Quality Resources
Early childhood educators may inform themselves from a variety of sources that are intended to improve their practice in the classroom or when working directly with families of young children.
Infant Toddler Learning Foundations
Learn about a child’s early development in the first few months of life, and what is happening as they begin to learn about their environment.
Preschool Learning Foundations
A guide to support Early Care Educators in strengthening preschool education and school readiness. The foundations are a way of understanding what is typical of a child who receives appropriate support in the classroom so that adults can best meet each individual child’s needs.
Strengthening Families
Discover a framework for increasing family strength, promoting child development, and reducing conditions of abuse and neglect. Service providers may learn new ways to interact with families and capitalize on their strengths.
NAP SACC
Early childhood educators can learn about the NAPSACC standards and self-assessment, a tool for improving eating, physical activity, and oral health for children, from birth to five year old.
ERS Environmental Rating Scale
A way for educators to assess the classroom quality based on systematic observation.
CLASS
Learn about the CLASS, a tool for improving the quality of teacher-student interactions to promote optimal learning and development. The CLASS can be implemented in any classroom.
Helpful Links
Butte County Professional Development
Butte Quality Early Learning Initiative Steps to Quality schedule of events available for everyone.
Butte County Quality Rated Participating Providers
Locate a high quality early care provider or educator near you.
California Early Childhood Online Professional Development
Online resources for early childhood educators to discover best practices in early education that reflect current knowledge and meet developmental needs of children and families.
California ECE Competencies
A guide for early childhood educators as they journey through the exploration of their strengths and needs with the intention of improving practice.
Child Development Training Consortium
Enroll in the ECE Student Career and Education Program for professional growth.
Quality Counts California
Ensures that children in California have access to high quality programs so they thrive in their early learning settings and succeed in kindergarten and beyond.
Steps to Quality Form Library
View and download important forms.
Workforce Registry
Register for a California Early Care and Workforce to build your professional development portfolio, discover employment and professional development opportunities.
Steps to Quality Rating Criteria
Learn the criteria we follow to rate programs on a scale of 1–5.