Reports & Useful Documents

CDE Relevant Documents

• The Early Childhood Educator Competencies
  This document, developed in collaboration with First 5 California, describes the knowledge, skills and dispositions that early childhood educators need in order to provide high quality care and education to young children and their families. Click to download directly from CDE [ Acrobat Required].
• Guidelines for Early Learning in Child Care Home Settings [ Acrobat Required]
  Recognizing the importance of home-based child care settings in today's society, this adaptation of the Prekindergarten Learning and Development Guidelines provides guidance to help home-based child care providers offer high-quality early care and learning experiences to the children and families they serve. The book covers topics such as the roles and relationships involved in home-based child care; how to create safe, inclusive environments that foster early learning and development; ideas for implementing appropriate curriculum; professional development for home-based providers; and things to consider when infants and toddlers receive care in mixed-age group settings.
• Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations [ Acrobat Required]
  The California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations are at the center of California's infant/toddler learning and development system. The foundations describe how children develop and what they learn, and are designed to illuminate the competencies that infants and toddlers need for later success. The Spanish translation of this document, Fundamentos del aprendizaje y el desarrollo infantil de California [ Acrobat Required] was published in 2010.
• Infant/Toddler Curriculum Framework
  The California Infant/Toddler Curriculum Framework will support early childhood educators working in programs serving children birth to five years of age in implementing high-quality curriculum practices that lead to acquisition of the knowledge and skills described in the Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations.
• Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Program Guidelines
  [ Acrobat Required]
  This publication presents information about how to provide high-quality early care and education, including recommendations for program policies and day-to-day practices that will improve program services to all infants and toddlers. The Spanish translation of this document, Guias para programas de aprendizaje y desarrollo infantil [ Acrobat Required], was published in 2010.
• Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 1
  [ Acrobat Required]
  The California Preschool Learning Foundations have been approved by Jack O'Connell, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and are currently available.
• Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1
  [ Acrobat Required]
  The California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1, is a companion to the California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 1, and presents strategies and information to enrich learning and development opportunities for all of California's preschool children. Page 303 (PDF; 459KB; 1p.); correction to print edition.
• Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2
  The California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2, for visual and performing arts, physical development, and health is available from CDE Press.
• Preschool English Learners: Principles and Practices to Promote Language, Literacy, and Learning
  [ Acrobat Required]
  This resource guide, Preschool English Learners: Principles and Practices to Promote Language, Literacy, and Learning, offers a user-friendly review of current research on how to support the language development of English learners during the preschool years (ages three to five). Product flyer (PDF; 177KB; 1 p.) The Spanish translation of this document, Niños de edad preescolar que aprenden inglés: Principios y prácticas que fomentan el lenguaje, la lecto-escritura y el aprendizaje: Guía de Recursos (PDF; 14MB; 141pp.), was published in 2008.
• Reasons for Concern: That your child or a child in your care may need special help
  [ Acrobat Required]
  The first five years are very important in a child's life. The sooner a child is identified, the sooner the child and family can receive specialized services to support growth and development. Parents, family members and caregivers may have concerns about a child's development and seek help when needed. This brochure developed by the California Department of Education in collaboration with the Department of Developmental Disabilities lists reasons for concern related to risk factors, behaviors, seeing, hearing, moving, communicating and thinking that may indicate that a child may need special help. Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hmong and Vietnamese.
  
  Also available in:
  Spanish | Chinese | Hmong | Vietnamese