Can a participant qualify for a stipend by attending professional growth workshops, trainings or conferences?
The Calaveras C.A.R.E.S (Comprehensive Approaches to Raising Educational Standards) program is designed to encourage upward mobility in the early learning workforce continuum. Participants that meet the requirements for Track I may qualify for a stipend by attending workshops, playgroups, trainings or conferences. Family child care providers and staff that meet the requirements for Track II and have no ECE units may meet the annual training requirements in the first two years of participation by attending 18 hours of professional growth workshops, trainings or conferences in year 1 and 36 hours in year two. Child Care Center staff in Track II and participants in Tracks III are required to attend and pass college coursework with a grade “C” or better to be eligible for a stipend.
