Fresno State will be one of the first CSU schools to offer early childhood credential programs

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno State volition go 1 of the archetypal universities successful the California State University strategy to connection aboriginal puerility credential programs.

According to the CSU Chancellor's office, San Jose State and Fresno State are the archetypal 2 universities to person support to commencement offering teacher mentation programs for the caller PK-3 Early Childhood Education Specialist Instruction Credential. Officials accidental PK-3 is pre-kindergarten done 3rd grade.

“We are thrilled astir the imaginable of this caller PK-3 aboriginal puerility acquisition credential to supply a beardown and equitable aboriginal learning instauration for our youngest and astir divers learners successful the state,” Assistant Vice Chancellor of Educator and Leadership programs astatine the CSU Chancellor's Office Ph.D Shireen Pavri said.

According to officials, the CSU strategy and its campuses person fast-tracked the improvement of PK-3 Credential programs, answering California’s telephone for 12,000 to 15,000 caller teachers by 2025-26.

Fresno State is slated for a Summer 2025 commencement and 17 further CSU campuses, arsenic good arsenic the CSU’s afloat online program, are successful assorted stages of processing their PK-3 Credential programs.

According to officials, each programme is expertly designed by module crossed respective disciplines to nutrient educators who specialize successful utilizing developmentally due practices to thatch young multilingual and multicultural children successful inclusive settings.