Reports & Useful Documents
California Early Learning Streaming Video Collection
California Early Learning Videos is a Streaming Videos Subscription Services brought to you by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). Users may now access the companion videos for California’s…
Early Learning and Care Division Publication Resources
A list of downloadable resources published by the California Department of Education, Early Learning and Care Division (ELCD).
Educational Resource Catalog
Publications and other educational resources from CDE Press, the Department’s publications office.
Americans with Disabilities Act and Child Care (ADA): A Parent’s Guide (PDF)
This material was adapted by Abby Cohen, JD, with permission from materials developed by the Child Care Law Center in San Francisco, California and includes information on the Americans with…
California Early Childhood Educator Competencies (PDF)
This document, developed in collaboration with First 5 California, describes the knowledge, skills and dispositions that early childhood educators need in order to provide high quality care and education to…
California Framework for Infant-Toddler Learning and Development
The California Framework for Infant–Toddler Learning and Development (IT Framework), which replaces the California Infant-Toddler Curriculum Framework, provides guidance on planning relationships and interactions, routines, and environment and materials to…
California Infant/Toddler Curriculum Framework (PDF)
The California Infant/Toddler Curriculum Framework will support early childhood educators working in programs serving children birth to five years of age in implementing high-quality curriculum practices that lead to acquisition…
California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations (PDF)
The purpose of the California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations is to describe research and evidence-based expectations for the way most infants and toddlers make progress in the major domains…
California Infant-Toddler Learning and Development Foundations, 2nd Edition
The California Infant–Toddler Learning and Development Foundations, second edition, describe the learning and development of infants and toddlers during the birth to 3 age period in five domains that contribute…
California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1 (PDF)
The California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1, is a companion to the California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 1, and presents strategies and information to enrich learning and development opportunities for…
California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 3 (PDF)
The California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 3 covers the domains of history-social science and science. This companion publication to the California Preschool Learning Foundations Volume 3, gives guidance to teachers…
California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 2 (PDF)
The California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 2 covers the domains of visual and performing arts, physical development, and health. This companion publication to the California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2,…
