The RI Child Care Training Program is seeking a seasoned Spanish-English bilingual marketing and web developer consultant to utilize culturally responsive practices in creating aligned promotional materials for 350 Family Child Care (FCC) educators and the platform on which to host these materials for their consumers.
Read MoreDISTRICT 1199C TRAINING & UPGRADING FUND AWARDED DEPT. OF LABOR CONTRACT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEIU EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FUND and H-CAP!
Read MoreWe have some exciting news regarding a new Training Grant Program for Local 509 SEIU workers. The SEIU Local 509 - Commonwealth Human Service Workers and Educators Training and Professional Development Fund strives to be worker-centered in all that we do. As part of that commitment, the Board of Trustees have voted to approve a budget of $220,000 to support a training grant program that will provide funding to sponsor unique group training opportunities for our workers.
Read MoreAre you looking to polish your professional skills and expand your knowledge? Do you want to become a supervisor and need more information? Are you interested in learning strategies to improve your rapport with clients and provide quality services? Whatever your career development goals are, we are here to help.
Read MoreThe following free workshops are open to CA License-Exempt Childcare Providers (also known as Family, Friend & Neighbor Providers).
Read MoreLos siguientes talleres gratuitos son para proveedores de cuidado infantil exentos de licencia de CA (también conocidos como proveedores familiares, amigos y vecinos).
Read MoreESF’s Frontline Care Workers Relief Program (“Program”) is now accepting applications through June 28, 2021. We have limited funding available so please apply as soon as possible.
Read MoreA full step-by-step guide is available below for both first and second time PPP applications, including how to make your loan forgivable, how to find a lender and answers to common questions!
Read MoreA continuación, encontrará una guía completa paso a paso para las solicitudes de PPP por primera y segunda vez, que incluye cómo hacer que su préstamo sea condonable, cómo encontrar un prestamista y respuestas a preguntas comunes.
Read MoreThe Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Education and Support Fund, SEIU 1199New England, the Rhode Island Department of Health and Human Services (DHS), and Building Futures launched a new, innovative early childhood educator registered apprenticeship program. The new apprenticeship program creates an accessible pathway to industry recognized credentials for Family Child Care Providers while building the skills mastery in early childhood education vital to offering high quality care to the children they serve.
Read MoreNew Emergency Grants for Health Care Workers
Read MoreIt is no accident that our current early childhood education system is subsidized on the backs of low-income Black and brown women who work long hours yet many still can’t afford to feed, house and clothe their own families.
No es casualidad que nuestro actual sistema de educación de la primera infancia esté subsidiado por las espaldas de las mujeres negras y morenas de bajos ingresos que trabajan largas horas, pero muchas todavía no pueden permitirse alimentar, proveer casa y vestir a sus propias familias.
Read MoreSEIU Education and Support Fund (ESF) and the Health Care Career Advancement Program (H-CAP) are proud to announce the national registration of an Early Childhood Associate Teacher Registered Apprenticeship through the National Center for Healthcare Apprenticeships. This achievement marks a new collaboration of these two organizations committed to equitable and accessible career pathways in healthcare and early childhood education.
Read MoreAccess the powerpoint and the playback of our April 18, 2020 webinar on federal financial relief options for early educators.
Read MoreWe are excited to share with you a recent study - Strengthening the Knowledge, Skills, and Professional Identity of Early Educators, The Impact of the CA SEIU Early Educator Apprenticeship Program - from the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.
Read MoreThe first of five graduation ceremonies for SEIU Early Educator Apprentices took place this past June in Oakland.
Read MoreAlmost a year ago we were just relaunching the SEIU Education and Support Fund AND launching the National Early Education Training Center…
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