California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 1

The purpose of California’s Preschool Learning Foundations is to provide early childhood educators, parents and the public with a clear understanding of the research-based competencies—knowledge and skills—that we can expect most children to exhibit in a quality program as they complete their first or second year of preschool. Volume 1 focuses on four developmental domains: social-emotional development, language and literacy, English-language development, and mathematics. Visual and performing arts, physical development, and health foundations are being developed, with history/social science and science to follow.

   Download an order form to obtain Volume 1 of the Foundations from CDE.