Identifying and Supporting Dual Language Learners in Child Care
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Posted: November 2, 2026

Nearly 60 percent of young children in California grow up hearing a language other than English at home. To help providers recognize and support these children, CDSS created two short tools, the Family Language Instrument and the Family Language and Interest Interview, along with a Data Collection Handout that walks through how to use them, all available in fourteen languages. A linked professional development page also offers recorded webinars on identifying and supporting dual language learners.

Publisher: California Department of Social Services