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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR (ECE) COMPETENCIES (COMPETENCIES) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Informational Webinar
April 10, 2018
Welcome & Introductions
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Early Care and Education Department
Gina Rodríguez, Program Officer
Contract Administration & Purchasing Department
Blanca Hernandez, Contract Compliance Officer
Webinar Overview
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1. First 5 LA Overview
2. Project Overview
3. Review Process
4. Terms of the Project
5. Application Process
6. Required Documents
7. Timeline
8. Q & A
First 5 LA Overview
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• First 5 LA is a leading early childhood funder and
advocacy organization created by California voters to
invest Proposition 10 tobacco tax revenues in Los
Angeles County.
• A public agency that is guided by our 2015-2020
Strategic Plan.
• The five-year plan focuses on four outcome areas:
Families, Communities, ECE Systems and Health
Systems.
First 5 LA’s 2015-2020 Strategic Plan
• ECE Systems Goal:
Increase access to affordable, quality ECE
• Strategy:
Strengthen professional development system
for ECE workforce
• Project:
Early Childhood Educator Competencies Initiative
- Project Goal: Strengthen the early learning
professional development system by integrating the
Competencies into L.A. County ECE training programs
Competencies Initiative Project Overview
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Quality of early learning programs for children is
intrinsically connected to the early care and
education workforce.
Numerous studies cite how members of the ECE
workforce who are more educated and have
specialized training provide children with better
quality care
Need for ECE Professional Development
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Half of the ECE Workforce do not have college
degrees
Often Professional Development is delivered
through Community Based Organizations
Need for ECE Professional Development
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A strategy to strengthen the qualifications and training of
the ECE workforce can be found in the California Early
Childhood Education Competencies.
Released in 2011, describe the knowledge, skills and
dispositions that early childhood educators need in order
to provide high quality care and education to young
children.
Research-based, and aligned with the California Preschool
Learning Foundations and the California Infant/Toddler
Learning and Development Foundations.
The California Early Childhood Educator Competencies
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Research, Interviews, Focus groups, Stakeholder Convening
Various levels of understanding of the ECE Competencies
Limited professional development opportunities that link to the
Competencies
Trainings outside of the higher education system usually happen
through community-based organizations
A need for trainings to take into account the differences between
center-based and family child care providers
Professional development on the ECE Competencies needs to build
on existing trainings
There is an aspiration among providers to connect with broader efforts
around ECE quality.
Landscape Analysis
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Training and Technical Assistance Provider ~
Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles
Will provide training, coaching and peer-learning exchanges
to participating ECE professional development agencies
ECE Competencies Professional Development Grantees
• Grantees will be selected through a competitive solicitation
• Up to 7 ECE professional development agencies to
participate in the training and technical assistance
• Grantees will embed the Competencies in their training
programs and test their models with early educators.
Competencies Initiative Project Overview
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• Participate in the multiday Competencies Learning Institute
• Develop an action plan and participate in coaching to support the
implementation of the action plan
• Participate in quarterly peer learning exchanges to share new
learning, strategies, and challenges.
• Develop and Deliver two (2) new or refined Early Competencies-
based trainings to early educators
• Assess and refine training according to lessons learned.
• Create a sustainability plan for the new/refined Competency-based
training.
The Goal: Embed Competencies
into organizations’ training for early educators
Required:
Applicants must be a non-profit agency with a physical presence in Los
Angeles County, California.
Desired Qualifications:
A minimum of three years of experience delivering training to members of
the ECE field . Training experience must be with early educators outside
of their own organization’s staff.
A minimum of three years of expertise in curriculum development and
training design.
A desire to strengthen their training programs and embed the Early
Childhood Educator Competencies in their professional development
efforts.
The capacity to commit at least two staff members to attend and
participate in training, coaching and a quarterly peer learning exchange.
Eligibility Requirements & Desired Qualifications
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The total project term is 22 months with a project cost not to
exceed $140,000 per grantee.
Project Length is September 1, 2018-June 30, 2020.
The Commission expects to enter into an initial 10-month
contract with each selected grantee with an anticipated start
date of September 1, 2018.
Terms of the Project
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Selection Process
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Level 1- Internal Review
Level 2 – Proposal Review
Level 3- Interview
Application
Proposal Narrative
Budget Form (updated 04/06/18)
Budget Narrative
Resumes or Curricula Vitae
Litigation and Contract Compliance Form
Most Current Independent Audited Financial
Statements
Required Documents
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Application Process
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• How to Apply – Email Application
• Contact – Blanca Hernandez [email protected]
• It is the responsibility of proposers to ensure, prior
to submission, that their application reflects the
most recent information and RFP requirements.
Timeline
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ACTIVITY DATE
RFP Released April 2, 2018
Webinar Information Session April 9, 2018
Information Session at First 5 LA April 10, 2018
Final date to submit questions and requests for
additional information April 13, 2018
Posting of responses to questions April 18, 2018
Proposal Due April 27, 2018
In-person interviews for highest scoring proposals May 29, 30, 31 &
June 1
Grantees Selected June 12, 2018
Contract Start Date September 1, 2018
