Core Curriculum

The California Core Curriculum is a series of self-paced, online courses available to teachers, leaders, administrators, and coaches to enhance preschool learning foundations and curriculum framework knowledge. The courses are designed for individuals who have demonstrated a base-level understanding of the foundations and framework. In-depth coursework provides information and experiences that enable early childhood educators (ECE) and transitional kindergarten (TK) teachers, leaders, administrators, coaches, and professional learning specialists to implement resources available to the early childhood workforce seamlessly.

Discover how the preschool learning foundations and curriculum framework are based on research and connect to all other evidenced-based resources, including curriculum, assessment, and other teaching tools.

The Core Curriculum series offers

• self-paced learning over a 14-16-week time span;
• 60 professional learning hours through the California Early Care and Education Workforce Registry;
• 2-4 academic units per series at $100 per unit from Cal State University Channel Islands;
• online readings, videos, group discussions, assignments, and reflections; and
• facilitation by an early childhood education instructor.

Spring 2023 semester runs from January 21-May 26. Must enroll in Series 1 by February 17.

Series 1 (Must enroll by February 17, 2023)

• Social and Emotional Development: Inclusion Works, Powerful Role of Play, and Building Resiliency through Play
• Language and Literacy Development: Integrated Nature of Learning
• Mathematics
• Physical Development

Cost: $800

Optional four (4) academic units through CSU Channel Islands (additional fee)**: Series 1 Spring CSUCI Enrollment Form

Series 2 (Must enroll by March 15, 2023)

• Visual and Performing Arts
• History/Social Science: Family Partnerships and Culture and Responsive Early Education for Young Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness
• Health: Trauma-Informed Care
• Science: Integrated STEM in Early Childhood

Cost: $800

Optional four (4) academic units through CSU Channel Islands (additional fee)**: Series 2 Spring CSUCI Enrollment Form

Series 3 (Must enroll by April 10, 2023)

English Language Development/ Multilingual Learners

Cost: $200

Optional two (2) academic units through CSU Channel Islands (additional fee)**: Series 3 Spring CSUCI Enrollment Form

​* Optional introductory modules are free on California Early Childhood Online (CECO).

**Participants are eligible for academic units at the end of each series for that semester.