2023 has become an especially noteworthy year for the CSUDH Child Development Center. Run by Associated Students, Inc., the center has long been a trusted child care provider for students, employees, and the surrounding community. This year, in addition to its 50th anniversary, the center is celebrating a new accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The Child Development Center (CDC) has played an integral role at CSUDH since its inception in 1973, when it was established to provide affordable, accessible child care to student-parents and employees. The center continues that mission today under the leadership of Program Director Candace ... Read More
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Partnership Aims to Strengthen Health Sector
Educational leaders and healthcare professionals from South Los Angeles met on the CSUDH campus this week to sign the Compton Community Health Professions Partnership that will promote healthcare careers among secondary, undergraduate, and graduate students, and address persistent disparities in healthcare outcomes for local communities of color. Representatives from Compton Unified School District (CUSD), Compton College, Charles Drew University, St. John’s Community Health, and Kedren Health joined Assemblymember Mike Gipson (CA-65) and CSUDH President Thomas A. Parham for a signing ceremony at the Leo F. Cain Library. “I’m a firm believer that without vision, the people will ... Read More
CalMatters: $33M to Ease Preschool Teacher Shortage
Source: CalMatters California needs 11,000 more pre-kindergarten teachers by 2025, as lawmakers embark on a huge expansion of free early education in California. Could $33 million in donations to two California State University campuses, announced Wednesday, increase the pipeline of educators for these little learners? The larger of the two gifts, $22 million, is the biggest-ever donation for Cal State Dominguez Hills. The grant is from the Ballmer Group, a limited liability company and philanthropy co-founded by Los Angeles Clippers owner and billionaire Steve Ballmer. The group also gave $11 million to nearby Cal State Long ... Read More
EdSource: New Grants Support Early Childhood Educator Training
Source: EdSource California State University Long Beach (CSULB) and California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) today announced $33 million in funding from the Ballmer Group, a philanthropic organization, to support programs designed to address the shortage of early childhood educators (ECE). These grants are intended to help close the emerging ECE teacher gap as well as provide living wage jobs for these educators. California school districts need an estimated 12,000-15,000 credentialed ECE teachers to drive California Gov. Newsom's expansion of early childhood education such as TK, or transitional kindergarten, experts say. CSULB and CSUDH both have key programs that ... Read More
Daily Breeze: CSUDH’s Child Development Center Unveils New Mural
Source: Daily Breeze The Child Development Center at Cal State Dominguez Hills has a new mural – and it boasts a message: Education starts early. The mural, which went up earlier this year and is permanent, features a blue sky, lush grass, chirping birds and a field of wildflowers. In the middle of the painting is the baby version of CSUDH's mascot, Teddy Toro, with an opened book in front of him. The mural's message is that higher education starts at the early stages of childhood, said Child Development Center Director Candace Manansala. It was part of an attempt to revamp the center, which Manansala took over in January 2022. “The center was mostly known for a play-based ... Read More