Your self-esteem and pride in the early childhood profession will be enhanced through this program. Mentors continue to be paid by centers or parents for meetings with partners and visits to other centers and programs during work time. Substitutes for these visits are paid by the Mentor Project. Confirm that you still want to become a mentor. Selection of ten mentors will be determined at the completion of the course.
Selected mentors participate in a one-day mentor orientation.
Meet with your partner during work hours for 18 visits from September 2000 - June 2001 to observe each other working with children, discuss what happened and share ideas. The Mentor Project Coordinator will review applications from mentors and mentor partners and observe applicants working with children in their classrooms or homes. She then will match mentors with mentor partners, taking into consideration the children with whom they work, requests for a particular mentor or partner and the logistics for getting together. Center staff will be asked for a letter of recommendation from their center director who will also need to agree to find substitutes during the times the mentors and mentor partners meet. Family child care providers will need to arrange for a substitute, notify parents and get a waiver approved by the Office of Children and Family Services.