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Early Learning & Developmental Guidelines
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Early Learning and Developmental Guidelines
This document provides current Web links to all State early learning and development guidelines (ELGs). At this time, all 56 States and Territories have developed ELGs for preschool children, and virtually all have ELGs for infants and toddlers. The following table provides the website for ELGs from the States.
State ELG Name and Web Site ELG Age
Range
Alabama Alabama Early Learning Guidelines
http://dhr.alabama.gov/large_docs/aelg.pdf
Birth to 5 years
Alaska Early Learning Guidelines (2007) https://education.alaska.gov/publications/earlylearningguidelines.pdf
Birth to 5 years
Arizona Early Learning Standards (2013)
http://www.azed.gov/early-childhood/files/2011/11/arizona-early-learning- standards-3rd-edition.pdf
3 to 5 years
Arizona’s Infant and Toddler Developmental Guidelines (Draft)
http://www.azftf.gov/Documents/Arizona%20Infant%20and%20Toddler%20 Developmental%20Guidelines%20DRAFT%20for%20VETTING.pdf
Birth to 3 years
Arkansas Arkansas Child Development and Early Learning Standards (2016)
http://www.arheadstart.org/Ark_Early_Learning_Standards%20(19)%20(1).p df
Birth to 5 years
California California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations (2009)
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/itfoundations.asp
Birth to 3 years
California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volumes 1-3 http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/psfoundations.asp
3 to 5 years
Colorado Colorado Early Learning & Development Guidelines (2013)
https://www.cde.state.co.us/early/eldgs
Birth to 5 years
Connecticut Guidelines for the Development of Infant & Toddler Early Learning http://www.ct.gov/dss/lib/dss/dss_early_learning_guidelines.pdf
Birth to 3 years
Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards (2014)
http://www.ct.gov/oec/lib/oec/earlycare/elds/ctelds.pdf
Birth to 5 years
Connecticut Preschool Assessment Framework (2008)
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Early/Preschool_Assessment_ Framework.pdf
3 to 5 years
Early Learning Standards and Guidelines
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State ELG Name and Web Site ELG Age
Range
Delaware Delaware Early Learning Foundations: Infant/Toddler (2010)
http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dms/epqc/birth3/files/deinfant_0211.pdf
Birth to 3 years
Delaware Early Learning Foundations: Preschool (2010)
https://dieecpd.org/static/uploads/files/elfpreschool9-10.pdf
3 to 5 years
District of Columbia
Early Learning Standards: Infants, Toddlers, and Pre-Kindergarten (2008)
http://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/52 1_Early_Learning_Standards.pdf
District of Columbia Early Learning Standards For Pre-Kindergarten (2008)
https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/ OSSE_PreKindergarten_v4_0.pdf
Birth to 5 years
Florida Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards (2011)
file:///C:/Users/37336/Downloads/StndFullEng.pdf
Birth to 4 years
Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards for Four-Year-Olds (2011)
http://flbt5.floridaearlylearning.com/BT5_Uploads/feldsfyo.pdf
4-year-olds
Georgia Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards (2013)
http://www.gelds.decal.ga.gov/Default.aspx
Birth to 5 years
Georgia’s Pre-K Program Content Standards (Revised March 2009)
http://www.decal.ga.gov/documents/attachments/Content_Standards.pdf
4-year-olds
Hawaii The Hawai‘i Early Learning & Development Standards: Supplemental Guides for Infants and Toddlers (2013) http://p3hawaii.org/sites/default/files/13380001_HPPE_HELDS_Guide- Discovering_Identity-v4a.pdf
Hawai‘i Early Learning and Development Standards: Framework and Continuum from Birth to End of Kindergarten (April 2013)
http://p3hawaii.org/sites/default/files/HELDS%20continuum%204_23_2013. pdf
Toddlers 18– 24 Months
Birth to 5 years and older
Learning to Grow Developmental Guidelines for Infants, Toddlers, and Young Preschoolers (2011)
http://uhfamily.hawaii.edu/publications/DevelopmentalGuidelinesAndEarlyLe arningActivities.aspx
Birth to 4 years
Idaho Idaho Early Learning Guidelines (October 2008)
http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Portals/0/Unknown/123008%20Cove r%20Introduction%20and%20Framework%20with%20at%20a%20glance%2 0tables.pdf
Birth to 3rd Grade
Illinois Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards for Preschool (2013)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/ields/ields.pdf
3 to 5 years
Illinois Early Learning Guidelines for Children Birth to Age Three (2013)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/guidelines/guidelines.pdf
Birth to 3 years
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State ELG Name and Web Site ELG Age
Range
Indiana Indiana’s Early Learning Development Framework Aligned to the 2014 Indiana Academic Standards
http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/earlylearning/foundations-2015- august-12.pdf
Birth to 5 years
Iowa Iowa Early Learning Standards (2012)
http://www.state.ia.us/earlychildhood/files/early_learning_standarda/IELS_2 013.pdf
Birth to 5 years
Kansas Kansas Early Learning Standards: Building the Foundation for Successful Children (2014)
http://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/Early%20Childhood/Early%20Learning%20St andards/KsEarlyLearningStandards.pdf
Birth to 5 years
Kentucky Building a Strong Foundation for School Success: Kentucky’s Early Childhood Standards (2013)
http://kidsnow.ky.gov/Improving-Early- Care/Documents/Kentucky%20Early%20Childhood%20Standards.pdf
Birth to 5 years
Louisiana Louisiana’s Birth to Five Early Learning & Development Standards (2013)
http://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/default-source/academic- standards/early-childhood---birth-to-five-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=6
Birth to 5 years
Maine Supporting Maine’s Infants & Toddlers: Guidelines for Learning & Development (2006)
http://www.maine.gov/earlylearning/standards/infantsandtoddlersguidelines. pdf
Birth to 3 years
Maine’s Early Learning and Development Standards (2015)
http://www.maine.gov/doe/publicpreschool/documents/Maine-ELDS.pdf
18 months to 5 years
Maryland Guidelines for Healthy Child Development and Care for Young Children (Birth – Three Years of Age)
file:///C:/Users/37336/Downloads/http---www.eicolorado.org-Files- Mayryland%20guidelinesforhealthychilddevelopment.pdf
Birth to 3 years
Maryland Model for School Readiness (2009)
http://mdk12.msde.maryland.gov/instruction/ensure/mmsr/mmsrpkframewor kandstandards.pdf
3 to 5 years
Massachusetts Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences (2003)
http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/research_planning/guidelines4preschool. pdf
3 to 5 years
Massachusetts Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers (2010) http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/Workforce_Dev/Layout.pdf
Birth to 3 years
Early Childhood Program Standards for Three and Four Year Olds (2003) www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/research_planning/ta_earlychildprogstan.pdf
3 to 4 years
Early Learning Standards and Guidelines
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State ELG Name and Web Site ELG Age
Range
Michigan Michigan Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Infant and Toddler Programs (Revised March 2013)
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/ECSQ_IT_approved_422341_7.p df
Birth to 3 years
Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten (20013)
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/ECSQ_OK_Approved_422339_7. pdf
3 to 5 years
Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress: Minnesota’s Early Learning Guidelines: Birth to Kindergarten (2017)
http://www.isd47.org/media/2017/02/MN-ECIP-022017-web.pdf?x64048
Birth to 5 years
Mississippi Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines For Three Year Olds (2015):
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/docs/curriculum-and-instructions-library/early- childhood-early-learning-guidelines-3's-7-2-2015-sos-final.pdf?sfvrsn=2
3 years
Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines For Four Year Olds (2015):
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/docs/curriculum-and-instructions-library/early- childhood-early-learning-guidelines-4's-7-2-2015-sos-final.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Mississippi Kindergarten Guidelines (2015)
https://districtaccess.mde.k12.ms.us/curriculumandInstruction/Kindergarten %20Guidelines/2015-MS-Kindergarten-Guidelines.pdf
4 years
Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines For Infants and Toddlers (2010)
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/docs/curriculum-and-instructions- library/guidelinesforinfant-toddlerprogram.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Birth to 3 years
Missouri Missouri Early Learning Goals Birth to Kindergarten Entry (2013)
https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/eel-el-2013-MELGoals.pdf
Birth to 5 years
Montana Montana’s Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers
http://www.mtecp.org/pdfs/infanttoddlerelgs.pdf
Birth to 3 years
Montana Early Learning Standards (2014)
http://opi.mt.gov/pdf/EarlyChildhood/14EarlyLearningStandards.pdf
3 to 5 years
Nebraska Early Learning Guidelines for Ages Birth to 3 (2006)
http://www.education.ne.gov/oec/pubs/elg/b_3_english.pdf
Birth to 3 years
Nebraska’s Early Learning Guidelines for Ages 3 to 5 (2013)
http://www.education.ne.gov/oec/pubs/elg/3_5_english.pdf
3 to 5 years
Nevada Nevada Pre-Kindergarten Content Standards (2010)
http://www.nevadaregistry.org/fb_files/PreKStandards-FINAL.pdf
3 to 5 years
Nevada Infant and Toddler Early Learning Guidelines DRAFT COPY (2011)
http://www.nevadaregistry.org/fb_files/InfantToddlerGuidelinesDRAFTAugus t2011.pdf
Birth through 3 years
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Early Childhood Standards
https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcyf/cdb/documents/nh-early-learning- standards.pdf
Birth to 5 years
Early Learning Standards and Guidelines
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State ELG Name and Web Site ELG Age
Range
New Jersey Preschool Teaching & Learning Standards (2014)
http://www.nj.gov/education/ece/guide/standards.pdf
3 to 5 years
New Mexico New Mexico Early Learning Guidelines: Birth through Kindergarten (2014)
https://www.newmexicokids.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/05/Early_Learning_Guidelines_Birth_thru_Kindergarte n_July_2014.pdf
Birth through Kindergarten
New York New York State Early Learning Guidelines (2012)
http://ccf.ny.gov/files/7813/8177/1285/ELG.pdf
Birth to 5 years
North Carolina Foundations: Early Learning Standards for North Carolina Preschoolers and Strategies for Guiding Their Success (2005)
http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/pdf_forms/Foundations_BW_condensed.pdf
3 to 5 years
Infant-Toddler Foundations (2008)
http://ncchildcare.dhhs.state.nc.us/pdf_forms/dcd_infant_toddler_early_foun dations.pdf
Birth to 3 years
North Dakota North Dakota Early Learning Guidelines for Children Ages Three Through Five Years
http://www.nd.gov/dhs/info/pubs/docs/cfs/nd-early-learning-guidelines-for- ages-3-thru-5.pdf
3 to 5 years
Early Learning Guidelines
http://www.nd.gov/dhs/info/pubs/docs/cfs/2009-08-earlylearning-birth-3.pdf
Birth to 3 years
Ohio Birth Through Kindergarten Entry Learning and Development Standards (2012)
http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Early-Learning/Early-Learning-Content- Standards/Birth-Through-Pre_K-Learning-and-Development-Stand
Birth to 5 years
Oklahoma PASS Standards for Pre-Kindergarten (2003)
http://sde.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/C3%20Pass%20prek.pdf
3 to 5 years
Early Learning Guidelines for Infants, Toddlers and Twos (2011)
http://www.okdhs.org/OKDHS%20Publication%20Library/10-23.pdf
Birth to 3 years
Oregon Oregon Early Childhood Foundations: Ages Three to Five (2006)
http://www.ode.state.or.us/superintendent/priorities/ready4school/3to5found ations.pdf
3 to 5 years
Oregon Early Childhood Foundations - Birth to 3 (2007)
http://www.ode.state.or.us/gradelevel/pre_k/introfoundations.pdf
Oregon Early Childhood Foundations
http://www.ode.state.or.us/gradelevel/pre_k/ecborntolearnecfoundations.pdf
Birth to 3 years
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State ELG Name and Web Site ELG Age
Range
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Learning Standards for Early Childhood: Infants – Toddlers (2014)
http://www.pakeys.org/uploadedContent/Docs/Career%20Development/201 4%20Pennsylvania%20Learning%20Standards%20for%20Early%20Childho od%20Infants%20Toddlers.pdf
Pennsylvania Learning Standards for Early Childhood: Pre-Kindergarten (2014)
http://www.pakeys.org/uploadedContent/Docs/Career%20Development/201 4%20Pennsylvania%20Learning%20Standards%20for%20Early%20Childho od%20PreKindergarten.pdf
Birth to 5 years
Rhode Island Rhode Island Early Learning and Development Standards (2013)
http://www.ride.ri.gov/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Instruction-and- Assessment-World-Class-Standards/Early- Childhood/ELDS/2013_Early_Learning_and_Development_Standards.pdf
9 months to 5 years
South Carolina Good Start, Grow Smart Early Learning Standards (2009)
https://ed.sc.gov/scdoe/assets/file/programs- services/64/documents/EarlyLearningGoodStart.pdf
3 to 5 years
South Carolina’s Infant & Toddler Guidelines (2008)
http://www.sc.edu/childrenscenter/doc/SCInfantToddlerGuidelines.pdf
Birth to 3 years
South Dakota South Dakota Early Learning Guidelines https://doe.sd.gov/oess/documents/HEADSTART_EarlyLearningGuidelines. pdf
3 to 5 years
Tennessee Revised Tennessee Early Learning Developmental Standards
https://tn.gov/assets/entities/education/attachments/std_tnelds_birth-4yo.pdf
Birth to 4 years
Texas Prekindergarten Curriculum Guidelines (2015)
https://tea.texas.gov/pkg.aspx 3 to 5 years
Utah Prekindergarten Guide (2017)
http://programs.weber.edu/cac/assets/preguide.pdf
3 to 4-years
Utah’s Early Learning Guidelines
http://jobs.utah.gov/occ/occ2/forproviders/early_childhood.pdf
Birth to 3 years
Vermont Vermont Early Learning Standards Guiding the Development and Learning of Children Entering Kindergarten (2015)
http://education.vermont.gov/sites/aoe/files/documents/edu-early-education- early-learning-standards.pdf
Birth to Grade 3
Virginia Virginia’s Milestones of Child Development (2013)
http://va.gapitc.org/wp- content/uploads/2014/03/Milestones_Revised2014.pdf
Birth to 5 years
Washington Washington State Early Learning and Development Guidelines: (2012)
http://www.del.wa.gov/publications/development/docs/guidelines.pdf
Birth through 3rd Grade
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State ELG Name and Web Site ELG Age
Range
West Virginia West Virginia Early Learning Standards Framework: Content Standards and Learning Criteria for Pre-Kindergarten
https://wvde.state.wv.us/oel/docs/earlylearning_standardsframework_brochu reWEB.pdf
3 to 5 years
West Virginia Early Learning Standards Framework: Infant Toddler
http://www.wvearlychildhood.org/resources/WV_Early_Learning_Standards_ Framework_Infant_Toddler.pdf
Birth to 3 years
Wisconsin Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards (2013)
http://www.collaboratingpartners.com/documents/WMELS4thEdition_web_e dit2.pdf
Birth to 1st Grade
Wyoming Wyoming Early Learning Foundations for Ages 3 to 5 (2014)
https://edu.wyoming.gov/downloads/early-childhood/2014/14-align-0009- early-learning-foundations-spreads-1.pdf
3 to 5 years
National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance
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Phone: 877-296-2250 Email: [email protected]
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Assurance (ECQA Center) supports State and
community leaders and their partners in the planning
and implementation of rigorous approaches to quality in
all early care and education settings for children from
birth to school age. The ECQA Center is funded by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families.
