The following is a list of colleges with coursework and degrees in Early Childhood Education and Child Development in Santa Clara County. Scroll below the list to view the colleges on an interactive map.

The system in each college can be slightly different. The following strategies may be of use at any college.

• Visit your college’s CD/ECE website and view your course catalog.
• Make an appointment with an academic advisor at your college.
• Ask a Child Development instructor or Chair of the department.

For the Child Development Permit Matrix and most child development degrees, three core courses are required:

• Child Development
• Child Family and Community
• Curriculum

The California Curriculum Alignment Project (CAP) identified a lower division program of study that includes 8 courses, including the three core courses.

The matrix shows different levels of the child development permit and the requirements for each.

• English (PDF)
• Spanish (PDF)

• Find out if you qualify to have your permit fees paid for: Visit the Child Development Training Consortium website: https://www.childdevelopment.org

• If you do not qualify to get your fees paid for by the CDTC you can go directly to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing website to get more information on applying for the Child Development Permit. https://www.ctc

To find out who is qualified to serve as a Professional Growth Advisor, please see page 5 of the Professional Growth Manual.