Projects

"The most important thing an institution does is not to prepare a student for a career, but for life as a citizen." Frank Newman, founder of Campus Compact and former president of University of Rhode Island and the Education Commission of the States.

Early Childhood Associate Degree Accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)  We are in the Self-study final stage.

Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) Certificate Program

Santa Clara County is committed to fostering the healthy socio-emotional development of young children birth through 5. Recent research findings point to the importance of providing comprehensive mental health intervention and quality early education services. Children at-risk, abused, neglected, expose to substance abuse deserve our attention and resources.

De Anza College in collaboration with Santa Clara County Health and Hospital Systems, Department of Mental Health, FIRST 5, and service providers have prioritized strategies to engage early childhood educators and mental health professionals in forming circles of support for young children and their families. The collaboration is focusing on developing a framework to influence the field locally and statewide.

Take a look ta the Certificate of Achievement. You can expand your skills and knowledge in Early Childhood Mental Health. 

CARES PLUS

The Santa Clara County CARES program was launched by WestEd's E3 Institute in 2002. CARES, Comprehensive Approaches to Raising Educational Standards, is designed to promote, reward and encourage educational attainment among child care professionals in Santa Clara County through a system of financial incentives and rewards.

College Contacts: Fatemeh Zarghami (408/864-8999X3118  Diane Langfelder, 650-365-0347diandwriter@comcast.net

Perkins Career and Technical Education

• Education Access and Success Program- Study and report
  

Latina Leadership Project

An effort to increase the capacity of Latina to lead--- become involved in county and city commissions, non-profit boards and electoral politics.  For more information contact Mayra Cruz at cruzmayra@deanza.edu