WELCOME
TO PROJECT TRACK
Project TRACK provides free services to students enrolled in child
development programs, employees working as child-care providers,
and parents with children younger than five years of age, by offering:
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- Professional training for early childhood
educators
- Literacy/Diversity workshops for parents and
children
- Informational literacy programs for children
under the age of 5
Project TRACK is a program administered through
the LACCD. Funding is provided by the Los
Angeles County Children and Families First - Proposition 10 Commission.
Six colleges within the LACCD participate in Project TRACK:
East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles Mission College and Los Angeles Southwest College.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
How do you positively impact the lives of young children? We believe, at Project TRACK, you begin early in a child's development.
Parent with children in LA City College library |
Working closely
with diverse communities and organizations throughout LA County, Project
TRACK supports professional training for child-care educators, presents
unique workshops for adults who strive to be better parents, and offers
on-going literacy programs to expand the minds of curious children.
Our premise is simple: exceptional instructors cultivate exceptionally motivated students. |
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Our Goals
- Increase the level of professional training for child care providers
- Improve services for children with special needs
- Foster involvement by parents to meaningfully engage in their children's growth and development
- Enhance early learning and literacy for children under 5 years of age
Child Development Teacher Training
Qualified instructors can make
a lasting difference on impressionable children. Our program provides
professional training and uniform standards leading to a certificate
of proficiency for qualified childcare graduates as one of the following:
- Associate Teacher, Early Childhood
- Teacher, Early Childhood
- Director, Early Childhood
- Infant/Toddler Teacher
- School-Aged Program Teacher,
Extended Day Care
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Project TRACK student
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Educational Workshops
Access to information is a powerful tool. With this
guiding principle, hands-on workshops, offered at
convenient times and locations throughout the
County, present the community with a rich array of resources along with insight
from leading child development and children's literacy experts. Topics addressed
include:
- Family health, nutrition, disease prevention and safety practices
- Advocacy for children with special needs and early detection of special needs
- Foster and kinship care
- Issues surrounding family violence, child care and advocacy
Services for Children With Special Needs
We believe no child should be left behind. In an effort to increase capacity to assist children with special needs and disabilities and their families, support groups have been created. The intent is to customize solutions to help the children integrate into their "natural classroom environments." Some targeted areas include:
- Working with children whose behavior has been influenced by prenatal substance abuse
- Early trauma, or experiences of violence, abuse and/or neglect
- Working with assistive technologies or augmentative communications
Early Learning and Literacy
Project TRACK mentor
reading to child |
Our activities
are designed to expand collections of children's literature, tapes and
CDs at each
of the participating 6 colleges, and to promote literacy as an incentive
to combine parent education classes. |
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