An early childhood collaborative improving education outcomes for Black and Latino children
About the Program
The FRAME (Future-Ready and More Equipped) Workforce Professionals Program is a dynamic workforce development initiative aligned to the OEC Core Knowledge and Competencies, NAEYC Power to the Profession and CDA standards. CERCLE collaborates closely with our local partners to identify individuals from the community with a passion for teaching young children and who are interested in pursuing careers as early childhood educators. Throughout the year, CERCLE conducts training for multiple cohorts of trainees who work and learn in partnership with their peer instructors.
What Trainees Can Gain
Direct Instruction Training
Trainees receive 2,000-2,500 hours of on-the-job training at a NAEYC-accredited child care program. Working alongside their peer mentors and master teachers, apprentices are trained in the delivery of high-quality care and education to children from newborn to school age.
Specialized Studies &
Higher Education Courses
CERCLE provides access to up to fifteen ECE college credits as well as opportunities to obtain a Child Development Associate (CDA) certificate.
Small Group Professional Development Instruction
As the name suggests, CERCLE trainees meet weekly in small learning groups to develop further knowledge of standards and practices while connecting daily classroom practices with regulations and industry recognized standards.
Professional Development Training
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Utilizing access to hundreds of hours of online courses provided by the Office of Early Childhood, CERCLE apprentices obtain and retain certification training in a variety of early childhood content-based topics.
Ready For Work
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CERCLE’s workforce professionals program ensures trainees are ready to work on day one. Trainees have created an up-to-date profile in the CT Registry, completed their background checks and fingerprinting, have completed Mandated Reporter training, received certification in First Aid and CPR, Administration of Medication, EpiPen, and the 18-hour Care 4 Kids Health and Safety training courses.
Program Highlights
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Collaboration In Action
- We are one of the Office
of Early Childhood’s
Workforce Pilot vendors
- We build connections with early childhood education programs guaranteeing
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placement opportunities
Innovation
CERCLE is partnering with New Haven Public School to expand our workforce professionals program, which will allow high school students to graduate with a diploma and Child Development Associate (CDA) credential
FRAME in Action:
Training the Next Generation of Educators and Business Leaders
FRAME Workforce Professionals program has continued to grow in reach and impact. What began as a rapid response to workforce shortages in early childhood education has evolved into a structured training and professional pathway for aspiring educators.
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Today, FRAME participants gain hands-on experience in early childhood classrooms while building the knowledge and credentials needed to pursue long-term careers in the field.
Success Stories
I didn’t have any formal training, but I knew I always wanted to be a teacher one day.
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Video: ECE Workforce Pilot Program Launch, New Haven, CT 2022
Meet Andrene
Andrene learned about the FRAME program at a neighborhood job fair in 2022. After completing both online and classroom-based training, she gained the experience and skills needed to begin her teaching career.
Today, Andrene works as a Head Teacher in an Infant Classroom, demonstrating how FRAME helps trainees move from interest to employment in early childhood education.
Watch her featured Inside Voices episode on YouTube to hear more about her journey into early childhood education.
Meet Adrian
Adrian joined the FRAME program through the New Haven Public Schools partnership and gained hands-on classroom experience at Hope Child Development Center.
Through the program’s cohort-based training model, Adrian worked alongside education staff and learned what it takes to support young children in an early learning environment.
It’s been a pleasure working with everyone and getting usedto working in a new environment
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Become the educator you needed through FRAME
If you’re passionate about supporting young children and interested in a career in early childhood education, FRAME Workforce Professionals can help you get started.
Apply today to join a future training cohort.
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