The Count Play Explore (CPE) initiative is a statewide effort led by the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools to engage early childhood educators, professional learning (PL) facilitators, families, and children from birth through 3rd grade in joyful and developmentally appropriate early math experiences. Central to the initiative is a cascade model that begins with PL and coaching for facilitators across 25 agencies in California, including county offices of education, school districts, and nonprofit organizations, that then support educators and families in their local communities. CPE provides funding, resources, and research-based PL to strengthen participants’ math mindsets, knowledge, and instructional practices.
This collection includes a Q&A blog post, the CPE PL website with resources developed in partnership with WestEd, and briefs that summarize evaluation findings from WestEd, the initiative’s internal evaluator. Together, these resources provide comprehensive insights into how CPE supports early childhood educators and facilitators in promoting children’s early math development through PL and coaching.
Building Educator Capacity to Promote Children’s Early Math Development
This brief summarizes changes in early childhood educators’ self-reported math mindsets, confidence, and instructional practices after participating in CPE PL and coaching from July 2023 to July 2024.
Building Facilitators’ Capacity to Promote Early Math in Local Communities
This brief presents evaluation findings on how agency facilitators’ self-reported math mindsets, early math knowledge, and facilitation skills changed after engaging in CPE PL and coaching from March 2023 to July 2024.
CPE Professional Learning and Coaching in Local Communities
This brief describes the key characteristics and reach of local PL and coaching provided by agency facilitators to early educators across California from June 2023 to June 2024.
Case Studies of CPE Professional Learning and Coaching in Local Communities
This brief presents evaluation findings from three case studies examining how local agencies implemented CPE to strengthen early math through integration into existing systems, support for P–3 alignment, and promotion of accessible opportunities for educators.
Transforming Early Math and Science Learning Through Count Play Explore
Featuring Osnat Zur and Jennifer Marcella Burdett
This Q&A blog post explores how California’s CPE initiative is transforming early math and science education by boosting educator confidence and fostering positive learning mindsets from birth through 3rd grade.
Count Play Explore for Early Education
Count Play Explore (CPE) for Early Education is a collection of PL resources designed to build the capacity of leaders, facilitators, coaches, and other professionals working with educators of children from birth to age 8 to promote early math and science learning through rich, integrated STEAM experiences.