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On Buckets, Banks, and Hearts: Aligning Early Childhood Standards and Systems
By Sharon L Kagan
June
4,
2008
Summary: This Microsoft PowerPoint was presented at the 2008 Build Conference on Quality Rating/Improvement Systems (QRIS). First, the early care and education system is defined. States assess their early childhood system in eight policy domains: (1) Quality Early Childhood Education Settings; (2) Professional and Workforce Development; (3) Informed Families, Informed Public; (4) Accountability and Results Orientation; (5) Financing; (6) Governance; (7) Education in the Early Grades; and (8) Health, Oral Health, and Mental Health. Next, standards are defined as statements that are used as a basis of comparison in measuring quality, value, or quantity. There are six types of standards: (1) Early Learning and Development Standards, (2) Family Competencies, (3) Teacher Standards, (4) Program/School Standards, (5) Access to Services, and (6) Systemic Effectiveness. The Early Learning and Development Standards include: (1) Physical Health, Well-being, and Motor Development; (2) Social and Emotional Development, (3) Approaches Toward Learning; (4) Language, Literacy, and Communication; and (5) Cognition and General Knowledge. The following uses of the Early Learning and Development Standards are highlighted: (1) improve instruction, (2) support parenting skills, (3) develop curriculum, (4) improve teacher preparation, (5) improve QRIS, (6) evaluate programs and monitor national progress, and (7) improve public knowledge of children’s development.
Index Terms: Early Childhood Education, Early Learning Standards, Quality Rating System, Strategic Planning, System Building, Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS)
Publisher: Teachers College, Columbia University
Publication Type: Visual Aids
Pages: 15 pages
Language: English
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