Paper 4 - Constructing New Routes: Considerations for the Development of a ECE Credential has multiple purposes that include: (a) to describe recent developments in California that have stimulated debate and support for an ECE credential in California, (b) to survey the history of credentials and the Child Development Permit structure in California, (c) to explore national trends by examining individual states' efforts to strengthen certification and credentialing for ECE educators, (d) to describe ECE baccalaureate pathways projects that combine the completion of the BA degree and current Multiple Subject Credential, and (e) to describe PEACH involvement in recent events in California related to ECE credential development. (author abstract)