California’s Vision for Supporting Early Childhood Social and Emotional Competence
The California Collaborative on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (California CSEFEL) is led by the CA CSEFEL Leadership Team that includes many state agencies and their training partners. Leadership Team members work together to promote the Teaching Pyramid Framework (PDF), resolve state-level barriers, infuse information into various professional development systems based on a common approach, and facilitate access to necessary interventions at the local level.
The Teaching Pyramid Framework has been adapted and enhanced for California from the National Center on Pyramid Model Innovations [see California Enhancements (PDF)]. It maximizes collaboration to enhance linkages and methods for local agencies to deliver services and to connect families to appropriate interventions, including children’s mental health, Early Start, special education, and medical services.
CA Teaching Pyramid (PDF) comprehensive professional development approach, with its emphasis on strong relationships, support for social competence, and the prevention of challenging behaviors, is congruent with California’s social and emotional foundations for infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children; the Desired Results Developmental Profile; California Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Grant; and other quality improvement approaches.
CA Teaching Pyramid Framework
Tiered approach of evidence-based practices:
- Promotes healthy social-emotional development for all children
- Prevents challenging behaviors
- Intervenes to address individual problematic behaviors through intensive interventions
