On May 2, 2024, the Commission’s Committee on Accreditation approved the first teacher preparation programs to offer the PK-3 Early Childhood Education Specialist Instruction Credential. These include San Diego County Office of Education, Cal State Fresno, and San Jose State University.

“Based on our initial interaction with people who are interested in the PK-3 credential program, we found that many of them are experienced preschool teachers, and they will bring a lot of experience and developmentally appropriate practice into the program and also into the public school system,” said Pei-Ying Wu, assistant professor and Fransler Chair, Joyce M. Huggins Early Education Center, Fresno State.

These programs and others as they are approved will be listed on the Commission’s website. More information, including the new Teacher Candidate Funding Explorer, is available in the Commission’s press release.

Updated June 07, 2024