Early Childhood Education Career Growth
Early Childhood Education Career Growth
The field of Early Childhood Education is a valued field and a growing recognition to improve lives of the children. This field encourages educators with an exciting and an encouraging future in California Early Learning and Development system. The mission of Southern California Technical College is to provide high quality education and skills that are effective for the purpose of training early childhood educators with effective educational programs in this field.
Our goal is to train educators to identify and describe the knowledge and skills that young children typically develop when provided with developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate learning experiences.
Changes over the past few years have improved Early Childhood Education as a billion Dollar business, and our training center has a curriculum which will meet the demand for Educators in this field with qualified staff.
Southern California Technical College is approved by the Health & Safety Institute (HSI) to teach the MEDIC First Aid PediatricPlus training program. We now offer Basic Life Support (BLS) training for healthcare providers. HSI’s MEDIC First Aid PediatricPlus training program is approved statewide by the California EMS Authority (EMSA) and fulfills California training requirements for childcare providers (22 CA ADC § 100000.17).
CEO Southern California Technical College
EMSA Approved Trainer
Child Care Consultant
Approved ECE Trainer for Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles
Hello, My name is Champa Perera and I have been a Montessori/Preschool Director for over 34 years. Passion for working with children has never changed since I started my career in Early Childhood Education since 1985.
My education background is fulfilled with an Associate Degree in Child Development, Liberal Arts, Bachelor’s in Psychology, and in Master of Arts in Education/Adult Education & Training. I have also received a Child Development Site Supervisors Permit issued by the Department of Education.
CEO/Director Training/Chief of Operations/Lead Professor
Southern California Technical College
Master of Arts in Education/Adult Education & Training
Bachelor’s in Psychology
Associate Degree in Child Development,
Associate Degree in Liberal Arts
HSI Approved trainer – Pediatric First Aid/CPR & AED -Adult/Child/Infant (EMSA approved)
Hello, My name is Champa Perera and I have been a Montessori/Preschool Director for over 34 years. My passion for working with children has never changed since I started my career in Early Childhood Education in 1985.
I am also a Gateway Trainer for the Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles, teaching adults in the field of Early Childhood Education and Professional Development training in this field.
I am also an approved EMSA Trainer (Emergency Medical Services Authority) for the training Preventive Health & Safety – 8 hrs and an HSI (Health & Safety Institute) trainer for First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor for Adult/Child/Infants Child Care Providers Course, using curriculum and materials approved by the California Emergency Medical Services Authority, Preventive Health Training Program. The course includes 1 hour of Nutrition and instruction in the prevention of Lead exposure, as required by California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866.
Gayoshi Rodrigo, M.A.
M.A – Special Education
Multiple Subject Credential
Education Specialist Credential
Career Technical Education (CTE)- Education, Child Development, and Family Services Credential
College Counseling Certification
Diploma in Montessori Method of Education and Diploma in Child Psychology
Diploma in the Preschool Method of Education
I have been in the field of education for more than 25 years. My vast experience in teaching spans from early childhood education to the college level. My career began in Sri Lanka, and it is now firmly established in the US.
It was instilled in me very early that education is the one thing that no one can take away from me and therefore education, is a very important part of my life. I believe that every person is capable of learning and reaching their highest potential. I continue to grow as I dwell on new research and always seek innovative teaching methods for engagement and use best practices. I am deeply grateful that I get the opportunity to impart my knowledge and facilitate the learning of another person.
Manisha Abeyawardene, M.Ed in Educational Business Administration
Adjunct Professor/ECE
Master’s in Educational Business Administration, American college of Education
BA (Hons) in Business Management, University of Sunderland, UK
Associate Degree in Human Resources Management, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka (CIPM).
Diploma In Montessori Method of Education
Manisha commenced her employment career in the Human Resources field in her home country, Sri Lanka. She has contributed to the field of Human Resources by way of introducing performance management systems and incentive programs for employees. She switched over to the education field in 2013. Her interest in the Education field started when she had her daughter in 2010. Since then, she has contributed to the field of education as a teacher working with children aged 18 months to 6 years of age. Her work experience expands into areas such as working with children with special needs. She is now an Owner/ Director of a private Montessori school and is continuing to expand her business into other cities. She believes that the Montessori method of education when applied to schools in their formative years helps children to inculcate good values and principles in life. Manisha earned her bachelor’s in business management and a Master’s in educational Business Administration.
Hello, My name is Gayoshi Rodrigo and I have been an early childhood educator for over 20 years. My experience as an educator began as a teacher and mentor at Canyon Vista Children’s Academy, and continues today as the Regional Leader and Education Advisor of Sake Oak Charter School.
I received my Bachelor’s in Education and Child Psychology, followed by a Multiple Subject Credential and Master’s of Arts in Special Education from CSU Northridge. I have also fulfilled my Education Specialist Credentials from the National University of Los Angeles.
Southern California Technical College provides educational activities, technical assistance, and ongoing support for individuals who are interested in becoming licensed child care providers.
Whether you are just beginning your journey to becoming a child care provider or if you have years of experience, we focus on training and individual support for caregivers who are interested in providing care for infants/toddlers & Preschoolers.
You will learn about the ages and stages of child development, health and safety in your home environment, how to grow and manage a successful business, and how to establish effective relationships with parents with our training.
Benefits of participation include:
Obtain your ECE Units required by the Community Care Licensing Division to become a preschool teacher
Ms. Champa Perera conducted the ” Preventive Health and Safety’ training for the staff of my school in Carson, CA. It was a very informative and effective training program. The staff was able to interact and have open discussions about the topic. Overall the training program was excellent.
Savitri Abeyawardene
Director/Owner
Little Angels Preschool & Kindergarten
I did my “Lead Poison” training with Mrs. Champa Perera. She is highly professional and well knowledged about the subject matter.
Jennifer Fernando
Director/Owner
The Little Steps Montessori Inc.
Champa Perera… a very competent EMSA trainer… her Early Childhood Education has not only given her life experiences but working knowledge that makes her subject-matter trainings more relatable and understandable as she concise an array amount of information conveniently for all…
Gloria Mitchell
Christian Learning Academe