Early learning frameworks and standards
As you explore the following websites and documents, think about how they have been influenced by Reggio Emilia, emergent curriculum and the Abecedarian project curriculum discussed in the Communicating and Learning module.
Canada
These frameworks are based in research and influenced by current thinking about curriculum for young children. They recognize the salience of play in the lives of young children.
Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework
Alberta: FLIGHT: Play, Participation and Possibilities, Kindergarten Statement
British Columbia: Early Learning Framework, Full Day Kindergarten Program Guide, Metis Nation Early Learning & Child Care Framework
Manitoba: Early Returns: Manitoba’s Early Learning and Child Care Curriculum Framework for Infant Programs; Early Returns: Manitoba’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework for Preschool Centres and Nursery Schools; A Time for Learning, A Time for Joy: A Resource for Kindergarten Teachers
New Brunswick: New Brunswick Curriculum Framework for Early Learning and Child Care, Le Curriculum éducatif pour la petite enfance francophone du Nouveau-Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador: Navigating the Early Years: An Early Childhood Learning Framework
Northwest Territories: NWT Junior Kindergarten/Kindergarten Curriculum
Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Early Learning Curriculum Framework
Ontario: How Does Learning Happen? The Kindergarten Program
Prince Edward Island: Kindergarten Integrated Curriculum; PEI Early Learning Framework
Quebec: Meeting Early Childhood Needs: Quebec’s Educational Program for Childhood Services
Saskatchewan: Play and Exploration: Early Learning Program Guide, Kindergarten
United States
Links below are to a sample of state education/early childhood education websites and learning standards documents.
California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks, California Preschool Curriculum Framework Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Colorado Early Learning Guidelines and Preschool Academic Standards
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards
Delaware Early Learning Foundations: Preschool
Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards
Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards for Preschoolers
Indiana Department of Education: Early Learning
Early Learning in Maine – Standards, Maine Early Childhood Learning Standards
Maryland’s Guide to Early Childhood Pedagogy Birth to Age 8
Massachusetts Executive Office of Education: Curriculum and Learning
New Jersey Early Childhood Education Program Guidelines/Teaching & Learning Standards
Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines for Infants, Toddlers and Twos, Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines for Children Ages Three through Five
Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards
Rhode Island Early Learning and Development Standards
South Dakota Early Learning Guidelines
Tennessee Department of Education: Early Learning Developmental Standards
Virginia’s Foundation Blocks for Early Learning
Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards: Birth to First Grade
Wyoming Early Learning Foundations for Children ages 3 – 5
International examples…
As you consider these examples from other countries, consider the similarities and differences between them and the North American information.
