The Comprehensive Approaches to Raising Education Standards (CARES) Plus program for Los Angeles County has been funded through grants from First 5 California and First 5 LA and administered by Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) since 2011. Renamed ASPIRE, this program provides on-line CLASS training, professional advisement, and financial incentives to early childhood educators and assists in the completion of coursework, transfers, degrees, and permits, and the implementation of quality teacher-child interactions in the classroom. The main findings of the evaluation of the program in FY 2012-13 include: The ASPIRE program met or exceeded all 2012-13 program objectives. Participants reported that the ASPIRE program positively impacted the quality of their practices. Participants attributed their recent educational and professional progress to the assistance they received from ASPIRE. Participants demonstrated increased and sustained knowledge of high quality teacher-child interactions. (author abstract)
Summary of findings from the ASPIRE evaluation, FY 2012-13
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