Founded in 1988, CECMP is a statewide network of over 100 community colleges. It brings together early learning professionals committed to growing California’s early childhood workforce. This is achieved through quality mentorship and leadership development.

Empowering Educators | Elevating Quality | Enriching Childhood

Mission

To strengthen and sustain the child care and development workforce by recruiting, engaging and elevating a broad representation of certified mentors who are reflective of the communities they serve. Implement peer to peer, relationship based, mentoring for students, teachers and administrators leading to the direct impact of the quality of care and education children and families receive.

Vision

Achieve systems of change reflecting a respected, valued, and broadly diverse early childhood development workforce who support and advocate through the perspective of child care and development educators, children and families.

director mentor fact sheet

Mentor teacher fact sheet

Interested in becoming a Director Mentor or Mentor Teacher? Find a Coordinator near you by clicking on the OUR COLLEGES tab at the top. This will help you learn the next steps in joining our Mentor community!

Need additional Early Childhood Education Courses to be eligible?

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