Special Programs
San Mateo County Office of Education
The San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE) leads San Mateo County in developing and sustaining collaborative partnerships, programs, and services that support equitable, high-quality education and care for children birth through grade 3 and their families. The Cañada EHD Depar
tment collaborates with SMCOE on a variety of student-centered programs and activities.
Child Development Training Consortium
Who is eligible?
Employees of Child Development programs and Family Child Care providers are eligible to participate in the training offered by our campus. However, priorities are as follows:
- Employees working in child care programs receiving state or federal funds directly through contract with CDE/CDD.
- Employees working in child care programs not receiving state or federal funds directly through a contract with CDE/CDD.
- Family Child Care Providers
In order to participate in the Consortium students must fill out a Participant Profile; please see CDTC ECE Student Career & Education Program.
Contact Jamie Hui for more info: [email protected]
Early Childhood/Child Development Student Scholarship
Cañada College has a special fund that offers scholarships to qualifying students. To apply for a scholarship, students must fill out a Federal Financial Aid Application, FASFA, and a Cañada CollegeScholarship Application. For more information please contact the Cañada College Financial Aid Office.
If you would like to contribute to the ECE/Scholarship Fund, you may do so online through the San Mateo County College District Foundation. Here is the direct donation link.
CA Early Childhood Education Mentor Teacher Program
The CA Early Childhood Education Mentor Teacher Program provides experienced Mentors to ECE 366 Practicum students and others in the field. The San Mateo County Regional program offers seasoned teachers a chance to work with student teachers and other professional opportunities in the field. Students working with Mentors have stated that the richness and depth of supervision by their Mentor Teacher was unsurpassed.
Following completion of an initial course in mentoring, candidates interested in becoming
Mentors make formal application to a local Mentor Selection Committee. Selection is
based on professional qualifications and a quality review of the candidate’s classroom.
Those who are selected as Mentors are paid stipends for continuing in-service training,
and for the supervision of student teachers who are assigned to the Mentors’. Mentor Teacher Program Application
The San Mateo County Mentor Director Program provides experienced Mentors to any individual who would like to work with an advanced
practitioner on a topic of program administration. After an extensive selection process,
those who are selected as Director Mentors are paid stipends for guiding and offering
practical help to less experienced (“protégé”) directors or site supervisors. Mentor Director Program Application
The Mentor Teacher and Mentor Director Programs are supported by Skyline College,
Cañada College, and Federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Quality Improvement
Funds which are administered by Chabot College through a contract with the California Department of Education, Child Development Division.
For questions about the San Mateo Regional Mentor Program, contact Kate Browne, Program
Coordinator [email protected] or Patty Hall, EdD, [email protected] or 650.306-3115.
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