; or (B) a stackable child development associate credential, infant toddler credential, or early childhood education certificate, that can be incorporated into a higher-level credential or certificate. (2) Hiring faculty to adopt and teach previously developed competency-based high-quality infant-toddler courses, or to develop and teach infant-toddler courses, which may include courses required for an infant or toddler care certificate, such as courses on child growth and development, the physical and nutritional needs of children, communicating with families, language development, child mental health, supporting infants and toddlers with disabilities, and effective interactions with children. (3) Developing and executing a plan for increased coordination between an early childhood educator preparation program of a participating community college or minority-serving institution and an on-campus child care center of the community college or minority-serving institution, to enhance the quality of both the child care and the early childhood educator preparation program. (4) Creating or enhancing a partnership between a participating community college and a 4-year degree-granting institution, to support and coordinate associate degree programs or provide for articulation agreements in early childhood education with related baccalaureate degree programs. (5) Upgrading an on-campus child care center into a child care lab school for the purpose of facilitating early childhood educator preparation program practicum work, which may include installing one-way observation windows or live-feed cameras. (6) Awarding microgrants to students in early childhood educator preparation programs for tuition, books, transportation, permitting or licensing fees, apprenticeships, and time spent doing practicum work. (7) Developing and teaching courses on culturally responsive teaching in early childhood education. (8) Forming partnerships with local public high schools to establish early childhood education career and technical