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