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State Early Learning Guidelines on the Web
States are developing, revising, and/or implementing early learning guidelines (ELGs), which identify outcomes in language, literacy, mathematics, and other academic and developmental domains for young children. This data was gathered from the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plans for Fiscal Year 2008–2009. The National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC) does not endorse any organization, publication, or resource.
Status of the ELG for States and Territories
The following map indicates the status of the ELGs for States and Territories.
| Category | State/Territory | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Developing | CA, NY, VI | 3 |
| Developed | AK, AS, ND, OR, WY | 5 |
| Implementing | AL, AR, AZ, CNMI, CT, DC, DE, GA, GU, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, PS, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV | 42 |
| Revising | CO, FL, ID, TX, WI | 5 |
| Other | HI | 1 |
State ELGs on the Web
The following table identifies Web site addresses for State ELGs.
| State | Name/Web site address | Age range |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Early Learning Guidelines (2006) www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/pdf/Early_Learning_Guidelines_Dec2007.pdf |
Birth to 5 years |
| Arizona | Early Learning Standards (2005) www.ade.az.gov/earlychildhood/downloads/EarlyLearningStandards.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Framework for Infant and Toddler Care (2002) www.arkansas.gov/childcare/generalpdf/infantframework.pdf |
Birth to 3 years |
| Arkansas Early Childhood Education Framework (2004) www.arkansas.gov/childcare/programsupport/pdf/aeceframwork.pdf |
3 to 5 years | |
| California | Desired Results Developmental Profiles Introduction to the Desired Results is at www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/desiredresults.asp. Reference materials and forms (including the profiles) are available at www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/drdpforms.asp 1. |
Birth to 13 years |
| Colorado | Building Blocks to Colorado’s Content Standards Draft (2007) www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter/download/BuildingBlocksDraft6July07.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Connecticut | Guidelines for the Development of Early Learning for Infants and Toddlers Draft (2005) www.wheelerclinic.org/children/EGdraft2forweb.pdf |
Birth to 3 years |
| The Connecticut Framework: Preschool Curriculum Framework (2006) www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Early/Preschool_framework.pdf |
3 to 5 years | |
| Connecticut Preschool Assessment Framework (2005) www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Early/Preschool_Assessment_Framework.pdf |
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| Delaware | Delaware Infant and Toddler Early Learning Foundations: A Curriculum Framework (2006) www.doe.k12.de.us/files/pdf/earlychildhood_infant-toddler.pdf |
Birth to 3 years |
| Early Learning Foundations for School Success (2003) www.doe.k12.de.us/programs/earlychildhood/preschool.shtml |
3 to 5 years | |
| District of Columbia | Early Learning Standards for Children Entering Kindergarten in the District of Columbia (2005) http://seo.dc.gov/seo/frames.asp?doc=/seo/lib/ seo/pdf/dclearningstandards_numb2_05-2005_document.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Florida | Florida Birth to Three Learning and Developmental Standards (2004) www.floridajobs.org/earlylearning/oel_performance.html |
Birth to 3 years |
| Florida School Readiness Performance Standards (2003) www.floridajobs.org/earlylearning/oel_performance.html |
3 to 5 years | |
| Georgia | Georgia Early Learning Standards (birth to age 3) (2006) www.decal.state.ga.us/CCS/CCSServices.aspx?Header=67& SubHeader=&Position=18&HeaderName=Georgia%20Early% 20Learning%20Standards |
Birth to 3 years |
| Georgia ’s Pre-K Program Content Standards (Revised February 2007) www.decal.state.ga.us/PreK/PrekServices.aspx?Header=2& SubHeader=21&Position=11&HeaderName=Teachers |
3 to 5 years | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Preschool Content Standards for Center-Based Programs (2004) http://www.goodbeginnings.org/pdf/SchoolReadiness/HPCS2004.pdf |
4-year-olds |
| Idaho | Idaho Early Learning Standards (2004) www.sde.state.id.us/SpecialEd/docs/content/IdahoEarlyLearningStandards.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Illinois | Illinois Early Learning Standards (2002) www.illinoisearlylearning.org/standards/index.htm |
3 to 5 years |
| Indiana | Foundations to the Indiana Academic Standards for Young Children from Birth to Age 5 (2006) www.doe.state.in.us/primetime/pdf/foundations/indiana_foundations.pdf |
Birth to 5 years |
| Iowa | Iowa Early Learning Standards (2006) www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=2468 |
Birth to 5 years |
| Kansas | Kansas Early Learning Guidelines & Standards: Building the Foundation for Successful Children http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2284 |
Birth to 5 years |
| Kentucky | Early Childhood Standards (2006) www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Early+ Childhood+Development/Building+a+Strong+Foundation+for+ School+Success+Series.htm |
Birth to 5 years |
| Louisiana | Louisiana’s Early Learning Guidelines and Program Standards: Birth through Three (2005) http://www.dss.state.la.us/Documents/OFS/LAEarlyLearningGuide.pdf |
Birth to 3 years |
| Louisiana Standards for Programs Serving Four-Year-Old Children (2002) http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/saa/1874.html http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/6783.pdf |
4-year-olds | |
| Maine | Supporting Maine’s Infants & Toddlers: Guidelines for Learning & Development (2006) http://maine.gov/education/fouryearold/documents/infantsandtoddlersguidelines.pdf |
Birth to 3 years |
| State of Maine Early Childhood Learning Guidelines (2005) http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/ec/occhs/learning.pdf |
3 to 5 years | |
| Maryland | Guidelines for Healthy Child Development and Care For Young Children (Birth – Three Years of Age) (updated 2006) www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde/divisions/child_care/guidelines |
Birth to 3 years |
| Maryland Model for School Readiness (2004) www.mdk12.org/instruction/ensure/MMSR/index.html |
3 to 5 years | |
| Massachusetts | Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences (2003) www.eec.state.ma.us/docs/TAGuidelinesForPreschoolLearningExperiences.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Early Childhood Program Standards for Three and Four Year Olds (2003) www.eec.state.ma.us/docs/TAEarlyChildhoodProgramStandards.pdf |
3 to 4 years | |
| Michigan | Michigan Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Infant and Toddler Programs (2006) www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/ECSQ-IT_Final_180649_7.pdf |
Birth to 3 years |
| Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten (2005) www.michigan.gov/documents/Early_Childhood_Standards_of_Quality_160470_7.PDF |
3 to 5 years | |
| Minnesota | Early Childhood Indicators of Progress: Minnesota’s Early Learning Guidelines for Birth to 3 (2007) http://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Legacy/DHS-4438-ENG |
Birth to 3 years |
| Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress: Minnesota’s Early Learning Standards (2005) http://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Legacy/DHS-4576-ENG |
3 to 5 years | |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum (2001) www.mde.k12.ms.us/acad/ID/curriculum/LAER/MsPreK.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Missouri | Pre-K Standards (2003) http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/fedprog/earlychild/PreK_Standards/Index.html |
3 to 5 years |
| Montana | Early Learning Guidelines (2004) www.montana.edu/wwwecp/pdfs/MTEarlyLearningGuidelines.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Nebraska | Early Learning Guidelines for Ages Birth to 3 (2006) www.nde.state.ne.us/ech/ELGuidelines/ELG_IT.pdf |
Birth to 3 years |
| Nebraska ’s Early Learning Guidelines for Ages 3 to 5 (2005) www.nde.state.ne.us/ech/ELGuidelines/ELG_3to5.pdf |
3 to 5 years | |
| Nevada | Nevada Pre-Kindergarten Content Standards http://www.nevaeyc.org/pdf/PreKStandards.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| New Hampshire | The New Hampshire Early Learning Guidelines (2005) www.dhhs.state.nh.us/NR/rdonlyres/eyjnlrbrzu4dzpxqudfozabcda2 t6fiedfcn4in57hgbayeblzp53c2hffvctvo2llhldbzoa7koae6nvzxdxmqf reh/Early+Child+Hood+Guidelines.pdf |
Birth to 5 years |
| New Jersey | Preschool Teaching & Learning Expectations: Standards of Quality (2004) www.state.nj.us/njded/ece/code/expectations/ Abbott Preschool Program Implementation Guidelines(2005) http://www.startingat3.org/abbott/index.html#section1 |
3 to 5 years |
| New Mexico | Performance Standards and Benchmarks for Three and Four Year Olds http://www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/preschool/perf.standards.benchmarks_final.pdf |
3 to 4 years |
| New Mexico ’s Pre-K Program Standards Draft(2005) www.newmexicokids.org/Resource/TEACH/Pre-K-Program-Standards-III.pdf |
4 to 5 years | |
| New York | Preschool Planning Guide: Building a Foundation for Development of Language and Literacy in the Early Years (1998) www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/pub/presch1.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| North Carolina | Early Learning Standards for North Carolina Preschoolers and Strategies for Guiding Their Success (2005) www.dpi.state.nc.us/success/downloads/foundations.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Ohio | Ohio ’s Infant and Toddler Guidelines: Early Experiences Last a Lifetime (2006) http://jfs.ohio.gov/cdc/InfantToddler.pdf |
Birth to 3 years |
| Early Learning Content Standards (2003) http://education.ohio.gov/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=1698& ?ContentID=1629&Content=56170 |
3 to 5 years | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum Guidelines (2003) http://www.sde.state.ok.us/Programs/ECEduc/pdf/PreKGuide.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Oregon | Oregon Early Childhood Foundations: Ages Three to Five (2006) http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1352 |
3 to 5 years |
| Pennsylvania | Infants and Toddlers: Pennsylvania Learning Standards for Early Childhood (2007) www.pde.state.pa.us/early_childhood/lib/early_childhood/ Infant_Toddler_Standards_4_07.pdf |
Birth to 3 years |
| Early Childhood Learning Continuum Indicators for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening and Mathematics www.pde.state.pa.us/nclb/lib/nclb/earlychildhoodcontinuum.pdf |
3 to 5 years | |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Early Learning Standards www.ride.ri.gov/els/doc.asp |
3 to 5 years |
| South Carolina | Good Start, Grow Smart Early Learning Standards (2005) http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Instructional-Promising-Practices/old/ece/standards05.html |
3 to 5 years |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Early Learning Guidelines http://doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/docs/EarlyLearningGuidelinesBook.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Early Childhood Early Learning Developmental Standards www.tennessee.gov/education/ci/earlychildhood/index.shtml |
Birth to 5 years |
| Texas | Prekindergarten Curriculum Guidelines (2002) http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ed_init/pkguidelines/ PKG_Final_100808.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Utah | Prekindergarten Guidelines (2006) www.schools.utah.gov/curr/preschool-kindergarten/PDF/ PreKindergartenGuidelinesFINALDRAFT.pdf |
4-year-olds |
| Vermont | Vermont Early Learning Standards Guiding the Development and Learning of Children Entering Kindergarten (2003) http://education.vermont.gov/new/pdfdoc/pgm_earlyed/pubs/vels_03.pdf Vermont ’s Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities (2000) www.state.vt.us/educ/new/pdfdoc/pubs/framework.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Virginia | Virginia ’s Foundation Blocks for Early Learning (2005) www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/Elem_M/FoundationBlocks.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Washington | Washington State Early Learning and Development Benchmarks: A Guide to Young Children’s Learning and Development: From Birth to Kindergarten Entry (2005) www.k12.wa.us/EarlyLearning/pubdocs/EarlyLearningBenchmarks.pdf |
Birth to 5 years |
| West Virginia | Early Learning Standards Framework: Content Standards and Learning Criteria for West Virginia Pre-Kindergarten (2003) http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.15_ne.doc |
3 to 5 years |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards (2003) http://dpi.wi.gov/fscp/pdf/ecelstan.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Early Childhood Readiness Standards (2002) www.k12.wy.us/SAA/standards/earlychild.pdf |
3 to 5 years |
1 Desired Results Developmental Profiles (September 2003) are not early learning guidelines in that they were developed as a naturalistic, observational assessment tool to track children’s development and learning in multiple domains. However, the profiles can be a useful resource in the development of early learning guidelines and associated components of the system, such as parent survey, assessment measures, and methods of data analysis for program accountability. The Desired Results Developmental Profile is part of California’s accountability system for all publicly funded early care and education programs for children ages birth through 13. Back
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