Early Childhood Programs in California



Early Childhood Programs in California

Title 22 and Title 5 Comparisons

Private Programs

• Licensed under Title 22 Department of Social Services Health and Safety

• Teacher must have 12 units

• Ratio: one teacher to 12 preschool children, with an assistant 15 children

Private Non-Profit

• Money comes from tuition, fundraising, subsidies

• Left over money goes back into the program

• Monitored by a Board of Directors

• Does not pay income tax

Private Proprietary (For Profit)

• Money comes from tuition, fundraising, subsidies

• Left over money goes to the owner

• Monitored by the owner

• Pays income tax as a business

Publicly Funded (Subsidized) Programs

• Licensed under Title 22 Department of Social Services Health and Safety

and Title 5 Education Code

• Teacher must have a California Child Development Permit (24 units of Child Development, 16 units of General Education, and experience)

• Ratio: one teacher and two assistants for every 24 preschool children

• Funded through tax dollars, both State and Federal

• Left over money goes back to the program

• Fees based on a sliding scale according to the parents’ income

• Monitored by Government

Child Development 2 – Janice Silver

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