A Child Development Teacher Permit authorizes the holder to provide service in the care, development, and instruction of children in a child care and development program, and supervise a CDP Associate Teacher, a CDP Assistant, and an aide. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) retains a comprehensive record of all approved multi-subject teacher preparation programs in California, including: The next step to earning a teaching credential in California to teach preschool is verifying your subject matter competence, which is accomplished by taking and passing the subject matter examination for California Subjects Examination for Teachers (CSET) Multiple-Subject, which consists of three subtests: You can obtain information about this examination by contacting the examination administrator, Evaluation Systems, at 916-928-4003 or the Commission at 916-322-4974. To see an orientation schedule for your area, click here: Orientation Schedules. for (var i=0; i
