Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity

Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity

 

 

你和小孩子一起工作吗? Advance your career through our Early childhood Access 股权财团计划.

CSU Early Childhood program is designed for professionals who work in early childhood settings and want to pursue a bachelor's degree, professional education license (birth-grade 2). Enrolled students have the opportunity to be fully funded as a part of the Illinois Early childhood Access Consortium for Equity.

 

 

 

 

 

项目亮点和支持

  • Degree Completion in 2 years: Accelerate your education.
  • Full Funding Opportunity: Secure your degree without financial worries.
  • Recognition of Child Development Associate Credential: Earn up to 9 college credit 小时.
  • Flexible Class Options: Choose from online, hybrid, and evening classes.
  • Licensure and Non-licensure Degree Options: Including ESL and EC Special Ed approval.
  • Personalized 建议: Tailored guidance for your academic journey.
  • Supportive 资源: Job-embedded field experiences, mentor coaches, tutoring, mental health sevices, childcare, and content test preparation.

资格

  • AA, AAS, or BA degree in Early Childhood or 60 EC-related credit 小时.
  • 至少2.0的绩点.
  • Work experience in a child-serving setting (full or part-time) for ages birth to 5.

Begin Your Early Childhood 教育 Journey at CSU

  • Contact CSU’s assigned State Navigator to assess eligibility for the ECACE Project.
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  • Plan your degree completion with a mentor coach.
  • Contact the 金融援助 Office to confirm your enrollment.

资格 for the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity Scholarship

To be eligible for the Illinois Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) Scholarship, a student must work in an position (full- or part-time), including roles including teacher, teacher’s assistant, director, preschool classroom-based paraprofessional, or similar) in an early childhood congregate care setting, such as

  • Contact CSU’s assigned State Navigator to assess eligibility for the ECACE Project.
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  • Plan your degree completion with a mentor coach.
  • Contact the 金融援助 Office to confirm your enrollment.

ECACE scholarships are awarded annually, and like FAFSA, students must reapply each year as they move through their education journey. 有关ECACE资格的详情，请 请浏览直接督导下

 

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ECACE办公室
电话:(773)995-2391
教育大楼312室
Hours: 10am to 6pm Monday to Friday (appointments are suggested)

 

问题?

Check out our 常见问题 below, or contact your CSU 财务援助顾问 谁能提供额外的指导.

常见问题

什么是ECACE?

The Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity was created through IL Public Act 102-0174, and charges the Illinois Board of Higher 教育 (IBHE) and the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) with serving the needs of the incumbent early childhood workforce and the employers of early childhood educators. 

The Consortium’s overarching goal is to advance racial equity while meeting the needs of employers by streamlining, coordinating and improving the accessibility of degree completion pathways for upskilling future leaders. 它还旨在:

  • Support the sustained expansion of educational pipelines at Illinois institutions 高等教育，
  • Develop a common standard for methods to provide credit for prior learning, and
  • Ensure the full transferability of the AAS degree to universities, as consistent with 法律.
旅游 & 建议

旅游 and advising every Tuesday from 10am to 6pm  in room 318 in the College of 教育 建筑

犯罪现场组是如何参与的? 

CSU is proud to participate in this groundbreaking cooperative designed to have a long-term, systemic positive impact on early childhood development through early childhood 教育工作者和雇主. 

Our commitment is to prioritize and upskill students working towards early childhood development career paths by providing scholarships and dedicated support resources while also working to increase enrollment and completion of early childhood development 项目.

What are the Standards for Prior Learning Assessments (PLA) and Credit?

The Public Act that created the Consortium calls for the creation of new standard methods to provide credit for prior learning, and although CSU may offer additional pathways in the future for defining PLA credit, will maintain the common new standard 财团制定的.

The Gateway competencies are intentionally aligned with Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, the InTASC standards and the former and newly updated NAEYC standards.

How does the Cross-Institutional Access to Coursework initiative impact CSU students?

A significant pillar of the Consortium’s mission is to allow students to attend their “home institution,” and also take courses at other institutions without having to 被其他院校录取. 这种新方法将给学生更多 access and flexibility to pursue the courses necessary to advance their degree program by taking classes that best fit their needs and schedule.

Do you recognize the Child Development Associate Credential?

Yes, CSU honors the Child Development Associate credential. 学生们可以放心 to 9 college credit 小时 for either the toddler or preschool credentials.

 
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