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Table 4. Number of Trainings Per Strand Area Per Resource and Referral Agency
Training Strand
CGD HSN LEC
Connections 9 32 10
MAOF 11 44 18
Pathways 12 69 10
Los Angeles 81 297 107 County
Gateways for Early Educators
FC PM PIG COA PD PDL SNI Total
4 6 9 5 7 6 4 92
4 12 5 7 4 2 5 112
8 5 8 7 11 7 8 145
57 53 79 56 54 45 48 877
CCRC 16 45
26 19 12 25 16 14 13 11
197
Crystal Stairs 15 28
18 3 6 10 10 6 4 4
104
Options 8 35
8 12 6 15 5 9 8 12
118
PUSD 10 44
17 7 6 7 6 3 5 4
109
NOTE: CGD = Child Growth and Development, HSN = Health, Safety, and Nutrition, LEC = Learning Environment and Curriculum, FC = Families and Community, PM = Program Management, PIG = Positive Interactions and Guidance, COA = Child Observation and Assessment, PD = Promoting Diversity, PDL = Professional Development and Leadership, and SNI = Special Needs and Inclusion
One of the main objectives of ECE professionals participating in Gateways trainings is to earn a 40 hour passport. To achieve this necessitates accessibility of trainings for ECE professionals working towards the passport completion. Table 5 shows the number of trainings offered in each strand in relation to the number of trainings and training hours required to achieve a Gateways passport. Anecdotal information from participants collected through past surveys have indicated that being able to access the trainings needed to complete a Gateways passport has been a challenge. Some of the challenges participants have faced include, not being able to attend a training because of the date or time it was offered, the training was not offered in a language the participant understood, the location of the training offered was too far away, or the trainings offered were trainings participants had already completed. Table 5 shows the number of trainings offered in each training strand compared to what is required for passport completion. While at face value it may appear that each agency offered more than the minimum number of trainings and training hours required for the passport, this may not necessarily address the challenges faced by a diverse community. For example, while an agency may have offered 4 trainings in a particular strand when 4 were required, the trainings may have not met a particular participant’s needs. For example, not all trainings may have been offered at a day and time the participant could attend, not all trainings may have been offered in an accessible language or the trainings offered may have been trainings the participant already took. Therefore, a more detailed analysis of trainings offered to truly understand how ECE professionals’ needs are being made is recommended.
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