Become a Partner

Support and grow your ECE workforce

EDvance College partners with early childhood programs to grow their workforce through various BA degree pathways. Our team will work with you to recruit, support, and graduate high-quality early childhood educators who continue to work and apply their learning in the classroom—empowering them with advanced skills and knowledge that improve child outcomes, increase staff retention, and foster a more vibrant, resilient community.

How it Works

Employer Partner Introductory Meeting(s)

EDvance meets with members of the Employer Partner leadership staff to assess workforce needs, priorities, eligibility, and general interest.

Partner Intake and Agreement

EDvance facilitates an intake discussion to clarify roles, expectations, and requirements, covering areas such as education attainment & workforce projections, video recording permissions, funding opportunities, technology equipment, and more. After the intake discussion, EDvance prepares an Employer Partner Agreement to be reviewed and signed, officially formalizing the partnership.

Outreach & Recruitment

EDvance supports the Employer Partner in recruiting employees via information sessions and providing informational materials to distribute among their interested workforce.

Pathway Implementation

Throughout the 2 or 4-year pathway, Employer Partners work with EDvance to foster academic-workplace success and enable employees to implement coursework and practice in the classroom.

Employer Partner Commitments:
● Verify student employment and total credit for work hours in a licensed ECE setting.
● Support students in obtaining permission to video record for educational and teaching purposes only.
● Complete a Supervisor Evaluation of the educators’ performance at the end of each academic year.

Employer Partner Criteria

Be a licensed, publicly-funded/subsidized school district, Head Start/Early Head Start agency, California State Preschool Program (CSPP), family childcare network/association, or a county office of education

Support recruitment with EDvance by distributing flyers/materials and scheduling events

Provide students workplace experience and opportunity to implement skills, including video recording in the ECE classroom during work hours

Provide an official Employer Partner Liaison to facilitate communication between educators, EDvance staff, and administration throughout the admissions process and school year

Employer Partner Commitments

Verify student employment and total credit for work hours in a licensed ECE setting.

Support students in obtaining permission to video record for educational and teaching purposes only.

Complete a Supervisor Evaluation of the educators’ performance at the end of each academic year.

Become a Partner

Connect with our team to explore how EDvance College can help unlock the potential of your ECE workforce!

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Become a Partner

Support and grow your ECE workforce

How it Works

Employer Partner Introductory Meeting(s)

Partner Intake and Agreement

Outreach & Recruitment

Pathway Implementation

Employer Partner Criteria

Employer Partner Commitments

Become a Partner

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