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CGD HSN LEC FC PM PIG COA PD PDL SNI
2016
Table 5. Training Data Per Resource and Referral Agency
Training Strand
Number of Trainings Required per Passport
32 trainings, trainings, 6 hours 4 hours
321312 trainings, trainings, training, trainings, training, trainings, 6 hours 4 hours 2 hours 6 hours 2 hours 4 hours
12 training, trainings, 2 hours 4 hours
Target
Los Angeles County
Connections
MAOF
Pathways
15%
81 (9%)
9 (10%)
11 (10%)
12 (8%)
10%
297 (34%)
32 (35%)
44 (39%)
69 (48%)
15%
107 (12%)
10 (11%)
18 (16%)
10 (7%)
10%
57 (7%)
4 (4%)
4 (4%)
8 (6%)
5%
53 (6%)
6 (7%)
12 (11%)
5 (3%)
15%
79 (9%)
9 (10%)
5 (4%)
8 (6%)
5%
55 (6%)
4 (4%)
7 (6%)
7 (5%)
10%
54 (6%)
7 (8%)
4 (4%)
11 (8%)
5%
45 (5%)
6 (7%)
2 (2%)
7 (5%)
10%
48 (5%)
4 (4%)
5 (4%)
8 (6%)
CCRC
16 (8%) 45 (23%)
26 (13%) 19 (10%) 12 (6%) 25 (13%) 16 (8%) 14 (7%)
13 (7%) 11 (6%)
Crystal Stairs
15 (14%) 28 (27%)
18 (17%) 3 (3%) 6 (6%) 10 (10%) 10 (10%) 6 (6%)
4 (4%) 4 (4%)
Options
8 (7%) 35 (30%)
8 (7%) 12 (10%) 6 (5%) 15 (13%) 5 (4%) 9 (8%)
8 (7%) 12 (10%)
PUSD
10 (9%) 44 (40%)
17 (16%) 7 (6%) 6 (6%) 7 (6%) 6 (6%) 3 (3%)
5 (5%) 4 (4%)
NOTE: CGD = Child Growth and Development, HSN = Health, Safety, and Nutrition, LEC = Learning Environment and Curriculum, FC = Families and Community, PM = Program Management, PIG = Positive Interactions and Guidance, COA = Child Observation and Assessment, PD = Promoting Diversity, PDL = Professional Development and Leadership, and SNI = Special Needs and Inclusion
To assess whether the trainings impact ECE practice, surveys were distributed to each training participant across the county at each training offered through Gateways. As part of the evaluation of the Gateways program in prior years, the Research Department had created sampling grids to collect surveys that representative of each R&R and training strand area previously described. However, past findings have been very consistent with participants reporting extremely high levels of satisfaction with the trainings and intent to implement what they learned in their practice. See Figure 3 for the overall training ratings over the past 4 program years. Therefore, this program year, evaluations were collected and analyzed for only one workshop per R&R agency. The items of interest include: “The training presented helpful ideas that I will be able to use,” “This training has increased my knowledge about the topic presented” and “Because of this training I plan to do new things with the children I serve.” The average on a 4-point scale of 1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Agree, and 4=Strongly Agree are presented below for these items.
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