La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CLIX-113

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section CLIX-113 - Use of this Document with Other Documents in Louisiana

A. Early childhood educators often feel overwhelmed by the multitude of guidelines, requirements and recommendations that are part of the tools and information available. These birth to five early learning and development standards are designed to assist educators in improving the quality of care for all children in all settings by presenting goals for children's development and learning. They are consistent with other standards and guidelines provided to early childhood programs in Louisiana. The practices that are considered "best practice" will promote children's learning and development as described in this document, and are consistent with best practices in all types of programs and settings. Of course, programs and settings that have specific funding sources may require different policies, but all programs should be working toward improving quality to support children's progress on the standards and indicators included in this document.

B. The graphic below shows how these birth to five early learning and development standards compare to other documents that describe expectations for children's learning and development that are currently being used in Louisiana, specifically those from head start and Louisiana's kindergarten standards. In most instances, the domains and areas of development listed under one document are very similar to those found in another; however, there are some differences across the three documents.

C. We believe that the practices and recommended strategies that promote high quality early education services will support children's progress on the standards and indicators, and that as young children develop the skills and behaviors described in the ELDS and the head start framework, they will be ready to meet the kindergarten standards once they enter kindergarten.

Louisiana Early Learning and Development Standards	Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework Domains *		Louisiana Kindergarten Standards
Approaches to Learning
Approaches to Learning	Approaches to Learning		N/A
	Creative Arts Development
Cognitive Development
Louisiana Early Learning and Development Standards	Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework Domains*		Louisiana Kindergarten Standards
Creative Thinking and Expression	(Found in Approaches to Learning)		N/A
Mathematics	Mathematics Knowledge and Skills		Mathematics (Common Core)
Science	Scientific Knowledge and Skills		Science (GLEs)
Social Studies	Social Studies Knowledge and Skills		Social Studies (GLEs)
Logic and Reasoning
Physical Development
Physical Well-Being and Motor Development	Physical Development and Health		Physical Development (GLEs)
			Health (GLEs)
Language and Literacy Development
Language and Literacy Development	Language Development	English Language Arts (Common Core)
	Literacy Knowledge and Skills
Social and Emotional Development
Social-Emotional Development	Social and Emotional Development		N/A

*Source: http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/sr/approach/cdelf

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CLIX-113

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 39:2448 (September 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10).