTERNSHIPS AND JOB PLACEMENT WITH STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
AND RELEVANT PROFESSORS TEACHING ASSESSMENT COURSEWORK,
4. LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND CAFES TO ADVERTISE AND DONATE FOODS
ITEMS FOR MEETINGS.

TO ACHIEVE BILINGUAL EDUCATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND CULTURALLY

COMPETENT FAMILY CHILD CARE, AND HOME VISITING SERVICES.
THANK YOU!Pialee Roy, Ph.D.
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Services, Inc. dba Padma Sherni, Inc.
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