The Quality Projects of Napa County include the Napa County Child Care Planning Council, Quality Counts, AB212, and California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend Program (CTKS). These Quality Projects support the professional development of staff working at state preschool programs through trainings, workshops, Professional Learning Communities (PLC), stipends, and by offering additional on-site services such as coaching, professional growth advising, and support developing embedded reflective practice strategies.
The AB212 Staff Retention Program offers annual stipends based on educational advancement and professional development to early childhood educators working in state-funded child development programs. The purpose of the AB212 program is to encourage attainment of higher-level college degrees and continued professional growth, both of which ultimately increase the quality of preschool and child care services within Napa County.

In addition to offering stipends, the AB212 program collaborates with First 5 Napa, Childstart, Napa Valley College, and Community Resources for Children (CRC) throughout the year to provide a variety of professional development activities related to improving quality educational programs for young children.

AB212 Guidelines and Requirements
AB212 Application (new window)
Preschool Teacher Trainings

CTKS is a program that reimburses teachers for professional development and educational stipends. It resulted from the passage of SB 876, which created additional requirements for Transitional Kindergarten teachers effective July 1, 2019.

CTKS Guidelines Application (new window)

The Council was established in 1991 in accordance with state law Assembly Bill 2141 to provide a forum for the identification of local priorities for child care and to develop policies to meet the needs identified within these priorities. Increased funding and expanded mandates were awarded in 1998 during the implementation of CalWORKS and Assembly Bill 1542. These mandates include:

  • Conducting a local child care needs assessment
  • Submitting a countywide comprehensive child care plan to the County Superintendent of Schools, County Board of Supervisors, and State Department of Education
  • Establishing local priorities for child care funding, according to State policy and guidance
  • Enhancing collaboration and partnerships in the child care community to meet local needs

The Child Care Planning Council is sanctioned by the Napa County Board of Supervisors and Napa County Superintendent of Schools, and is governed by State mandates, Council Bylaws, and the Brown Act (external website, new window).  NCCPDC endeavors to convene all those concerned with child care issues in community forums and meetings in order to improve and sustain valuable, quality child care programs and opportunities for families.

NCCPDC By-Laws (new window) – PDF

NCCPDC 2020-21 Meeting Dates

  • September 2020
  • October 2020
  • November 2020
  • February 2021
  • March 2021
  • April 2021 (Executive Committee only)
  • May 2021
  • June 2021

Meetings are held from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. at 1511-B Myrtle Avenue, Napa

NCCPDC 2021-22 Agendas

NCCPDC 2020-21 Agendas

In partnership with First 5 Napa, Community Resources for Children (CRC) & Napa Valley College, Napa implements Quality Counts, the Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) effort for Napa County.

QRIS is a statewide approach to rating and supporting early childhood program settings, classrooms, and family child care homes.  The QRIS uses a tiered-matrix to identify and assign a quality rating based upon assessments and program features focusing on three core elements of program quality:

  1. Child Development and School-Readiness
    • Child Observation, Desired Results Developmental Profiles (DRDP)
    • Alignment with California Foundations & Frameworks
    • Developmental/Health Screenings, Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3 & ASQ-SE2)
  2. Teachers and Teaching
    • Staffing Qualifications: Education, Experience, and Child Development Permit Levels
    • Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)
  3. Program and Environment
    • Ratios and Group Size (for centers only)
    • Program Environment Rating Scales (ERS)
    • Director Qualifications (for centers only)

Programs participating in Quality Counts are rated and receive support and incentives to maintain and improve the quality of their programs.  Some of the benefits of participating in Quality Counts are:

  • Quality improvement support, resources, training, and coaching services
  • Incentives to programs rated at Tier 4 or Tier 5

Quality Counts helps early learning programs in the county provide the highest quality early care and education, so children in these programs get the quality start they deserve.

For more information contact the Quality Counts Project Coordinator.

Early Childhood Staff

Main Office Info.

Telephone
707-253-6810

 

eMail
info@napacoe.org

 

Address
Napa County Office of Education (main)
2121 Imola Avenue
Napa, CA 94559

Program Locations

Napa County Office of Education
2121 Imola Avenue
Napa, CA  94559

Research & Professional Development Center
1450 Technology Lane, Suite 200
Petaluma, CA  94954

Napa Infant Program
1511 Myrtle Avenue
Napa, CA  94558

Napa Preschool Program
74 Wintun Court
Napa, CA 94559

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